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Kenya Employment and Labour Court rules allows former Facebook moderator to continue suit against Meta – JURIST

A Kenyan court ruled Monday that Meta, Facebook’s parent company, can be sued in a case involving mental injury to a former Facebook moderator in the course of his employment. Justice Jacob […]

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EU and UN announce monetary support for Rwanda in evacuating refugees from Libya – JURIST

The EU Delegation in Rwanda Thursday announced an aid package valued at € 22 million to the Rwandan government in support of the Emergency Transit Mechanism (ETM) operated by the UN Refugee […]

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ISIS continues to threaten international peace and security, according to UN chief counter-terrorism office – JURIST

The Under-Secretary-General of the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism Vladimir Voronkov Thursday released a statement on the threats posed Islamic State Da’esh (ISIS) to international peace and security. Voronkov said that, despite losses […]

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Tibetan Buddhist monk dies in Chinese police custody – JURIST

Prominent Tibetan Buddhist monk Geshe Phende Gyaltsen died in Chinese prison on January 26, according to Thursday reports from Radio Free Asia. Chinese authorities arrested Geshe Phende in March 2022.The Chinese Communist […]

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New Australia Parliament code of conduct aimed at preventing workplace harassment – JURIST

Australian Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins Thursday unveiled a new code of conduct for parliamentarians and staffers to improve workplace culture in the Australian Parliament. The new code of conduct comes after the […]

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Türkiye lawyers call for evidence of negligence to be preserved in earthquake debris removal process – JURIST

The Turkish Bar Association called Thursday for any evidence of negligence to be preserved as earthquake debris is removed.In an open call to the Ministry of Justice, the lawyers said, “It is […]

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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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