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Recent Posts from Jurist—Paper Chase
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FBI charges 14 more in Galleon Group insider trading scandal
[JURIST] Federal authorities have filed charges against 14 people in connection with insider trading at the hedge fund company Galleon Group, weeks after the arrest of the company's founder. An investigation by the Federal Bureau…
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Taiwan high court rules prostitution law unconstitutional
[JURIST] The Constitutional Court of Taiwan ruled Friday that a law penalizing prostitutes and not their clients is unconstitutional because it undermines equality under the country's constitution. The Social Order and Maintenance Act will have…
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HRW claims Iran police sexually assaulted detainees held after election protests
[JURIST] Iranian officials covered up the sexual assault of detainees held after the disputed June 12 presidential election, Human Rights Watch (HRW) the rape and sexual assault of three protesters at the hands of Iranian…
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ICC assigns judges to Kenya post-election violence situation
[JURIST] The International Criminal Court (ICC) announced Friday that it has assigned three judges to the situation involving the violence perpetrated in the wake of Kenya's 2007 presidential elections. The decision came in response to…
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Rights group urges US government to reform Afghanistan detainee policy
[JURIST] The US should reform its detention policy at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan in order to combat counterinsurgency, according to a report released Thursday by Human Rights First (HRF). HRF called on the governments…
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Russia suspect confesses to killing human rights lawyer
[JURIST] A lawyer for the man accused of the double murder of human rights lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova said Friday that his client has confessed to the crime. Nikita Tikhonov and female…
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UN General Assembly adopts resolution requiring independent Gaza investigations
[JURIST] The UN General Assembly on Thursday adopted a resolution giving Israel and Palestine three months to conduct independent investigations into possible war crimes committed during last winter's Gaza conflict. The General Assembly voted 114-18…
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Senate defeats proposal to prevent 9/11 suspects from being tried in federal court
[JURIST] The US Senate voted 54-45 Thursday to defeat an amendment to an appropriations bill that would have prevented Guantanamo Bay detainees accused of involvement in 9/11 from being tried in federal courts. The amendment…
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EU agrees on rules to reform telecommunications markets
[JURIST] The European Parliament and the Council of Ministers on Thursday unanimously reached an agreement on rules to increase competition between telecommunications providers and protect the consumer rights of Internet and mobile phone users. The…
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Iraq official urges election delay after parliament fails to update law
[JURIST] An official from the Iraqi Independent High Electoral Commission on Friday called for a delay of the January 16 parliamentary elections, after the Iraqi Parliament remained at an impasse over updating a controversial provincial…