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Dadparvar posted the thread Jurist Saudi Arabia commutes death sentences of three Shia minors but UN experts urge to drop charges in Legal News (Feed Reader).While welcoming of the commutation of the death sentences of three Shia Muslim minors in Saudi Arabia, UN experts on Wednesday called... -
Dadparvar posted the thread Jurist US Senate passes bill to control Confucius Institutes on college campuses in Legal News (Feed Reader).The US Senate on Thursday unanimously passed an Act to impose limitations on Confucius Institutes situated on college campuses. The...
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Dadparvar posted the thread Jurist Germany cabinet launches bill to strengthen rights protection in global supply chains in Legal News (Feed Reader).Germany’s cabinet on Wednesday launched the bill for the Act on Corporate Due Diligence in Supply Chains (or Supply Chain Act) aimed at...
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Dadparvar posted the thread Jurist Jailed Navalny ordered to pay 500,000 rubles to Kremlin ally Prigozhin in Legal News (Feed Reader).The Lyublinsky District Court in Moscow Friday ordered jailed political dissident Alexei Navalny to pay 500,000 rubles ($6,725) to...
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Dadparvar posted the thread Jurist European Union court finds UK in breach of EU air pollution limit in Legal News (Feed Reader).A European Union court ruled Thursday that the UK was in breach of the bloc’s air pollution limit by failing to fulfil its obligations...
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Dadparvar posted the thread Jurist UN rights chief stresses need for independent assessment in Tigray, Ethiopia in Legal News (Feed Reader).UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Thursday stressed the need for an independent and objective assessment of...
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Dadparvar posted the thread Jurist Indigenous Amazonians sue France supermarket chain over deforestation claims in Legal News (Feed Reader).Indigenous activists from regions of the Amazon in Brazil and Colombia, along with environmental groups from France and the US filed...
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Dadparvar posted the thread Jurist Federal appeals court dismisses contempt charge against human rights lawyer in ongoing Chevron legal battle in Legal News (Feed Reader).The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Thursday dismissed a contempt of court finding against human rights attorney Steven...
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Dadparvar posted the thread Jurist India court dismisses sedition claim against Kashmiri politician in Legal News (Feed Reader).The Indian Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a civil writ petition against Dr Farooq Abdullah, a Member of the Lok Sabha (lower house...
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Dadparvar posted the thread Jurist Canada court finds man who drove van into crowd of people guilty of murder in Legal News (Feed Reader).The Ontario Superior Court of Justice found a man guilty of murder on Wednesday for driving a van into a crowd in Toronto, killing 10...
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Dadparvar posted the thread Jurist Canada initiates formal actions against Syria under Torture Convention in Legal News (Feed Reader).Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Marc Garneau requested formal negotiations Thursday with the UN General Assembly to hold the Assad...
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Dadparvar posted the thread Jurist ICC launches investigation into alleged Israel war crimes in Palestinian territories in Legal News (Feed Reader).International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda announced Wednesday that her office has launched an investigation into...
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Dadparvar posted the thread Jurist Myanmar dispatches: updates and analysis from JURIST correspondents in Myanmar in Legal News (Feed Reader).JURIST EXCLUSIVE – Law students reporting for JURIST in Myanmar on Thursday said that fighter jets were seen flying over the city of...
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Dadparvar posted the thread Jurist Biden urged to reverse Trump administration policies toward Cuba in Legal News (Feed Reader).A group of nearly 80 democratic members of congress sent a letter to President Joe Biden Tuesday urging him to reverse the Trump...
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Dadparvar posted the thread Jurist Myanmar dispatches: updates and analysis from JURIST correspondents in Myanmar in Legal News (Feed Reader).JURIST EXCLUSIVE – A Myanmar law professor joins JURIST’s team of law student correspondents on the ground in Myanmar, updating us on...