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    Jurist German court finds former Syrian colonel guilty of crimes against humanity

    A German court in Koblenz Thursday sentenced Anwar Raslan, a former Syrian colonel who directed operations at a civil prison in Damascus, to life in prison. This unprecedented trial was the world’s first trial prosecuting state-sponsored torture in Syria. German human rights lawyers argued for...
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    Jurist Austria data authority rules website’s use of Google Analytics violates GDPR

    The Austrian Data Protection Authority (DPA) Thursday ruled that an Austrian website provider’s continuous use of Google Analytics and the resultant transfer of personal data to Google violated the European Union’s (EU) privacy law, the General Data Protection Rules (GDPR). The ruling responded...
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    Jurist India dispatches: Supreme Court struggles with COVID while dealing with a breach to PM Modi’s security

    India Chief Correspondent Neelabh Bist reports for JURIST from New Delhi on the recent actions of a COVID-impacted Supreme Court of India as it deals with a security breach involving Prime Minister Narendra Modi just as several Indian states prepare to head to the polls. The post India...
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    Jurist First ‘high value’ Guantánamo Bay detainee approved for transfer

    Somali prisoner and Guantánamo Bay detainee Guled Hassan Duran was approved for transfer and will be released from detention, his lawyers announced Monday. According to the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), Duran is the first detainee designated as “high value” to be approved for transfer...
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    Jurist Former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to 4 more years in prison by military junta

    A military-run court in Myanmar Monday found ousted civilian leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi guilty on charges including the possession of walkie talkies and the breach of COVID-19 regulations and sentenced her to four more years in prison. This ruling came just over a month after...
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    Jurist ECHR rules Bulgaria surveillance laws violate human rights

    The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Tuesday held Bulgaria’s laws on secret surveillance, including retention and accessing of communications data, violate the right to respect for private life and correspondence under Article 8 of the European Human Rights Convention. The application was...
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    Jurist West Africa imposes economic sanctions on Mali over election delay

    The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Sunday announced economic sanctions on Mali, due to an “unacceptable” delay in holding elections. The delay is in response to the 2020 military coup, which delayed the February elections in Mali, one of four the country has experienced in...
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    Jurist Mexico judge issues 7 arrest warrants in ‘Fast and Furious’ trafficking operation

    Mexico’s attorney general announced Sunday that a district judge issued arrest warrants for seven people involved in the decade-long “Fast and Furious” firearms trafficking operation. The accused allegedly sought to illegally traffic over two thousand firearms into Mexico from the US. According...
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    Jurist Egypt independent human rights organization closes due to government pressure

    The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI), one of Egypt’s last independent human rights organizations, closed Monday. ANHRI made the announcement in a statement posted to its website, citing government pressure as the reason for its closure. ANHRI was founded by a team of lawyers...
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    Jurist Australia court rules Novak Djokovic allowed to enter Australia

    Australia’s Federal Circuit and Family Court Monday ruled that Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic’s visa was improperly cancelled by Australian border services, and that he must be allowed to enter Australia immediately. The reversal came about after Djokovic’s initial ban from entering...
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