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Ghana Supreme Court temporarily halts decision to declare 4 MPs’ seats vacant
The Supreme Court of Ghana on Friday temporarily halted Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin's decision to declare the seats of four Members of Parliament (MPs) vacant. The court order suspended ...
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Italy court rules against first asylum seeker transfer to Albania
An Italian court on Friday ruled against the detention of asylum seekers sent from Italy to Albania for processing, stating that the refugees' home countries are not considered safe enough for a ...
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Europe rights court rules Italy did not violate convention by keeping man with AIDS in prison during COVID
The European Court of Human rights (ECHR) ruled Thursday that Italy did not violate the rights of a man with HIV (which had possibly developed into AIDS) by keeping him in a general prison and ...
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Zambia urged to release journalist amid deteriorating press freedom and human rights concerns
Amnesty International called Friday for the immediate release of Thomas Allan Zgambo, a Zambian journalist detained since ...
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UN commission calls for states and international organizations to end Israel’s presence in Occupied Palestinian Territory
The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory released a position paper on Friday, asserting that all states and international organizations, including ...
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US lawmakers demand federal probe into ties between China and consulting firm McKinsey
House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI), along with US Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Joni Ernst (R-IA), called Friday for a federal investigation into ...
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Former Indian spy charged with plotting assassination of Sikh activist in New York
The US District Court for the Southern District of New York, on Thursday, unsealed an indictment against a former Indian intelligence officer who is accused of planning a failed assassination ...
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Ivory Coast dissolves all student unions for alleged involvement in criminal activity
The Ivory Coast National Security Council announced the dissolution of student unions across the country on Thursday, ...
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Ireland establishes specialized family courts amidst court resource concerns
Seanad Éireann (the Irish legislature) passed a bill to establish specialized family law court divisions on Thursday, aiming ...
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St. Louis reparations commission recommends projects to address racial injustice
The St. Louis Reparations Commission detailed centuries of racial injustice in the Missouri city and urged investment in local Black communities to address long-standing economic and social ...
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India top court allows granting citizenship to foreign migrants entering Assam
The Supreme Court of India upheld Thursday Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, which grants Indian citizenship to immigrants from outside India who entered the Indian state of Assam before ...
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India Supreme Court hears petitions on marital rape exception from criminal sanction
The Supreme Court of India began to hear a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the exception given to marital rape from criminal sanction on Thursday. The challenge ...