South Korea ambassador resigns amid allegations of investigation interference – JURIST

South Korea ambassador resigns amid allegations of investigation interference – JURIST

South Korean Ambassador to Australia Lee Jong-seop resigned on Friday after 25 days in office. Lee is under investigation for his alleged interference in the investigation of Marine Sergeant Choi Su-geun’s death.... Read more »
Netherlands court asks EU Court of Justice for clarification on Ukraine refugee protection – JURIST

Netherlands court asks EU Court of Justice for clarification on Ukraine refugee protection – JURIST

The Hague District Court of the Netherlands on Friday called on the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to give a preliminary ruling on questions regarding the extension of the... Read more »
Poland president vetoes amendment that would increase access to contraception pills – JURIST

Poland president vetoes amendment that would increase access to contraception pills – JURIST

Polish President Andrzej Duda on Friday vetoed a proposed amendment to the Pharmaceutical Law that would allow young women aged 15 and up to purchase emergency contraception pills without a prescription. The... Read more »
UN experts raise concerns about Guadeloupe water crisis and censorship – JURIST

UN experts raise concerns about Guadeloupe water crisis and censorship – JURIST

UN independent experts expressed concern about the ongoing water shortage in Guadeloupe, a French Caribbean island. They raised concerns over tap water pollution, steep prices and attempts to silence critics, calling the... Read more »
Georgia state legislature advances new election rules – JURIST

Georgia state legislature advances new election rules – JURIST

The Georgia state legislature advanced SB 189 Thursday, which contains new rules on which presidential candidates can appear on the state ballot and probable cause to challenge voter registration ahead of the... Read more »
UN calls on UK to withdraw Rwanda Bill – JURIST

UN calls on UK to withdraw Rwanda Bill – JURIST

The UN Committee on Human Rights called on the UK on Thursday to withdraw the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill and certain provisions of the Illegal Migration Act 2023 due... Read more »
US federal judge orders New Jersey to stop using unique ballot design in primary elections – JURIST

US federal judge orders New Jersey to stop using unique ballot design in primary elections – JURIST

A federal judge in New Jersey on Friday ordered the state to replace its current ballot design for the upcoming June primary elections. Judge Zahid N. Quraishi ruled that the state’s design... Read more »
Haiti gang violence claims 1,500 lives so far this year: UN – JURIST

Haiti gang violence claims 1,500 lives so far this year: UN – JURIST

Ongoing gang violence in Haiti has killed more than 1,500 people this year and lynched dozens by so-called self-defence brigades, the UN Human Rights Office said on Thursday. The office’s findings come... Read more »
Fiji ex-PM avoids jail in sentencing hearing following guilty verdict – JURIST

Fiji ex-PM avoids jail in sentencing hearing following guilty verdict – JURIST

Fiji’s former Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama on Thursday was granted “absolute discharge” by the Magistrates Court, after previously being handed a guilty verdict by the country’s High Court for “perverting the course... Read more »
ICJ orders additional provisional measures in genocide case against Israel – JURIST

ICJ orders additional provisional measures in genocide case against Israel – JURIST

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued an order on Thursday imposing additional emergency provisional measures Israel must follow in South Africa’s genocide case against the country. The order comes after South... Read more »
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