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    Jurist Senators introduce joint resolution to block arms deal with Saudi Arabia

    A bipartisan group of U.S. senators Thursday introduced a joint resolution to block a White House agreement to sell weapons to Saudi Arabia. The group includes Rand Paul (R-KY), Mike Lee (R-UT), and Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and the resolution aims to stop the sale of 280 medium-range air-to-air...
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    Jurist UK establishes public inquiry to investigate chemical weapons death

    The UK Home Office Thursday announced that it would conduct a public inquiry on Dawn Sturgess’ 2018 death following her exposure to the military-grade nerve agent Novichok, which inhibits essential bodily functions. Sturgess, a UK citizen, was accidentally exposed to the chemical weapon. The...
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    Jurist Pakistan amends criminal laws on sexual assault while excluding chemical castration as a punishment

    The Pakistan Parliament passed the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2021 Thursday which amends the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 and the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898. While the bill initially contained a provision for chemical castration, it was reportedly dropped by way of a last-minute amendment...
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    Jurist US removes Nigeria from religious freedom concern list

    The US Department of State Wednesday removed Nigeria from its “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) list, which designates countries with “particularly severe” religious freedom concerns. This decision preceded Secretary Antony Blinken’s visit to Nigeria on Thursday and Friday to “discuss...
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    Jurist Afghanistan dispatches: ‘3,000 public health centers have been closed due to budget constraints’

    Law students and lawyers in Afghanistan are filing reports with JURIST on the situation there after the Taliban takeover. Here, a Staff Correspondent for JURIST in Kabul offers his observations on the rising incapacity of local health centers, stalling of international assistance to tackle the...
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    Jurist UK introduces order to ban Hamas

    UK Home Secretary Priti Patel Friday presented a proscription order to Parliament to enact a complete ban on Hamas, a terrorist movement, from the UK. Patel introduced the proscription order under the Terrorism Act 2000 as she is satisfied, on the advice of the Proscription Review Group, that...
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    Jurist Mexico high court declares extension of court president term unconstitutional

    The highest court in Mexico Tuesday unanimously declared a reform decree that extended the court’s President and Federal Judicial Council Member terms by two years unconstitutional. The Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación (SCJN) held that the term extension violated Articles 97 and 100 of...
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    Jurist India Supreme Court stops Tripura police from arresting lawyers and reporter under anti-terror law

    The Supreme Court of India ordered the Tripura police Wednesday to refrain from taking any coercive measures, including arrest, against two lawyers and one journalist booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act of 1967 (UAPA) for their social media posts and reports on the recent...
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    Jurist New Jersey federal jury convicts MS-13 members for RICO offenses

    A grand jury in the US District Court for the District of New Jersey Wednesday convicted three El Salvadoran nationals on various Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act (RICO) charges, including murder in aid of racketeering. The three mens’ crimes stem from their participation in...
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    Jurist European Commission proposes stricter waste exporting rules

    The European Commission Wednesday proposed a new regulation to curb the export of waste to third-party countries. In a statement, Executive Vice-President for European Green Deal Frans Timmermans said, “our new rules to govern waste shipments will boost the circular economy and ensure that...
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