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Human rights organizations urge Cairo to release ‘arbitrarily detained’ Islamic Law scholar

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Imprisoned in Egypt’s notorious Badr 1 prison, Soltan suffers from life-threatening health conditions, the organizations say, including heart and liver diseases, and has reportedly endured tortured and other forms of ill treatment.

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Freedom House report accuses Rwanda of transnational repression

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The report consists of a database of 735 public, direct, physical incidents of transnational repression that happened between January 1, 2014, and December 31, 2021. The report documented the anti-repression policies of nine countries: Canada, Germany, South Africa, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

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Rights groups accuse Tunisia president of harming judicial independence after 57 dismissals

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Saïd Benarbia, Director of the International Commission of Jurists’ Middle East and North Africa Programme, said that “through these arbitrary dismissals, the President is sending a chilling message to the very judges who should safeguard the rule of law and human rights and serve as a check on his abuses of power.”

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High Fashion House Ralph & Russo Bought Out of Administration by Radio Shack, Pier 1 Owner

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What do Pier 1, Radio Shack, Stein Mart, Dress Barn and now Ralph & Russo have in common? ” Presumably not on the obvious list of acquirers: REV, the now-owner of a number of troubled American retail names, such as Pier 1, Stein Mart, and Radio Shack. .” million pounds and a loss of 14.8

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Registration now open: The HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention – Bonn University / HCCH Conference (9 and 10 September 2022)

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Middle East and North Africa (including Gulf Cooperation Council). Prof Dr Wulf-Henning Roth, Director of the Zentrum für Europäisches Wirtschaftsrecht, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Germany. Dr Christophe Bernasconi, Secretary General of the HCCH. . Part I: Cornerstones. Scope of application. Lunch Break. .

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A New Court Open for International Business Soon: The Commercial Court in Cyprus

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The Novel Commercial Court and Admiralty Court in Cyprus New courts geared to dealing with international commercial disputes have been established in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, as has also been reported in earlier blogposts in particular on Europe (see, among others, here and here ).

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Conference on “The HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention: Cornerstones, Prospects, Outlook” – Rescheduled to 9 and 10 June 2023

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Middle East and North Africa (including Gulf Cooperation Council). Prof Dr Wulf-Henning Roth, Director of the Zentrum für Europäisches Wirtschaftsrecht, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Germany. Dr Christophe Bernasconi, Secretary General of the HCCH. Part I: Cornerstones. Scope of application. Lunch Break. Lunch Break.

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