JURIST

JULY 8, 2021

The Cowessess First Nation became the first Canadian Indigenous community on Tuesday to sign an agreement with the Canadian and Saskatchewan governments under Canada’s landmark Bill C-92 passed in 2019. The subsequent legislation empowered Indigenous communities to reclaim jurisdiction based on their own history, culture and laws.

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JURIST

APRIL 28, 2022

They also conducted interviews with City of Minneapolis staff, including current and former elected officials, as well as asked over 2,200 community members about their interactions with MPD officers. MDHR is gathering information from community members and other stakeholders for ideas about what should be included in the decree.

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APRIL 6, 2024

Four highlights from this week : Cyber Safety Review Board: Microsoft security culture; DA says he shut down 21 sites stealing millions through crypto scams 'inadequate'; CISA Publishes New Webpage Dedicated to Providing Resources for High-Risk Communities; and Does wiretap law apply to cookies on hospital websites?

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JURIST

MARCH 22, 2023

The Department of Health stated it would be easier to wait until the strategic report was finished and that “it will be more efficient to incorporate a new component focusing on Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander populations, informed by culturally appropriate resources, than to create an entirely new effort.”

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Police in the German city of Stuttgart stated on Sunday that they had arrested a total of 228 rioters following unrest near an Eritrean cultural festival the previous afternoon. The cultural festival was organized by an Eritrean cultural association. All those arrested have Eritrean citizenship or are of Eritrean descent.

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MAY 31, 2023

Every day, we work together to advance the communities we care about. At ALPS, that means we’re thoughtful in our charitable giving of elevating children in our local communities.

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JURIST

JUNE 2, 2023

Notably, Section 28 provides for exceptions in cases involving killing of an animal in the manner required by the religion of any community. In paragraph 43 of the said judgement the Apex Court observed that “Jallikattu and Bullock cart races, the manner in which they are conducted, have no support of Tamil tradition or culture”.

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JURIST

JANUARY 27, 2024

Diakonie Germany President Rüdiger Schuch stated that the organization is determined to examine the entire practice and culture of work in our association, in Diakonie Germany facilities and services—and, where necessary, to make profound changes.

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JUNE 27, 2023

Cases of extreme violence include a May 2022 arson attack on the cemetery of the Cologne synagogue community in Cologne, Germany and the December 2022 smashing of the window of a synagogue in Ermreuth, Germany.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 25, 2023

The OIF is an institution among French-speaking countries with the aim to promote political, educational, economic and cultural cooperation, which currently has 88 members. In its statement, the CNSP called for the decolonization of African people and the establishment of “Pan-Africanism” in the Sahel region.

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ABA Journal

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The humanities encompass domains such as music, art, literature, culture, religion, languages, philosophy, history and law. Each represents rich opportunities for individuals and communities to…

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JURIST

APRIL 20, 2023

Mana Taiao Tairāwhiti has stated that extensive deforestation, poor forestry practices and climate change have harmed the east coast of New Zealand’s north island, which is home to many Māori indigenous communities. Forestry jobs are mainly in rural and isolated communities that are reliant on the industry. billion to fix.

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JURIST

MAY 26, 2021

The High Court of Uganda at Mbale will hear a case on Wednesday brought by citizens against the federal government, alleging the government failed to uphold its human rights obligations to protect threatened communities from the effects of climate change. The plan, however, is poorly managed.

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JUNE 6, 2022

Members of New Yorkers for Culture & Arts say that cultural programming can help communities heal and improve public safety. Hospital Audiences/HAI, defunded in 2018, would once run arts and culture programming at shelters and other public health facilities before it disbanded.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

The judges ruled against the argument that the territory of indigenous peoples can only be demarcated if there is evidence of the requesting community’s existence as of the promulgation date of the Federal Constitution, i.e., October 5, 1988. She emphasized that everyone, not just indigenous peoples, should celebrate it.

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JURIST

AUGUST 1, 2021

The Canadian federal government reached a nearly $8 billion agreement Friday with First Nation leaders to settle a lawsuit over the lack of access to clean drinking water in their communities. The agreement includes $1.5 and] provides First Nations with compensation for hardships that we should not have had to experience.”

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JURIST

JUNE 24, 2021

” “The assimilationist policies of the past are contrary to the doctrine of trust responsibility, under which the Federal Government must promote Tribal self-governance and cultural integrity,” she wrote. .”

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JURIST

JUNE 30, 2022

Ahmad Doli Kurnia Tandjung, Chair of the Commission of the Council, stated that: The purpose of the division of Papua is to accelerate equitable development, accelerate the improvement of public services, accelerate the welfare of the community and raise the dignity of the indigenous Papuan people.

