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News Amnesty warns China’s new Supervision Law ‘a systematic threat to human rights’
Amnesty warns China’s new Supervision Law ‘a systematic threat to human rights’
Zachary Uram
March 20, 2018 12:39:51 pm

Amenesty International on Tuesday warned that China's new Supervision Law is a "systemic threat to human rights." The stated purpose of the new law is to centralize local and provincial supervision bodies in order to limit...

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News Federal District Court and Supreme Court reject GOP challenges to new Pennsylvania election map
Federal District Court and Supreme Court reject GOP challenges to new Pennsylvania election map
Zachary Uram
March 19, 2018 03:42:40 pm

The US District Court for the Middle of Pennsylvania on Monday dismissed the lawsuit brought by Pennsylvania Republican legislators seeking to throw out the new electoral map designed by the state Supreme Court. Also...

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News UN rights office: violations committed during investigation into Mexico kidnapping of 43 students
UN rights office: violations committed during investigation into Mexico kidnapping of 43 students
Zachary Uram
March 16, 2018 08:04:20 am

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) released a report on Thursday detailing human rights violations that occurred during the early parts of the investigation into the kidnapping of 43 students from Ayotzinapa...

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News UN rights report documents post-election violations in Honduras
UN rights report documents post-election violations in Honduras
Zachary Uram
March 12, 2018 03:48:30 pm

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) released a report Monday detailing human rights violations in the aftermath of the 2017 Honduran presidential election The report documents violence committed by the government...

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News ECJ rules against arbitration clauses in bilateral investment treaties between EU Member States
ECJ rules against arbitration clauses in bilateral investment treaties between EU Member States
Zachary Uram
March 6, 2018 12:56:22 pm

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Tuesday ruled that the arbitration provisions of a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) between Czechoslovakia and the Netherlands was precluded by the terms of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union...

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News Brazil supreme court upholds changes to laws protecting Amazon rainforest
Brazil supreme court upholds changes to laws protecting Amazon rainforest
Zachary Uram
March 2, 2018 08:06:19 am

Brazil's Supreme Federal Tribunal (STF) on Wednesday upheld the 2012 changes to the Brazilian Floral Code that reduced protection for rainforests in Brazil. The 2012 changes included granting amnesty...

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News ACLU challenges policy separating children from asylum-seeking parents
ACLU challenges policy separating children from asylum-seeking parents
Zachary Uram
February 26, 2018 02:50:17 pm

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the Southern District of California on Monday challenging the Trump administration's policy of separating asylum-seeking immigrant parents from their children. The...

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