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UN urges Israel to pause judicial reform plans over human rights concerns – JURIST

In response to the proposed reform of Israel’s judicial system, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk Tuesday urged the country to halt its plans to overhaul the legal and judicial […]

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Australia royal commission: head government lawyer knew Robodebt scheme was illegal – JURIST

A former Australian government lawyer Tuesday informed a royal commission that he withheld legal advice that the Robodebt scheme, an automated debt assessment and recovery method utilized by Services Australia from 2015 […]

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Mexico ex-official convicted of bribery in US over cartel ties – JURIST

Genaro Garcia Luna, formerly the highest-ranking law enforcement official in Mexico, was convicted Tuesday by a federal jury in New York for assisting the Sinaloa drug cartel.Garcia Luna was formerly Mexico’s Secretary […]

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UN refugee agency requests $1.3B to support South Sudan refugees – JURIST

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and 108 aid organizations Friday requested $1.3 billion to assist 2.2 million South Sudanese refugees throughout 2023. Two-thirds of South Sudan has been submerged by […]

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Interactive Brokers Launches Cryptocurrency Trading in Hong Kong

Interactive Brokers enables its professional investor clients in Hong Kong to trade Bitcoin and Ethereum with the launch of its new cryptocurrency trading service.  American brokerage firm Interactive Brokers has included cryptocurrency […]

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European Commission bans TikTok on all staff devices – JURIST

The European Commission Thursday banned the use of TikTok, a video-sharing app owned by the Beijing-headquartered ByteDance, on all official devices used by staff. Commission personnel also cannot use the app on […]

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DBS Digital Exchange Reports Successful YoY Growth Despite Market Volatility

DBS, a Singapore-based consumer bank, reported positive figures in the number of market participants and the amount of cryptocurrency being custodised on its digital exchange, despite the looming market volatility. While the […]

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UK immigration court upholds revocation of ISIS trafficking victim’s citizenship – JURIST

The UK Special Immigration Appeals Commission Wednesday rejected 23-year-old Shamima Begum’s appeal against the government’s 2019 revocation of her British citizenship.The East London native was only 15 when she traveled to Syria […]

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MetaMask Digital Asset Purchasing Simplified With New Integration

Mercuryo, a crypto payments company, and ConsenSys, a web3 company, have announced an integration within MetaMask. This will allow MetaMask users to bypass mainstream exchanges and buy crypto tokens with bank cards, […]

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UN coordinator: $2.25B required to combat mass displacement in Congo – JURIST

UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Bruno Lemarquis Wednesday indicated in a report that the UN will need to raise $2.25 billion to combat widespread the mass […]

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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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