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Rights group loses mass surveillance appeal in High Court

July 29, 2019 World Justice News 0
Human rights group Liberty has lost its High Court challenge against the government’s Investigatory Powers Act. Called the “Snoopers’ Charter” by its critics, the legislation allows for mass surveillance of electronic devices, allowing intelligence agencies […]
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Venezuela releases 22 prisoners after UN report

July 7, 2019 World Justice News 0
Venezuela released 22 prisoners, including high-profile judge Maria Afiuni and journalist Braulio Jatar, on Thursday, according to the UN. They were released on the same day the UN published a report by its human rights […]
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Hong Kong extradition protests: Government suspends bill

June 15, 2019 World Justice News 0
The Hong Kong government has suspended its highly controversial plan to allow extraditions to mainland China, Chief Executive Carrie Lam has announced. She had previously refused to scrap the bill despite mass protests from Hong […]
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Julian Assange subjected to psychological torture, UN expert says

May 31, 2019 World Justice News 0
Julian Assange has suffered “prolonged exposure to psychological torture”, the UN’s torture expert has said. Nils Melzer urged Britain not to extradite the WikiLeaks founder, warning that his human rights would be violated and that […]
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Police facial recognition surveillance court case starts

May 21, 2019 World Justice News 0
The first major legal challenge to police use of automated facial recognition surveillance begins in Cardiff later. Ed Bridges, whose image was taken while he was shopping, says weak regulation means AFR breaches human rights. […]
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Assisted suicide: Paul Lamb renews bid for right to die

May 7, 2019 World Justice News 0
A man who lives with chronic and excruciating pain has begun a fresh legal challenge to the law that criminalises assisted suicide. Paul Lamb, 63, was paralysed from the neck down following a car crash […]
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Athlete Caster Semenya loses Cas appeal over new IAAF testosterone rules

May 1, 2019 World Justice News 0
Caster Semenya has lost a landmark case against athletics’ governing body meaning it will be allowed to restrict testosterone levels in female runners. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) rejected the South African’s challenge […]
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Right to food ‘should be enshrined in Scots Law’

April 15, 2019 World Justice News 0
The human right to food should be put into Scots Law to protect people from rising insecurity, a report to the Scottish government suggests. The Scottish Human Rights Commission believes the move “would help tackle […]
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Brunei implements stoning to death under new anti-LGBT laws

April 3, 2019 zoshinuk 0
By Yvette Tan Brunei is introducing strict new Islamic laws that make anal sex and adultery offences punishable by stoning to death. The new measures, that come into force on Wednesday, also cover a range […]
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Human Rights

Royal wedding ‘zombies’ lose human rights case

March 28, 2019 World Justice News 0
Protesters have lost a legal fight against pre-emptive arrests made when some of them dressed as zombies during 2011’s royal wedding. The nine demonstrators were held in London until after the Duke and Duchess of […]

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Double murderer awarded £7,500 compensation over human rights breaches

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A double murderer has been awarded £7,500 compensation by the High Court over breaches of his human rights. Fuad Awale, who is serving a life sentence for shooting two teenagers in the head in 2011, […]
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