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    Jurist New Zealand parliament bans conversion therapy following final reading

    New Zealand’s parliament Tuesday passed the Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Bill, banning attempts to forcibly change a person’s sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression through conversion therapy. The bill received 112 votes in favor and 8 votes in opposition in its...
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    Jurist Europe data watchdog calls for EU ban on Pegasus spyware

    The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) Tuesday published preliminary remarks about the Pegasus spyware and called for a European Union-wide ban. The controversial Pegasus spyware has been used by governments for the purpose of surveillance of journalists, activists and politicians in...
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    Jurist Migrant workers sue Dyson over alleged forced labor in Malaysia supplier factory

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Monday that a group of migrant workers from Nepal and Bangladesh are initiating legal action against British household appliances company Dyson over allegations of forced labor, unsanitary living conditions, dangerous working conditions, and other claims. The...
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    Jurist Myanmar junta pardons 814 prisoners on Union Day

    Myanmar’s military junta Saturday pardoned more than 800 prisoners on Myanmar’s 75th Union Day, a day which marks the country’s independence from British rule. State news agency Global New Light of Myanmar (GNLM) reported that the State Administration Council Chairman has withdrawn criminal...
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    Jurist Nigeria rights group sues government over failure to publish agreement with Twitter

    The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), a Nigerian rights group, has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammed Buhari at the Federal High Court (Lagos) over the government’s failure to publish a copy of the agreement recently signed between the federal government and...
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    Jurist Switzerland voters reject ban on animal testing

    Voters in Switzerland Sunday overwhelmingly rejected an initiative attempting to impose a complete ban on all kinds of experimentation on humans and animals. The initiative also included a ban on the import of any new products that were developed using such testing. About 44 percent of the...
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    Jurist Iraq Supreme Court bars Hoshyar Zebari from presidential race

    The Federal Supreme Court of Iraq (FSC) Sunday barred former foreign minister and Kurdish politician, Hoshyar Zebari, from representing the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) in Iraq’s presidential race, citing outstanding corruption allegations against him. Zebari said that, although he respects...
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    Jurist Trilateral US-Japan-South Korea meeting reaffirms commitment to international law

    In a joint statement released Saturday, the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Japan Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa and South Korea Foreign Minister Eui-yong Chung commented on a range of international affairs, including North Korea’s recent ballistic missile test. The statement follows a...
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    Jurist Tunisia president seizes control of judicial watchdog and assumes expanded powers over judiciary

    Tunisia President Kais Saied on Sunday issued a decree replacing the country’s judicial independence watchdog with his own council and giving himself near-unilateral power over the appointment and dismissal of judges. Protests followed shortly after as citizens denounced Saied’s most recent step...
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    Jurist HRW: EU must step up pressure on Sri Lanka to reform its controversial counter-terrorism laws

    The Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged the EU on Thursday to increase pressure on the Sri Lankan government to reform its controversial Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) and ensure its compliance with international standards. The Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry (“the Ministry”) announced a proposed...
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