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    Jurist UN Secretary-General condemns Saudi-led coalition airstrikes in Yemen

    The UN Secretary-General António Guterres condemned Friday airstrikes launched by a Saudi-led coalition against a detention centre in Saada city, Yemen which left sixty dead and more than a hundred injured. The Secretary-General also reported an airstrike against a telecommunications facility in...
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    Jurist HRW urges Guatemala legislature to reject anti-trans bill

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) Monday urged the Congress of the Republic of Guatemala to reject a bill that stigmatizes the trans community and “limits children’s and adolescent’s access to rights, education, and health.” According to HRW, the legislature should instead address the violence and...
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    Jurist UK high court endorses Julian Assange’s appeal challenging US extradition

    The London High Court of Justice ruled in favor of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange Monday, clearing the way for his appeal to the UK Supreme Court. Assange’s appeal challenges a previous decision from the high court which overturned a decision blocking his extradition to the US on espionage...
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    Jurist Poland begins construction of wall on Poland-Belarus border

    The Polish Border Guards announced Tuesday that construction has begun on a border wall between Poland and Belarus designed to reduce unauthorized migration from Belarus. The wall is expected to be 186km in length and will cost 1.6 billion Polish zloty, or nearly 400 million USD. A barrier...
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    Jurist France court convicts former Sarkozy aides for misuse of public funds

    A Paris court Friday convicted Claude Gueant, former chief of staff to French former President Nicolas Sarkozy, for the misuse of public funds to conduct public opinion polls. The trial, which began in October, also resulted in the conviction of three other Sarkozy associates, including former...
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    Jurist Ukraine sanctions Austria architecture firm designing Crimea theatre

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy Saturday issued a decree imposing sanctions on Austrian architecture firm Coop Himmelb(L)au and six of its representatives, including its founder Wolf D. Prix. The firm has been designing an opera and ballet theatre in Sevastopol, the largest city in...
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    Jurist Guinea junta creates council to facilitate transition to elections

    Guinea’s junta leader Mamadi Doumbouya Saturday announced the establishment of an 81-member National Council of Transition (CNT) to serve as the country’s parliament and legislate during the transition leading up to elections. The transition began on September 5, 2021, when former President...
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    Jurist Namibia High Court refuses to recognize same-sex marriage

    The High Court of Namibia Thursday %20NAHCMD%2011%20(20%20January%202022).doc']ruled against recognizing same-sex marriages. The judge agreed with the arguments put forward by the applicants, but he held that the High Court is bound by precedent. The Supreme Court had previously held in the...
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    Jurist Papua New Guinea abolishes death penalty

    Papua New Guinea abolished the death penalty on Friday. Capital punishment had originally been abolished by the Australian administration in 1970. However, it was reinstated by the government in 1991 under the leadership of Prime Minister Rabbi Namaliu for willful murder, in relation to treason...
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    Jurist Syria doctor goes on trial in Germany for crimes against humanity

    A trial against a Syrian doctor who has been accused of murder and torturing detainees while working in Syrian military hospitals began last week in Frankfurt, Germany. The defendant, identified only as Alaa M, has been accused by German prosecutors of 18 counts of torture and one count of...
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