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Dadparvar posted the thread Jurist Mi’kmaw First Nations in Canada launch rights-based Nova Scotia fishery in assertion of treaty rights in Legal News (Feed Reader).The Sipekne’katik First Nation in Nova Scotia, Canada, have launched a rights-based “Moderate Livelihood” fishery in St. Mary’s Bay... -
Dadparvar posted the thread Jurist US House approves bill restricting goods from China made using forced labor in Legal News (Feed Reader).The US House of Representatives voted 406-3 Tuesday to approve HR 6210, known as the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which aims to...
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Dadparvar posted the thread Jurist UN rights council urged to act on Yemen ‘acute accountability gap’ in Legal News (Feed Reader).In a joint statement published Tuesday, 24 nongovernmental organizations urged the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to act to bridge...
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Dadparvar posted the thread Jurist Pakistan court sentences 2 to death for 2012 factory fire in Legal News (Feed Reader).Pakistan’s Anti–Terrorism Court on Tuesday sentenced two political activists to death for committing a deadly 2012 arson attack that...
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Dadparvar posted the thread Jurist Italy votes to downsize national parliament in Legal News (Feed Reader).Italians voted overwhelmingly to adopt a law that would amend the country’s constitution to reduce the number of MPs in its national...
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Dadparvar posted the thread Jurist Finland Supreme Court outlaws neo-Nazi group in Legal News (Feed Reader).Finland’s Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a decision by two lower courts to ban a far-right group and two of its subgroups at the...
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Dadparvar posted the thread Jurist EU court rejects Austria appeal to block Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in Legal News (Feed Reader).The European Court of Justice on Tuesday dismissed Austria’s appeal to block the construction of the Hinkley Power C nuclear power...
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Dadparvar posted the thread Jurist Trump administration imposes sanctions on Iran in Legal News (Feed Reader).US President Donald Trump issued an executive order Monday imposing sanctions on Iran targeting arms sales. The US State Department...
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Dadparvar posted the thread Jurist China court sentences former real estate mogul to 18 years for corruption in Legal News (Feed Reader).The Beijing No. 2 Intermediate People’s Court in China sentenced real estate mogul Ren Zhiqiang Tuesday to 18 years imprisonment for...
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Dadparvar posted the thread Jurist EU court rules cities can restrict short-term rentals in Legal News (Feed Reader).The European Court of Justice ruled Tuesday that cities can restrict short-term housing rentals. Under the Housing Code, change of use...
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Dadparvar posted the thread Jurist Amnesty: Venezuela, El Salvador, Paraguay held thousands in inadequate quarantine centers in Legal News (Feed Reader).Amnesty International reported Monday that authorities in Venezuela, El Salvador and Paraguay have held tens of thousands of people in...
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Dadparvar posted the thread Jurist Bulgaria court sentences 2 to life imprisonment for 2012 bus bombing in Legal News (Feed Reader).A five-member panel of the Specialized Criminal Court sentenced two men of Lebanese descent to life imprisonment without parole on...
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Dadparvar posted the thread Jurist Turkish president files criminal complaint against newspaper staffers over offensive headline in Legal News (Feed Reader).Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan filed a criminal complaint against staff at the right-wing Greek newspaper Dimokratia Monday over...
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Dadparvar posted the thread Jurist Mexico women demand justice as femicide rates increase in Legal News (Feed Reader).Femicides in Mexico continue to increase, according to government data released on Friday, amid growing protests demanding that the...
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Dadparvar posted the thread Jurist Netherlands seeking to hold Syria accountable for torture in Legal News (Feed Reader).The Dutch government announced Friday that the Netherlands would seek to hold Syria accountable for human rights violations of its...