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    Jurist India Supreme Court overturns controversial child sexual assault rule

    Content Warning: the following story discusses the sexual assault of children. The Supreme Court of India Thursday overturned a judgement by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay and ruled that sexual assault under the Protection of Children of Sexual Offense Act (POSCO) does not require “skin...
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    Jurist Australia state bans use of spit hoods on detainees following death of Indigenous man in custody

    The Australian state of South Australia Thursday became the first jurisdiction in the country to formally ban the use of spit hoods on detainees. A spit hood is a mesh-fabric face covering that is fixed to an individual’s neck. The device is used in prisons, immigration detention centers and...
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    Jurist US sanctions senior Houthi military officer for seizing opposition property

    The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Thursday designated senior Houthi military leader Saleh Mesfer Alshaer. OFAC added Alshaer to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) list, which generally blocks designated persons’ assets and...
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    Jurist Afghanistan dispatches: drug cultivation rises sharply while the Taliban has no official plan on combating illegal drug trade

    JURIST EXCLUSIVE – 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 recent rise of drug cultivation in Afghanistan under the previous government...
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    Jurist Luxembourg investigates Lebanese central bank governor over alleged money laundering

    Luxembourg judicial authorities Monday opened a criminal investigation into alleged money laundering by Lebanese Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh. In an email to Reuters, Luxembourg judicial authorities confirmed a launched inquiry, but no further details on the investigation were given. This...
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    Jurist India high court orders competition regulator to expedite Amazon-Future decision

    The Delhi High Court on Tuesday, hearing the petition of the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT), directed the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to “expeditiously” decide on allegations of misrepresentation by Amazon when the company sought approval for its investment in Future Coupons...
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    Jurist Afghanistan dispatches: Taliban reintroduce public shaming as criminal punishment

    JURIST EXCLUSIVE – 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 return of public shaming and torture and the lack of due process under the...
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    Jurist European Union announces proposals on combating deforestation, waste management

    The European Union Wednesday announced a series of proposals to address deforestation, sustainable waste management, and soil erosion as part of its pledge to address the effects of climate change. Vice President of the College of Commissioners Frans Timmermans, alongside Commissioner Viginijus...
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    Jurist US extradites banker Xu Guojun to China

    China’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection on Sunday announced the repatriation of banker Xu Guojun to China. Xu fled China in 2001 for the US, where he lived until repatriation. Xu was the president of Bank of China branches in the southern city of Kaiping. Kaiping, a city in...
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    Jurist China regulator proposes new regulations implementing cybersecurity, data security laws

    The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) Sunday released new draft regulations implementing new laws recently passed by China on cybersecurity, data security, and personal data. China’s Personal Information Protection Law took effect earlier this month and carries the strongest consumer...
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