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New protest bill may breach Human Rights

June 22, 2021 World Justice News 0
The government should drop its “disproportionate” plan to ban noisy protests in England and Wales, a parliamentary committee has warned. The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill would also introduce powers to deal with demonstrations […]
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Thai woman jailed for record 43 years for criticising monarchy

January 19, 2021 World Justice News 0
A Thai woman has been jailed for 43 years for criticising the royal family, the country’s harshest ever sentence for insulting the monarchy. The former civil servant, known only as Anchan, posted audio clips from […]
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Pakistan court outlaws ‘virginity tests’

January 5, 2021 World Justice News 0
Human rights campaigners have welcomed a decision by a Pakistani court outlawing so-called “virginity tests” in rape examinations. The ruling, which applies in Punjab province, will end the practice of physical checks for an intact […]
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Kosovo leader Thaci in Hague detention over war crimes charges

November 5, 2020 World Justice News 0
Kosovo President Hashim Thaci is being held in detention in The Hague, hours after resigning from office to face a war crimes indictment. He and two other suspects were flown to the Dutch city on Thursday, […]
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Man, 41, loses ‘unprecedented’ legal bid for parents’ financial support

September 30, 2020 World Justice News 0
A 41-year-old man has failed in a legal bid to force his wealthy parents to continue financially supporting him. A qualified solicitor with mental health disabilities, the man said his parents “nurtured his dependency” on […]
Maikel Moreno
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US offers $5m for capture of Venezuela chief justice Moreno

July 22, 2020 World Justice News 0
The US is offering a reward of $5m (£3.9m) for information leading to the arrest or conviction of the chief justice of Venezuela, Maikel Moreno. The US accuses Mr Moreno of participating in transnational organised […]
Amirhossein Moradi, Mohammad Rajabi and Saeed Tamjidi
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Iran halts execution of three protesters after online campaign

July 19, 2020 World Justice News 0
Iran has halted the executions of three men who were sentenced to death over anti-government protests last year, according to one of their lawyers. Babak Paknia told reporters that a request for a retrial had […]
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UK imposes sanctions against human rights abusers

July 7, 2020 World Justice News 0
The UK is imposing sanctions on 49 people and organisations behind the most “notorious” human rights abuses of recent years. Individuals implicated in the death of Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky in 2009 will have their […]
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Satoshi Uematsu: Japanese man who killed 19 disabled people sentenced to death

March 16, 2020 World Justice News 0
A Japanese man has been sentenced to death for a stabbing rampage in 2016 which resulted in the death of 19 disabled people at a care home. Satoshi Uematsu said people with disabilities who were […]
Ellinor Grimmark and Linda Steen
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Sweden abortion: Nurses fail in European court case

March 15, 2020 World Justice News 0
Two nurses denied jobs as midwives in Sweden because of their refusal to perform abortions have lost their legal action against Sweden at the European Court of Human Rights. Swedish-born Ellinor Grimmark and Linda Steen […]

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War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release

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Lawyers acting for convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic are awaiting a decision by a UN court on their bid to release him from jail in The Hague on the grounds he is near […]
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A US court has issued an order significantly restricting access to the abortion pill mifepristone by mail. Friday’s decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily reinstated a requirement that abortion pills be obtained […]
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The British Renters’ Rights Act comes into force – what it means for tenants and landlords

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Described as the biggest shake-up to renting in England for more than 30 years, new laws giving tenants more rights start on Friday 1 May 2026. The Renters’ Rights Act aims to give more stability […]
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