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    Jurist Climate group sues Shell directors over climate inaction

    Environmental law organization ClientEarth Tuesday announced legal action against the Board of Directors of Shell over the company’s failure to adopt and implement a climate strategy plan. ClientEarth, as a shareholder, seeks to hold the company’s 13 directors personally liable for breaching...
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    Jurist DOJ charges five with ‘transnational repression’ on behalf of Chinese secret police

    The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) Wednesday announced that it charged five defendants with several crimes related to an effort by the People’s Republic of China to “stalk, harass and spy on” Chinese nationals living in the United States. In a statement, Assistant Attorney General...
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    Jurist ICJ orders Russia to ‘immediately suspend’ invasion of Ukraine

    The International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued an order Wednesday demanding that Russia “immediately suspend” its military actions in Ukraine. Ukraine filed a request for provisional measures last month. Provisional measures are emergency actions that bind and “create international legal...
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    Jurist Australia court rules no duty for environmental ministry to protect against climate change

    The Australian Federal Court Tuesday overturned a ruling that found that Australia’s environment ministry has a duty to protect young people from the effects of climate change when considering fossil fuel projects. That previous ruling, decided in May of 2021, resulted from a lawsuit filed by...
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    Jurist UN urges international community to take ‘immediate measures’ to stop Myanmar rights violations

    The United Nations Tuesday urged the international community to take “concerted, immediate measures” to stop human rights violations and abuses in Myanmar. The report, released for the forty-ninth regular session of the UN Human Rights Council, details human rights violations by the Tatmadaw...
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    Jurist India court upholds hijab ban, rules wearing hijab not essential practice of Islam

    The Karnataka High Court dismissed a batch of petitions Tuesday challenging the proscription of hijabs (Islamic headscarves) in the uniform for pre-university colleges in the Udupi district of Karnataka. The court held that wearing a hijab is not an essential religious practice of Islam and is...
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    Jurist UN chiefs report Yemen faces nearly ‘catastrophic’ hunger crisis

    UN agency chiefs Monday said that war-torn Yemen’s hunger crisis is “teetering on the edge of outright catastrophe” with more than 17.4 million Yemenis facing food insecurity and an additional 1.6 million expected to fall into emergency levels of hunger. The number of people experiencing...
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    Jurist ICC takes Central African Republic war crimes suspect into custody

    The International Criminal Court (ICC) Monday said that former militiaman Maxime Jeoffroy Eli Mokom Gawaka (Mokom), who is suspected to have committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Central African Republic (CAR), has been surrendered by the Republic of Chad. A warrant for...
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    Jurist Australia and the Netherlands file suit against Russia over Malaysia Air crash

    Australia and the Netherlands Monday filed joint legal action against Russia at the United Nations aviation agency, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), concerning the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17. Flight MH17 was en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur in July...
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    Jurist Australia announces new sanctions against 33 Russians

    Australia announced Monday new sanctions against 33 Russian oligarchs and business people. Australia joins Canada, the EU, New Zealand, the UK and the US in imposing further restrictive measures against key Russian individuals. The new round of sanctions was announced by Australia Minister of...
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