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With homelessness on the rise, the Supreme Court weighs bans on sleeping outdoors
The Supreme Court wrestled with major questions about the growing issue of homelessness on Monday as it considered whether cities…
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Brazil Supreme Court strikes down military intervention thesis in symbolic vote for democracy
SAO PAULO — Brazil’s Supreme Court unanimously voted Monday that the armed forces have no constitutional power to intervene in…
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Zimbabwe Considers Abolishing Death Penalty
Zimbabwe’s cabinet has approved a bill that, if passed by parliament, will abolish the death penalty. Idriss Nassah, Senior Researcher. Member of…
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UN experts sound alarm over planned first US execution by nitrogen gas
Kenneth Smith, convicted of murder, is scheduled to be executed in the state of Alabama on January 25 using nitrogen…
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Bahrain: 13 People Convicted in Unfair Mass Trial
(Beirut) – A Bahraini court has sentenced 13 people to prison after an unfair mass trial marred with due process violations and torture allegations,…
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High court launches full frontal assault on indefinite immigration detention
It has been rightly described as our national shame. Mary Crock Pearls and Irritations On Wednesday November 8, the High…
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India’s top court declines to legally recognise same-sex marriage
“It lies within the domain of parliament and state legislatures to determine the law on marriage,” Chief Justice of India,…
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I’m against the death penalty, but Lucy Letby has shaken my stance
The arguments against are many, familiar and valid: no judicial system is free from error; there is always a risk…
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International Court of Justice clarifies rules on delimitation of maritime boundaries with significant impact
On 13 July 2023, the International Court of Justice (“ICJ” or the “Court”) in Question of the Delimitation of the…
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Iran executions surged in 2022 to ‘spread fear’ – report
2022 Iran protests The figure was the highest since 2015, according to Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) and France’s Together…
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Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi found guilty of defamation, sentenced to two years in prison
A court in western India has found opposition leader Rahul Gandhi guilty of defamation for a speech he made in 2019…
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El Salvador: Court Hears Case on Total Abortion Ban
Inter-American Court Ruling Could Set Precedent in Latin America and the Caribbean HRW (Washington, DC) – An Inter-American Court of…
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Women on Death Row in Singapore: how gender discriminations create a ‘double punishment’
Women on death row in Singapore face a stark reality of isolation, harassment and intimidation. Singapore’s enthusiastic application of the…
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‘Stateless’ Shamima Begum would face death in Bangladesh, court hears
Shamima Begum would face the death penalty if sent to Bangladesh, her parents’ country of origin, and is now effectively…
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EU top court: Employers banning religious signs at work is not discrimination
The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled Thursday that internal legislation by an employer prohibiting the visible wearing of all…
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Five Hong Kong speech therapists jailed for conspiracy to ‘brainwash’ children with cartoons
Five Hong Kong speech therapists were sentenced to 19 months in jail for conspiracy to publish seditious children’s books, featuring…
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