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Malaysia introduces bills to abolish mandatory death penalty – JURIST

Malaysia’s Parliament Monday introduced two bills to abolish mandatory death penalties for certain sentences.The Abolition of Mandatory Death Penalty Bill of 2023 would reverse prior laws that require a mandatory death sentence […]

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New Zealand intelligence agencies concerned over foreign nation cyberattacks – JURIST

The New Zealand Intelligence and Security Committee Monday held its annual review, with cyberattacks being the primary concern across reports.Director-General of the Government Communications Security Bureau Andrew Hampton labelled the peace and […]

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Mexico Supreme Court suspends proposed electoral reforms for infringing on human rights – JURIST

The Mexican Supreme Court Friday suspended President Andrés Obrador’s proposed legislative reform package regarding the nation’s electoral system, following a challenge from the National Electoral Institute (INE) who argued that the reforms […]

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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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