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    Jurist India top court no objection to farmers protest as legal challenge is pending

    The Supreme Court of India (SC) stated Thursday that the court does not have any objection against farmers’ right to protest even concerning matters pending before courts, but those protests cannot involve blocking public roads indefinitely. The top court decided to address the issue regarding...
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    Jurist US blocks imports from Malaysian glovemaker over alleged forced labor practices

    US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced Wednesday that it had barred imports from a Malaysian glovemaker Supermax Corporation over alleged forced labor practices. CBP issued a Withhold Release Order (WRO) against Supermax Corporation and its subsidiaries, which bars imports from the...
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    Jurist UK, France, Italy, Austria and Spain announce repeal of digital services tax

    A joint statement from the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Austria, and Spain was released Thursday announcing that there would be a repeal of their ‘Digital Services Taxes’ (DSTs). This follows an agreement with the five countries and the Department of the Treasury in conjunction with the OECD...
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    Jurist Privacy rights group urges caution over increasing state surveillance in Africa

    The African Digital Rights Network (ADRN) think-tank released a study Thursday on privacy protections in six African countries. They found that governments in Africa are abusing new technology and surveillance laws to violate citizens’ privacy rights. The report is the first comparative...
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    Jurist Hong Kong passes law allowing overseas doctors to practice locally

    The Hong Kong Legislative Council has voted to pass the Medical Registration (Amendment) Bill in an effort to curb the country’s medical workforce shortage. The bill passed with 39 ayes and one no, and the scheme aims to start by the third quarter of 2022. The bill is an amendment to Hong...
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    Jurist India high court orders state to develop exigency plan for school food distribution

    The Madras High Court ordered Friday the Tamil Nadu government to develop an exigency plan to guarantee that the midday meal scheme at schools is not suspended in the case of future emergencies, such as the Covid-19 outbreak. The direction came in a writ petition underlining the need to begin...
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    Jurist UK Police oversight office announces five police officers will face misconduct hearings

    The UK’s Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) announced in a statement Friday that five police offices will face misconduct proceedings following investigations into social media messaging. The investigations come in response to the Sarah Everand case. Everand was raped and murdered by...
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    Jurist US Department of Commerce announces new rule limiting export of cybersecurity technologies

    The US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released an interim final rule on Thursday adding cybersecurity technologies to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). The EAR limits export and reexport of listed technology, products, and raw material, typically for...
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    Jurist New Zealand passes law requiring climate disclosures from financial institutions

    New Zealand passed the Financial Sector (Climate-related Disclosures and Other Matters) Amendment Bill on Thursday, which requires financial institutions holding more than NZ $1 billion (about US $715 million) to make mandatory disclosures regarding the climate risks and opportunities of their...
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    Jurist HRW: Cuba government systematically detained and abused protestors

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Tuesday that the Cuban government “systematically engaged in arbitrary detention, ill-treatment of detainees, and abuse-ridden criminal prosecutions in response to peaceful anti-government protests in July 2021.” In July 2021, thousands of Cubans took to the...
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