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    Jurist Canadian civil rights groups to challenge invocation of Emergencies Act

    The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) and the Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF) announced their intention Thursday to take the “government of Canada to court” and challenge Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s invocation of the Emergencies Act (“the Act”). Invoking a national...
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    Jurist South Africa court dismisses former president’s application to remove prosecutor at his corruption trial

    The application for leave to appeal by Jacob Zuma, seeking to have the prosecutor in his corruption trial removed from the case, was dismissed Wednesday. Judge Pief Koeman dismissed the application because he said it lacked reasonable prospects for success. The recently rejected application...
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    Jurist Bipartisan group of senators submit resolution backing Ukraine against Russia

    A bipartisan group of senators submitted a resolution Tuesday calling on the US Senate to support Ukraine “against any further Russian military aggression.” These calls follow Russia’s deployment of over 100,000 troops to the Ukrainian border in the last few days. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, chair...
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    Jurist UK Supreme Court rules criminal suspect has reasonable expectation of privacy

    The UK Supreme Court held Wednesday that a person under criminal investigation has a “reasonable expectation of privacy” with regard to information about that investigation prior to being charged. This judgment is anticipated to have a great impact on journalism. The respondent and the company...
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    Jurist Italy Constitutional Court blocks vote on referendum to legalize marijuana cultivation

    Italy’s Constitutional Court rejected a request Wednesday to hold a referendum on legalizing the cultivation of both marijuana and other psychoactive plants and fungi. In December, activists were able to compile more than 630,000 signatures for the measure, validated by a separate court last...
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    Jurist Human rights group asks ICC to examine Iran role in Syria conflict

    The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) submitted a request to the International Criminal Court (ICC) Wednesday for the opening of a preliminary examination into the role of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Iran) and the armed groups in Syria it controls in crimes committed during the...
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    Jurist Spain launches investigation into 68 allegations of child abuse by Catholic church staff

    The Spain Attorney General’s Office announced Wednesday that it is investigating 68 cases of alleged sexual abuse of minors by Catholic church staff members. This is the first release of such official data. The Spanish Catholic Church has been under heavy scrutiny since allegations of sexual...
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    Jurist Australia announces intent to list Hamas as terrorist organization

    Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews on Thursday announced that the Australian government intends to list the entirety of Palestinian Islamist group Hamas as a terrorist organization under the Australian criminal code. Founded in 1987, Hamas was originally a branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, a...
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    Jurist UN experts: human rights defenders face harassment at Belarus-Poland border

    UN human rights experts urged Poland Tuesday to probe all allegations of harassment of human rights defenders, including journalists and translators, near the Belarusian border. The UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders states that interpreters, journalists, doctors, and others who work for...
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    Jurist UN and rights group urge Singapore not to resume executions

    The United Nations and Amnesty International Tuesday urged Singapore not to resume executions after two years with no hangings. The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) released a statement calling on Singapore to halt the executions of two men jailed on drug charges...
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