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Activists seek more pressure on Uganda over 'aggravated homosexuality' laws

Activists seek more pressure on Uganda over ‘aggravated homosexuality’ laws

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Gay rights activists are calling for more pressure on the Ugandan government over a law that carries the death penalty ...

Coffee producers worldwide grapple with controversial new environmental laws

Coffee producers worldwide grapple with controversial new environmental laws

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New European Union rules aimed at protecting forests are reordering how the world gets its coffee.Vietnamese coffee farmers, such as ...

Austria offers to compensate about 11,000 victims of anti-gay laws

Austria offers to compensate about 11,000 victims of anti-gay laws

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‘Social death’Under Adolf Hitler’s Nazi rule, Austria as part of the German Third Reich had persecuted homosexuals to death.Despite the ...

Laws should be used judiciously before making arrests: Justice Bhuyan

Laws should be used judiciously before making arrests: Justice Bhuyan

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Hyderabad: Supreme Court judge Justice Ujjal Bhuyan said that the extraordinary powers given under GST law should be used judiciously ...

Rising violence rates against Turkish women spark outcry for stronger laws

Rising violence rates against Turkish women spark outcry for stronger laws

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At least 71 women have been killed in Turkey this year, data shows.A decade ago, Turkey was the first country ...

Supreme Court dismisses PIL challenging three new criminal laws

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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a challenge to the three new criminal laws, Bharatiya Nyaya ...

JNU can't cancel PhD citing non-availability of supervisors: Delhi HC

New criminal justice laws to be rolled out across India from July 1,2024

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NEW DELHI: The newly enacted laws, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya Act ...

Dispel 'myths' surrounding new criminal laws: UGC to univs, HEIs

Dispel ‘myths’ surrounding new criminal laws: UGC to univs, HEIs

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NEW DELHI: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has directed universities and Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) across the country to publicise ...

Malaysian high court strikes down state's Sharia-based laws

Malaysian high court strikes down state’s Sharia-based laws

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Malaysia’s top court on Friday struck down Shariah-based criminal laws in an opposition-run state, saying they encroached on federal authority. ...

Contentious provisions aims at regulating personal laws, declaring live-in relationships

Contentious provisions aims at regulating personal laws, declaring live-in relationships

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The bill also bans polygamy. It is not clear how it deals with current families comprising one man married to ...