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Police identify over 4000 cases of child brides in Indian state of Assam and arrest over 1800 men in response – JURIST

Chief Minister Himata Biswa Sarma Friday reported more than 4000 cases of men marrying underage girls in the Indian state of Assam with over 1800 arrests.“Assam [Government] is firm in its resolve to […]

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Peru Congress rejects advanced general election timeline amid anti-government protests – JURIST

A plenary session of the Peruvian Congress Thursday rejected a proposal to move the date of the general election forward to July 2023 from the current April 2024 date. The Peru Libre […]

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Canada to delay extended assisted dying laws until 2024 – JURIST

The Canadian government has introduced a law delaying the extension of medically-assisted dying laws for people with mental illness. In a news release Thursday, the Department of Justice announced Bill C-39, which […]

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Indian journalist walks free after two years of incarceration – JURIST

Kerala-based journalist Siddique Kappan Thursday walked out of jail after having spent over two years in incarceration. A Lucknow Sessions Court signed the bail order after accepting his bail bonds.In October 2020, […]

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Guantanamo Bay detainee released after 16 years imprisonment – JURIST

The US Department of Defense (DoD) Thursday confirmed the release from Guantanamo Bay of Majid Khan, a former money courier for al-Qaeda. The release follows a transfer agreement between the US and […]

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Germany expert commission releases report recommending legalization of early-stage abortion and amended laws for later-term pregnancies – JURIST

The Commission on Reproductive Self-Determination and Reproductive Medicine in Germany on Monday submitted a final report recommending the legalization of abortion within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy in the country.The German […]

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Australia judge rules in defamation trial that former government adviser raped a colleague in parliament – JURIST

Australia Federal Court Justice Michael Lee found that former government adviser Bruce Lehrmann raped a colleague in a Parliament House office on Monday. The judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit Lehrmann brought against […]

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Poland classifies attack on humanitarian aid workers as murder, demands Israeli cooperation in investigation – JURIST

The Polish government on Friday labeled the death of Polish aid worker Damian Soból as murder, following the deaths of seven humanitarian aid workers from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) serving in […]

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Amnesty International urges immediate investigation into war crimes in Merawi, Ethiopia – JURIST

Amnesty International asserted Friday that African and global human rights bodies must urgently investigate alleged war crimes committed by the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) in the town of Merawi, Amhara region, […]

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