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    Jurist Myanmar junta sentences Suu Kyi aide to 20 years’ imprisonment

    Win Htein, a senior member of the ousted Myanmar governing party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), was sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment on Friday by a special tribunal in the capital city, Naypyitaw. Htein was charged with sedition pursuant to Section 124A of the Myanmar Penal Code...
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    Jurist UK government unveils proposal to restrict conversion therapy

    The UK Government Equalities Office unveiled draft proposals on Friday to ban conversion therapy for minors and vulnerable adults in England and Wales, seeking to prevent “coercive and abhorrent” practices that try to change sexual orientation or gender identity. Prime Minister Boris Johnson...
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    Jurist India high court refuses Future Retail plea to stay emergency arbitration order

    The Delhi High Court on Friday rejected an appeal by Future Retail that sought a stay an interim order rejecting the Future Group’s appeal to vacate a stay on the company’s merger and acquisition deal with Reliance Retail Ventures (RRVL), the retail arm of Reliance Industries. Justice Suresh...
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    Jurist Afghanistan dispatches: ‘some Taliban leaders are still hiding themselves from the public eye’

    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 observations on the public appearance of Taliban leaders, or lack thereof. For privacy and security...
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    Jurist Vietnam journalists convicted for ties to popular free speech group

    The Vietnam People’s Court of Thoi Lai district has sentenced five journalists to prison for violating Article 331 of the country’s penal code. The journalists are affiliated with the popular Bao Sach (Clean Journalism) Facebook group, and their sentences range from four and a half to two years...
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    Jurist India Supreme Court requests report regarding rehabilitation of the street children during COVID-19

    The Supreme Court of India has issued directions while seeking a status report on the rehabilitation of children in street situations. The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) and all the state governments and the union territories have been directed to submit the status...
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    Jurist G20 leaders endorse creation of new global minimum corporate tax

    G20 have agreed to endorse a 15% global minimum corporate tax during the summit in Rome. The tax framework was proposed by the OECD in July 2021 as a method to challenge new tax issues that have been created by an increasingly digital economy. The landmark agreement involving 136 countries and...
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    Jurist HRW report: UN review provides opportunity to address Tajikistan rights abuses

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) Monday released a report stating the need to call out Tajikistan’s human rights crackdown. The report states that since banning in 2015 its sole remaining opposition party, the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT), the Tajik government has jailed hundreds of...
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    Jurist US condemns conviction of Cambodia teenager over social media posts

    The US and human rights groups Monday condemned the conviction of a teenage boy in Cambodia over social media messages insulting the ruling party. Sovann Chhay, who is sixteen and on the autism spectrum, was arrested after making the posts on Facebook and Telegram. He was charged with...
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    Jurist Human rights watchdogs accuse Belarus security authorities of crimes against humanity

    Human rights watchdogs accused six high-ranking members of the Belarusian security authorities of committing crimes against humanity in a criminal complaint filed in Germany Monday. The complaint was filed with the German Public Prosecutor General by the Geneva-based World Organization against...
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