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    Jurist Over 2,000 women lawyers ask India Chief Justice to probe electoral violence in West Bengal

    Nearly 2,100 women lawyers in India wrote to Chief Justice Shri NV Ramana on Tuesday urging him to take cognizance of the post-electoral violence in the state of West Bengal by constituting a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to register First Information Reports (FIRs) and investigate the...
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    Jurist UN demands immediate release of Belarusian journalist and girlfriend after forced aircraft landing

    The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has demanded the immediate release Tuesday of Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich and his girlfriend Sofia Sapega after their passenger flight was forced to land in Minsk Sunday. Ryanair flight FR4978, carrying Protasevich and...
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    Jurist Sweden top court deems posing with dead bodies a war crime

    According to a press release on Monday, Sweden’s Supreme Court has established that posing with a dead body during armed conflict constitutes a war crime. This comes following an array of judgements contemplating whether the term protected persons under the Act on Criminal Responsibility for...
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    Jurist Spain court opens case against Polisario leader accused of genocide

    The Spanish National Court decided Thursday to investigate several charges against Polisario leader Brahim Ghali, including various crimes against humanity such as genocide, terrorism, and torture. However, Judge Santiago Pedraz denied requests to arrest Ghali. Brahim Ghali entered Spain last...
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    Jurist Biden administration grants humanitarian protection for Haitians in US

    US Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas announced Saturday an 18-month designation of Haiti for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). This humanitarian protection would allow an estimated 100,000 individuals to apply to remain lawfully in the US. There are three statutory grounds for...
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    Jurist Ethiopia soldiers convicted of rape, killing civilian in Tigray region

    In a statement released Friday by the office of the Attorney General, the Ethiopian government confirmed that three of its soldiers have been convicted and sentenced for rape and one for killing a civilian in connection with the conflict in the Tigray region. The statement outlines the steps...
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    Jurist New Zealand rolls out community-focused model in mainstream courts

    New Zealand is rolling out a community-focused justice model in its District Courts, one of four major courts in the mainstream hierarchy, according to a statement from the Chief District Court Judge Heemi Taumaunu published Sunday. The model is known as the Te Ao Mārama model, meaning “the...
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    Jurist Myanmar’s ousted leader Suu Kyi appears in public for first time since coup

    Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s ousted State Counselor, attended court on Monday for the first time since the military junta overthrew the democratically elected government in early February. Monday’s hearing was her first public appearance since the coup d’état. Suu Kyi’s court attendance was a...
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    Jurist Ukraine parliament adopts law allowing accountability for war crimes committed in Crimea

    The Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) of Ukraine adopted amendments regarding international crime and humanitarian laws on Thursday. The new law, Bill 2689, will help provide legal accountability for war crimes committed in the occupied territory of Crimea. The bill passed with 248 members out of 363...
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    Jurist European Parliament supports freeze on EU-China investment agreement

    The European Parliament adopted a resolution Thursday disapproving the sanctions imposed by China on EU entities and personnel. The sanctions imposed by China are considered a retaliation to the restrictive measures imposed by the EU on four Chinese officials and one entity. The EU imposed the...
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