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    Jurist UK Supreme Court overturns convictions of protesters who blockaded arms fair

    The UK Supreme Court delivered a judgement on Friday which overturned the convictions of four defendants who blockaded an East London arms fair. The main legal question before the Court concerned the relationship of criminal law with the rights to freedom of expression and freedom of peaceful...
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    Jurist EU Parliament officially endorses European Green Deal

    The European Parliament on Thursday officially endorsed the Climate Law (also known as the European Green Deal), with member states voting 442-203 to transform the legislation’s political commitment into a legal one. The law “gives European citizens and businesses the legal certainty and...
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    Jurist India government proposes new consumer protection rules for e-commerce platforms

    The Indian government on Wednesday has proposed a new set of amendments to Consumer Protection (E-commerce) Rules, 2020 in response to complaints of unfair trade practices in the Indian e-commerce ecosystem. The new amendments will primarily curtail “back-to-back” and “flash” sales, where the...
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    Jurist Hundreds of bodies discovered at former Canada residential school for Indigenous children

    The Cowessess First Nation announced the discovery of 751 unmarked graves near the site of the Marieval Indian Residential School, approximately 160km east of Regina, Saskatchewan, on Thursday. The bodies were found using ground-penetrating sonar across an area of 44 000 square meters. The site...
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    Jurist Sweden court upholds 5G sales ban against Chinese telecom giant Huawei

    The Stockholm Administrative Court on Tuesday upheld a 5G equipment sales ban against Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies. The Swedish telecom regulator, the Post and Telecom Authority (PTS), had banned the company and its Chinese counterpart, Zhongxing Telecommunication Equipment...
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    Jurist Vatican makes unprecedented protest of Italy anti-discrimination bill

    The Vatican has delivered a protest to Italy’s embassy over a bill intended to combat homophobia, the Corriere della Sera confirmed Tuesday. The “Zan Bill,” named after Democratic legislator Alessandro Zan, is a response to rising homophobic crime that would criminalize discriminatory conduct on...
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    Jurist ECOWAS court orders Nigeria to stop prosecuting Twitter users

    The ECOWAS Court of Justice on Tuesday ordered the Nigerian government “to refrain from imposing sanction on any media house or harassing, intimidating, arresting and prosecuting” Nigerians for the use of Twitter and other social media platforms, pending its determination of a substantive suit...
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    Jurist Canada House of Commons approves bill criminalizing conversion therapy

    Canada’s House of Commons approved a bill on Tuesday that amends the Criminal Code to criminalize certain activities associated with LGBTQ+ conversion therapy in order to discourage and denounce it. The lower house passed the bill by a vote of 263 to 63 and, it defines “conversion therapy” as...
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    Jurist Rights group urges Nicaragua president to stop human rights abuses

    Human Rights Watch on Tuesday urged the UN and member countries to pressure Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega to stop alleged human rights abuses, including a crackdown on opposition figures ahead of the presidential election in November. According to the report, the period leading up to...
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    Jurist US Interior Secretary announces Indian boarding school investigative initiative

    US Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Deb Haaland on Tuesday announced a Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative, seeking to provide a “comprehensive renew of the troubled legacy of federal boarding school policies.” The announcement came during Haaland’s remarks at the National...
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