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Dominican human rights group welcomes High Court ruling declaring buggery laws unconstitutional
23 Apr 2024 04:22 GMT
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – The founder and coordinator of Minority Rights Dominica (MiRiDom), Daryl Phillip, today welcomed the High Court ruling that two sections of the Sexual Offenses Act (SOA) contravene the Dominica Constitution.
Section 14 is a sweeping …
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Indonesia court rejects lawsuits challenging presidential election
22 Apr 2024 17:41 GMT
Indonesia’s Constitutional Court on Monday threw out two complaints challenging the result of the Feb. 14 presidential election, lifting a final hurdle for Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto to assume leadership of Southeast Asia’s largest nation.
The court …
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Zambian claimants get permission to appeal class action lawsuit against Anglo American
22 Apr 2024 10:57 GMT
The Johannesburg High Court on April 19 granted permission to appeal an earlier ruling denying class action certification for 140 000 women and children in Kabwe, Zambia, who allege they have suffered the effects of lead poisoning as a result of a mine …
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Spokane joins lawsuit as city deals with 'forever chemicals' contaminating water
22 Apr 2024 08:04 GMT
Spokane has joined a lawsuit against the manufacturers of toxic … /Air Quality, Health Issues, Human Rights/Racial Justice, and Social …
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Descendants of 'comfort women' victims file lawsuit against Japanese government in China for first time
21 Apr 2024 17:45 GMT
… ) have recently filed a lawsuit against the Japanese government. … 18 plaintiffs filed the lawsuit with the Shanxi Provincial High … and proposed launching a similar lawsuit in China. After careful … war, especially to the human rights of women civilians, but …
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Human Rights Court rejects ‘Xuxas’ complaint against Portugal
19 Apr 2024 19:20 GMT
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has refused to accept … of the European Convention on Human Rights, namely the alleged unfairness of … he could file a new lawsuit with the ECHR if he …
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Account for FAAC allocations or face lawsuit, SERAP tells govs, FCT minister
21 Apr 2024 11:28 GMT
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged Nigeria’s 36 state governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to account for the spending of Federal Account Allocation Committee allocations to states and the …
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Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples Clinic at Suffolk University and the Association of Maya Lawyers and Notaries in Guatemala to Receive 2024 Columbia Global Freedom of Expression Prize
18 Apr 2024 22:44 GMT
… in the fight against Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) and … social impact of investigative journalism.
Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples Clinic at … unwavering commitment to justice and human rights.
In particular, the Prize …
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UK union law ruled to be in breach of human rights
18 Apr 2024 20:03 GMT
… trade union law breaches workers’ human rights as it does not protect … with the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) but nonetheless dismissed her … law and can bring a lawsuit for unfair dismissal, the Supreme …
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State of Texas: State fights fines in lawsuit over foster care children
20 Apr 2024 23:17 GMT
… previous orders in the longstanding lawsuit.
Attorneys representing Gov. … office buildings.
Houston-based human rights advocate Dr. Candice Matthews … In 2011, a federal lawsuit was filed against the … monitors in the federal lawsuit.
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