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    Jurist India Supreme Court rules environmental tribunal may act without prompting

    The Supreme Court of India ruled Thursday that the National Green Tribunal (NGT) can take suo moto actions, or act without a formal request, based on letters, representations and media reports. The court delivered the landmark decision in an appeal filed by the Municipal Corporation of Greater...
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    Jurist Spain to pass new housing bill capping rent prices

    The Partido Socialista Obrero Español and Unidas Podemos, member parties to Spain’s coalition government, have agreed to pass a new housing law with the goal of fixing rent prices and establishing a right to housing. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez approved a draft of the bill in a Cabinet...
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    Jurist US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in privileged national security information case

    The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in US v. Zubaydah on Wednesday, a case involving a plaintiff’s right to discovery of privileged national security information. The US sought a writ after the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit compelled the US to confirm or deny that it had a CIA...
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    Jurist HRW: UN must act to recognize the right to a healthy environment

    Human Rights Watch released a report on Wednesday urging the United Nations Human Rights Council to act to recognize the right to a healthy environment and stated that governments should prioritize addressing the global environmental crisis. The report addresses the statements made by the...
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    Jurist India state government implements law banning online betting games

    The Government of Karnataka announced the Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act, 2021 on Tuesday, prohibiting all forms of online games involving betting, wagering and gambling of any kind in the state. The amendment follows the Karnataka High Court’s order to the state government to consider a...
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    Jurist Australia and Papua New Guinea agree to end offshore migrant processing

    The Australian and Papua New Guinean (PNG) governments announced Wednesday that they have agreed to realize a joint arrangement to end offshore immigration and refugee processing by December. In a joint statement from Australia’s Karen Andrews and PNG’s Westly Nukundj detailing the agreement...
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    Jurist India top court approves 50,000 rupee payment to families of deceased COVID-19 victims

    The Supreme Court of India Monday approved a government plan to compensate families of deceased COVID-19 victims. The program provides 50,000 rupees per family death. 50,000 rupees coverts to almost $670 for the nearly 450,000 deaths—representing a substantial cost for the Indian government...
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    Jurist Sri Lanka prosecutors indict alleged mastermind behind Easter Sunday bombing

    Sri Lankan prosecutors on Monday indicted 24 suspects along with the “mastermind” of the 2019 Easter Sunday suicide bombing in the Colombo Permanent High Court. The indictment concerns three attacks on April 21, 2019 which killed 269 people, including local and foreign nationals. The attacks...
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    Jurist Poland strengthens border security amid migrant influx from Belarus

    Poland Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminski declared Monday that in order to reduce migrant inflow from Belarus, the adjoining security borders with Greece and Turkey will be strengthened by structuring a perimeter that would include a system of motion sensors with thermal cameras. The influx of...
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    Jurist France investigation finds clergy sexually abused more than 200,000 children over past 70 years

    The French Independent Commission on Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church (CIASE) reported Tuesday that clergy, monks, or nuns sexually abused an estimated 216,000 children during a 70-year period. CIASE released its report after investigating French Catholic churches for over two and a half...
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