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    Jurist HRW: China students create self-censorship environment at Australia universities

    Human Rights Watch released a report Wednesday claiming that high numbers of Chinese students at Australian universities have created an environment of self-censorship, with lecturers avoiding criticism of Beijing and Chinese students staying silent for fear of harassment. In the report titled...
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    Jurist Brazil Supreme Court revokes passport of ex-Environmental Minister amid illegal timber sale investigations

    A Brazilian Supreme Court (Supremo Tribunal Federal) justice, on Thursday, issued an order revoking the passport of former Environment Minister Ricardo Salles. Minister Carmen Lúcia’s order comes just over a month after the Court ordered an investigation into allegations that Salles was...
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    Jurist UN denounces Hungary legislation restricting youth exposure to LGBTQ identities

    On Friday, the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) decried a new law proposed by Hungary that would “deny trans and gender diverse people the right to legal recognition and self-determination.” The legislation, which was passed by parliament on a 157 to one vote earlier...
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    Jurist UK competition authority probes Amazon, Google over failure to protect consumers from fake reviews

    The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced Friday that it opened a formal investigation against Amazon and Google for potentially failing to protect users from fake reviews. Both corporations potentially violated UK consumer protection rules. The CMA opened an initial...
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    Jurist Gibraltar votes to partially legalize abortion

    The citizenry of Gibraltar, a British Overseas Territory, has voted to partially legalize abortion in a referendum on Friday. The results revealed 62 percent of voters supported partially legalizing abortion. The legalization will occur when the Crimes (Amendment) Act 2019 comes into force to...
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    Jurist UN Report: reduce systemic racism among law enforcement

    The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, urged states to dismantle law enforcement’s systematic racism against African peoples on Monday in a report entitled “Promotion and protection of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of Africans and of people of African descent...
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    Jurist Turkish police fire tear gas to disperse Istanbul pride parade

    On Sunday, Turkish riot police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disrupt Istanbul’s annual pride parade after the Istanbul governor’s office refused to grant a permit for the parade. The police have also arrested dozens of marchers, including journalists who were covering the event. The...
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    Jurist India Bar Council amends rules making criticism against itself and judges ground for disqualification

    The Bar Council of India (BCI) amended its Rules on Saturday, making criticism or attack of Bar Council decisions by members misconduct, resulting in suspension or revocation of their license to practice law. The revised rules aim to maintain and enhance the “standards of professional conduct...
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    Jurist EU Commission adopts two adequacy decisions recognizing UK data protection laws as equivalent to EU laws

    The EU Commission on Monday adopted two adequacy decisions, recognizing the level of protection of the United Kingdom’s data protection laws as “essentially equivalent” with EU laws. This decision will allow the EU to UK data flow to continue even after Brexit. In mid-February of this year, the...
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    Jurist Canada adds three far-right extremist entities to terror list

    The Canadian government announced Friday that four new terrorist entities had been added to its terror list, three of which are associated with far-right extremist ideology. US-based Three Percenters militia, Aryan Strikeforce and American neo-Nazi James Mason were each said to have met the...
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