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    Jurist Canada dispatches: Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou released after US agrees to drop charges, ‘Two Michaels” released to Canada

    Ian Profiri is JURIST’s Staff Correspondent for Canada. He files this dispatch from Calgary. Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou and the US Justice Department officials have reached a deal to resolve the criminal charges laid against her over three years ago that have raised tensions between the US...
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    Jurist Poland region repeals ‘anti-LGBT ideology’ resolution

    The Polish region of Swietokrzyskie repealed its “anti-LGBT ideology” resolution Wednesday—one of several anti-LGBT resolutions passed in dozens of Polish regions in 2019. The resolution was a symbolic statement by Swietokrzyskie, which had sought to establish itself as an “LGBT-free zone,”...
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    Jurist US Special Envoy to Haiti resigns over ‘inhumane’ deportations

    US Special Envoy to Haiti Daniel Foote resigned from his position Thursday, expressing his desire “not be associated with the United States inhumane, counterproductive decision to deport thousands of Haitian refugees” back to the tumultuous Caribbean nation. Foote’s resignation letter to US...
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    Jurist India gig workers demand the right to social security

    The Indian Federation Of App Based Transport Workers (IFAT), a federation of the registered trade unions, on Tuesday filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) before the Indian Supreme Court on behalf of gig workers demanding social security benefits from food delivery apps such as Zomato and...
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    Jurist China companies oppose proposed FCC blanket ban on Chinese tech

    Chinese technology companies Huawei, Hytera, Hikvision and Dahua published comments Tuesday opposing the US Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) proposed rule making that would restrict the use of China-made technology. The proposed rule, which was published in June, would ban...
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    Jurist Ukraine approves bill punishing acts of ‘Anti-Semitism’

    Ukraine’s parliament passed a bill defining anti-Semitism on Wednesday, establishing a punishment for transgressions. The Draft Law on Prevention and Counteraction to Anti-Semitism in Ukraine, Law No. 5109 (the Bill), was adopted by the Verkhovna Rada after it passed the second reading by 276...
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    Jurist US court requires Facebook to reveal information about its role in Myanmar violence

    US federal judge Zia Faruqui ordered Facebook, Inc. on Wednesday to produce documents relating to its involvement in anti-Rohingya violence in Myanmar. The Gambia brought a genocide claim against Facebook before the International Court of Justice alleging that Facebook played a key role in...
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    Jurist UN agencies criticize treatment of Haiti refugees at US border

    Two UN agencies voiced concerns on Tuesday about the return of Haitian migrants from the US-Mexico border back to Haiti before those migrants are able to assert asylum claims. The concern arose after flights began over the weekend carrying Haitian refugees back to Port-au-Prince from Texas...
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    Jurist UN rights expert urges Indonesia to provide jailed activist with urgent medical care

    In a statement released on Monday, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders Mary Lawlor urged Indonesia to provide West Papuan human rights defender Victor Yeimo with proper medical care to keep him from dying in prison after reports that his health had deteriorated. As...
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    Jurist Europe rights court: Russia responsible for assassination of ex-KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko

    The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) }']ruled Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin probably approved the assassination of ex-KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko. Litvinenko died in 2006 due to drinking green tea poisoned with a radioactive isotope Polonium-210 in a London Hotel...
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