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    Jurist US bars entry to former Ecuador president on allegations of corruption

    The US Department of State announced Wednesday that former Ecuador President Abdala Bucaram has been designated under § 7031(c) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, which effectively bars his entry into the US. Citing Bucaram’s alleged...
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    Jurist ICJ will quickly decide Ukraine’s request for emergency measures

    The International Court of Justice (ICJ) Monday said that it will deliver its decision “as soon as possible” on a request from Ukraine for the indication of provisional measures following Russia’s invasion of the country. The ICJ had originally scheduled to hear the parties on the question of...
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    Jurist Tunisia president appoints members to temporary judicial council

    Tunisian President Kais Saied Monday appointed members to the temporary judicial council to replace the state’s Supreme Judicial Council that dissolved last month. During the televised swearing-in ceremony held at the president’s palace, Saied extolled the importance of an independent...
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    Jurist UN rights office confirms over 1200 civilian casualties in Ukraine

    The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Monday confirmed that there have been 1,207 civilian casualties in Ukraine since Russia invaded the country on February 24. Of the 1,207 casualties, 406 were killed and 801 injured. The numbers reflect casualties that occurred...
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    Jurist Thousands of anti-war protesters arrested in Russia

    OVD-Info, a Russian independent human rights group, reported Monday that around 5,000 anti-war protesters were arrested across 69 cities in Russia on Sunday. As of Tuesday, more than 5,292 people are detained by Russian authorities in 74 cities. OVD-Info is a Russian independent human rights...
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    Jurist Canada announces new sanctions on 10 Russian individuals

    Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Monday announced new sanctions against 10 individuals close to Russian leadership over the invasion of Ukraine. Canada has previously imposed sanctions on hundreds of Russian officials and oligarchs over the crisis in Ukraine. The latest round of sanctions...
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    Jurist Radwa Helmi becomes first female judge at Egypt top court

    Radwa Helmi on Saturday became the first woman to sit on the bench of Egypt’s State Council, a top court in the country. Since the court’s institution in 1946, there has not been a single female judge on its bench. The council has long opposed the nomination of women. This persisted until...
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    Jurist Sweden court finds woman guilty of war crimes over son becoming child soldier

    The District Court of Stockholm convicted a woman Friday for failing to prevent her 12-year-old son from being used as a child soldier in the Syrian civil war. The child, recruited by ISIS, was killed in 2017. The court found that the boy’s parents “belonged to a sect-like Islamist environment...
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    Jurist Argentina court convicts former bishop of sexual abuse

    A court in northern Argentina Friday convicted former Catholic Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta of sexually abusing two former seminarians at St. John XXIII Seminary. Zanchetta was sentenced to four and a half years in prison for committing “simple, continued and aggravated sexual abuse.” The court...
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    Jurist Thailand court sentences man to jail for insulting monarchy

    A Thailand court Friday sentenced a 33-year-old man named Narin Kulpongsathorn to two years in prison for insulting the monarchy by placing a sticker on a portrait of the king. This is the first sentencing under the country’s lèse-majesté laws in more than a year. The court found Kulpongsathorn...
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