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    Jurist EU and Canada introduce new sanctions against Russia

    In a Special Meeting of the European Council Tuesday the European Union (EU) instituted a 90% ban on Russian oil imports. The new sanctions are part of the EU’s Versailles Declaration, which aims to cripple Russia’s financial support for the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The EU did not include...
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    Jurist Israel agrees to landmark free trade deal with UAE

    Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed a free trade agreement in Dubai Tuesday, Israel’s first with an Arab nation. The UAE-Israel Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) was signed by Israeli and Emirati officials, strengthening links between the two countries which...
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    Jurist Former Canada Supreme Court justice says civilian authorities should prosecute military sexual misconduct

    Former Canadian Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour Monday released a long-awaited report recommending that all sexual offenses committed by Canadian military personnel should be prosecuted in civilian courts instead of military tribunals. The report also calls on the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF)...
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    Jurist Canada Parliament introduces stronger gun control measures

    Canada’s government introduced legislation Monday implementing stronger gun control. The “national freeze” legislation will ban the ability “to buy, sell, transfer or import handguns anywhere in Canada.” It will likewise address gun violence associated with domestic violence, gender-based...
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    Jurist Former Egypt presidential candidate sentenced to 15 years in prison

    An Egyptian emergency court Sunday sentenced former presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh to 15 years in prison for “spreading false news” and undermining state security. Aboul Fotouh along with several prominent figures from the banned Muslim Brotherhood organization were also...
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    Jurist UN rights chief calls on China to revise counterterrorism practices after visit

    UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet Saturday raised concerns that China’s counter-terrorism measures in the province of Xinjiang may violate human rights and publicly called on the country to review these measures, which some have said target the country’s Uyghur minority...
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    Jurist Peru Prosecution Office investigates corruption allegations against President Pedro Castillo

    Peru’s Prosecution Office Sunday launched an investigation into the activities of Peru President Pedro Castillo. The investigation will look into alleged crimes including, “criminal organization, aggravated influence peddling, and aggravated collusion[.]” The Prosecution Office also stated that...
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    Jurist UK changes Ministerial Code removing expectation on ministers to resign for breaches

    The UK Government Friday released a policy paper explaining revisions to the Ministerial Code, a set of guidelines for the conduct of its ministers. The changes relax the consequences for minor violations of the code and expand the role of the independent advisor, an executive appointee...
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    Jurist Lithuania Parliament votes to consider alternative civil union and ‘close relationship’ laws

    The Lithuanian Parliament (Seimas) voted to consider two alternative draft laws, with the former being on civil unions and the latter on “close relationships.” The draft Law on Civil Union passed the first reading in the parliament on Thursday, with 70 votes in favor, 49 against and six...
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    Jurist India Supreme Court affirms sex workers’ rights, issues directions to government

    The Supreme Court of India Thursday passed an order affirming that sex workers also enjoy human rights and constitutional rights, and that the police “should not abuse them, […] subject them to violence or [coerce] them into any sexual activity.” The court recalled a decision extending the...
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