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    Jurist South Africa COVID-19 inquiry report recommends postponing local elections to 2022

    Justice Dikgang Moseneke, former South Africa Deputy Chief concluded Tuesday his inquiry into ensuring free and fair elections during COVID-19 and suggested postponement of local elections. The final report on the findings of the inquiry was submitted to the Electoral Commission of South Africa...
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    Jurist France to ban chick culling in 2022

    The French minister for agriculture, Julien Denormandie, confirmed in an interview Sunday that the controversial farming practices of chick culling and piglet castration are set to be banned in France from 2022. The practice of the killing of male chicks by crushing or gassing has been...
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    Jurist France justice minister charged in conflict of interest investigation

    French Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti was indicted Friday in a conflict of interest investigation after a six-hour hearing. He has been charged with using his office to serve personal interests. The Anticor Association and three judicial unions filed complaints with the Court of Justice...
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    Jurist Hungary Prime Minister attacks European Commission’s action on anti-LGBTQ+ legislation

    Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban told the state radio Friday that the European Commission’s infringement proceeding concerning the passage of Bill T/16365 was “legalized hooliganism.” The bill, while designed to protect children against pedophilia, also outlaws discussions of the LGBTQ+...
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    Jurist Bosnia top court releases intelligence chief accused of fraud

    The top Bosnian court released Friday Osman Mehmedagić, the country’s chief of intelligence, following his detention stemming from charges of money laundering and abusing his position. Mehmedagić, who is currently the head of the Bosnian Intelligence-Security Agency (OSA), was arrested...
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    Jurist Belarus authorities raids homes and offices of human rights activists and journalists

    Belarus authorities raided the homes and offices of independent news outlets, journalists, and human rights activists for a third consecutive day on Friday, widening the nation’s crackdown on President Alexander Lukashenko‘s political opponents. According to the Belarusian Association of...
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    Jurist Media companies investigating data leak uncover global abuse of cyber-surveillance technology

    Journalists, lawyers, business executives, and human rights activists across the world appear to have been targeted by government actors using the Pegasus software sold by Israeli security company NSO Group according to an investigation revealed Sunday. Amnesty International and Forbidden...
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    Jurist Russia human rights organization liquidates over foreign agent law fears

    Russian human rights organization Team 29 (Komada 29) whose members include journalists and lawyers announced Sunday it is liquidating. The move comes amidst fears about the country’s foreign agents law. Russian authorities have recently taken a number of actions targeting Team 29. On July 16...
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    Jurist Biden administration transfers its first detainee from Guantánamo Bay

    The US Department of Defense announced Monday the transfer of the Biden administration’s first detainee out of the US military prison in Guantánamo Bay. Abdul Latif Nasir was repatriated to his native country of Morocco after being recommended for discharge from the prison in 2016 but...
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    Jurist Human rights organizations file criminal complaint against El Salvador soldiers for murders of 4 journalists

    Human rights organizations lodged a criminal complaint Friday against 25 El Salvadoran soldiers and a former officer for their alleged involvement in the murder of four Dutch journalists during the 12 year civil war. The complaint, which was filed in the municipality of Dulce Nombre de Maria...
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