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    Jurist US judge clears former Peru president for extradition following corruption charges

    US Magistrate Judge Thomas Hixson ordered on Tuesday that former the former president of Peru, Alejandro Toledo, be extradited to Peru. Toledo fled to the US after the Republic of Peru charged him with collusion and money laundering. The US also filed criminal charges against Toledo, accusing...
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    Jurist New Zealand passes counter-terrorism law following Auckland supermarket attack

    The Parliament of New Zealand passed Thursday the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Bill, which criminalizes the planning of a terrorist attack and grants enforcement agencies increased powers to deal with terrorist activities. The government introduced the bill in the Parliament in April 2021 as...
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    Jurist India high court rules ban on online card game unconstitutional

    The Kerala High Court ruled Monday that the Kerala Government’s notification banning online rummy played for stakes is unconstitutional. The Kerala Gaming Act, 1960 deals with the prohibition and punishment of gambling in Kerala. While Section 14 exempts “any game of mere skill” from the...
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    Jurist Belarus files lawsuit to dissolve country’s oldest human rights group: HRW report

    The Supreme Court of Belarus will hold a hearing on Thursday regarding a lawsuit filed by the Belarusian Justice Ministry to dissolve the Belarusian Helsinki Committee, according to Human Rights Watch. In the August 27 lawsuit, the country contends the Belarusian Helsinki Committee provided the...
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    Jurist Hong Kong legislature passes controversial privacy bill

    The Legislative Council of Hong Kong passed the Personal Data (Privacy) (Amendment) Bill 2021 on Wednesday. The law deals with “doxxing” which is the public release of information identifying an individual or organization. The Bill was introduced to the Legislative Council in July. The law...
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    Jurist EU court invalidates Morocco trade agreement over Western Sahara inhabitant consent

    The General Court of the European Union on Wednesday annulled two EU Council decisions regarding agricultural trade agreements with Morocco due to the lack of consent of affected local inhabitants in Morocco. The agreements concerned the disputed Western Sahara region. The first Council...
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    Jurist Three Polish regions vote to drop ‘LGBT-free’ status amid threat of EU sanctions

    Three more regional councils in Poland voted to repeal motions declaring their provinces “LGBT-free” areas on Monday, according to the state-run news agency Polska Agencja Prasowa (PAP). The southeastern regions of Podkarpackie, Lubelskie, and Małopolska join Swietokryskie in recanting the...
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    Jurist India court dismisses Google complaint on leak of confidential information

    The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed by Google LLC against the Competition Commission of India (CCI) after the CCI concluded that no confidential information was leaked and recommended the establishment of a committee to examine how such information came to be reported...
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    Jurist Report: WHO response to Ebola failed to prevent sexual exploitation

    An independent report published on Tuesday revealed that the World Health Organization (WHO) failed to prevent sexual exploitation during its response to the Ebola epidemic between August 2018 and June 2020. The Independent Commission on Allegations of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse during the...
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    Jurist Philippines Senate unanimously raises age of sexual consent from 12 to 16

    The Philippines Senate voted unanimously in favor of a bill at its third reading on Monday, which will raise the age of sexual consent in the country to 16. The age a person can consent to sex in the Philippines under the current law is 12. The Philippines senate voted 22 in favor, 0 against...
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