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    Jurist Mexico prosecutors launch investigation into illicit enrichment of former minister

    The Mexican General Prosecutor’s Office (FGR) announced on Friday that legal proceedings had been initiated against former Secretary of the Economy Ildefonso Guajardo, launching a criminal investigation into allegations of illicit enrichment. Guajardo, who is due to re-enter Congress as a...
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    Jurist US restricts trade access to 14 Chinese entities for actions in Xinjiang

    The US Department of Commerce announced Friday that it had added 34 entities to its Entity List over concerns regarding global human rights. Of those 34 firms, 14 were specifically designated as being involved in potential human rights abuses in Xinjiang. Unlike the Department of Treasury’s...
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    Jurist UN investigator: Israeli settlements in West Bank, East Jerusalem amount to war crime

    A UN human rights investigator announced Friday that Israeli settlements in the West Bank and in East Jerusalem meet the definition of a war crime. Special rapporteur Michael Lynk addressed a meeting of the Human Rights Council, in which he gave a report about whether the settlements violated...
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    Jurist Australia court rules environment minister has duty of care for carbon dioxide emissions

    The Federal Court of Australia ruled Thursday that the environment minister has a duty of care to persons under the age of 18 when it comes to decisions about projects that will release greenhouse gases (GHG). The case was brought by eight schoolchildren and a nun who sought to stop the...
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    Jurist UN report reveals increased human trafficking due to COVID-19

    The UN Office on Drugs and Crime released a report Thursday revealing the negative effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on victims of human trafficking. As per the report, the pandemic has made it difficult to trace traffickers and has also enabled traffickers to find victims due to the increase in...
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    Jurist Congo lawmakers introduce bill to restrict presidential candidate eligibility requirements

    The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) law makers introduced a bill Thursday which seeks to limit the eligibility requirement for presidential candidates. Noel Tshiani, an ally to president Felix Tshisekedi, is the major proponent of the bill, which aims to highly restrict the thresholds for...
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    Jurist Sudan militia leader committed to trial after ICC confirms charges

    The Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a decision on Friday, unanimously confirming all charges against Sudanese militia leader, Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman. Consequently, Abd-Al-Rahman, who is also known as Ali Kushayb, was committed to trial before a trial...
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    Jurist India Supreme Court: Facebook must appear before panel probing Delhi riots

    The Supreme Court of India on Thursday rejected Facebook’s plea to quash the summons issued by the Delhi Legislative Assembly’s Committee on Peace and Harmony for inquiry related to the Delhi riots in February 2020. The Committee on Peace and Harmony was created in March 2020 to consider the...
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    Jurist WeChat deletion of LGBT social media accounts spurs concern about human rights, censorship

    Chinese tech giant Tencent deleted dozens of university students’ LGBT social media accounts, citing violations of rules around information on the internet Wednesday. The students allege that access to their WeChat accounts was blocked on Tuesday, and they discovered all of the content on their...
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    Jurist India government: Twitter no longer enjoys immunity for user-generated content

    The government of India stated in an affidavit on Tuesday that US microblogging platform Twitter has lost its legal immunity against claims arising from user-generated content due to its failure to comply with the country’s new technology rules. The rules, known as the Information Technology...
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