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JURIST

MARCH 22, 2021

These displacements have disproportionately affected individuals of Columbian Pacific ethnic communities because of the areas in which the fighting is taking place. OHCHR representative Juliette de Rivero said that the violence is “destroying the culture and social fabric of the black and indigenous communities who live in the region.”

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JURIST

OCTOBER 15, 2021

The United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) held Tuesday that Paraguay had violated the indigenous community’s rights and sense of “home” by not taking any measures to prevent and control the toxic contamination of traditional lands due to the intensive use of pesticides by nearby commercial farms.

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AUGUST 1, 2023

We are not interfering in anybody’s cultural settings, if you are using your wizardly or witchcraft for positive development, go ahead and do it. I’m confident that he will sign it immediately into law. What we are saying is that you cannot accuse somebody of witchcraft, if you do, that’s criminal and so the law will take its cause.

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JURIST

APRIL 11, 2024

HRW and Amnesty were joined by the Community House for Solidarity Development (MCDS); Pazapas; and Equality, Anti-discrimination, Interdisciplinary Justice Network (Reaji) in calling upon the CERD to address instances of racial profiling and deep-seated bigotry within the French police.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The UN Human Rights Committee Thursday reported that Australia has failed to adequately protect the indigenous Torres Islanders against the impacts of climate change and have consequently violated the Islanders’ rights to enjoy their culture and be free from arbitrary interferences with their private life.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

” Al Mahdi is the first person to be convicted by the ICC solely for cultural crimes. Instead, the Chamber stated, the monuments were targeted for their significance in Timbuktu’s cultural heritage. million euros in reparations for the community of Timbuktu.

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JURIST

MAY 22, 2021

Legault wrote in the letter: “French is at the very foundation of our identity and our culture. Legault assured Trudeau the bill respects the rights of Quebec’s English-speaking community. The letter noted that Quebec has the power to unilaterally amend the Canadian Constitution to assert that French is its official language.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

APRIL 19, 2024

Faced with an escalating climate emergency, the global community is increasingly turning to international courts and tribunals for guidance on addressing the multifaceted challenges posed by climate change. The submissions underscores the necessity for tailored obligations to address the specific needs of these groups.

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JURIST

MARCH 13, 2021

Scotland lawmakers proposed a bill Friday that would incorporate four United Nations (UN) human rights treaties into Scottish law, which would offer children greater human rights protections in domestic courts.

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JURIST

MARCH 30, 2023

Nearly three years ago, on April 18 and 19, 2020, gunman Gabriel Wortman killed 22 people in various communities around northwest Nova Scotia. One says that the RCMP must be transparent about its management operations and steps taken to address “unhealthy” aspects of its culture.

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JURIST

JULY 23, 2022

These “schools” were established in the mid-1870s as part of a nationwide effort to assimilate Indigenous people into the dominant culture at the time, being largely English-speaking and signifcantly Catholic. Although it is not all of the events that require paid tickets, this does remain a concern.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The rights group joined Alhaji Lai Muhammed, the country’s minister of information and culture, as a respondent in the lawsuit. The Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States is scheduled to decide this week whether to go ahead and make a ruling on this issue.

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JURIST

MARCH 22, 2024

” He said he had instructed emergency personnel to provide all possible assistance and had opted to cancel all sporting, cultural, and other public events in Moscow this weekend. Through his Telegram account, Moscow City Mayor Sergey Sobyanin wrote : “A terrible tragedy occurred today in Crocus City shopping center.”

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JURIST

APRIL 24, 2021

The DOJ says they plan to communicate with local community groups and Minneapolis residents about their experiences with MPD. .” They plan to look at the internal accountability policies the department has, such as the process for filing complaints, investigation and discipline.

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JURIST

MAY 24, 2021

New Zealand is rolling out a community-focused justice model in its District Courts, one of four major courts in the mainstream hierarchy, according to a statement from the Chief District Court Judge Heemi Taumaunu published Sunday. The model is known as the Te Ao M?rama rama model, meaning “the enlightened world.”

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

The National Commission for Scheduled Castes is a constitutional body in India aimed at safeguarding the interests of Scheduled Castes and Anglo-Indian communities. Established to prevent exploitation and promote social, educational, economic and cultural well-being, it operates under Article 338 of the Indian Constitution.

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JURIST

MAY 16, 2023

Nine organizations reported UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman to the Bar Standards Board (BSB) on last Thursday regarding her use of language when speaking about the British Pakistani community and asylum seekers during an April televised interview.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

The Act also strengthens consultation and consent-based decision-making with indigenous communities regarding adoption placements for indigenous children and youth. Four indigenous governments are already engaged in discussions with the provincial and federal governments to exercise their jurisdiction and more are preparing to do the same.

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JURIST

AUGUST 2, 2021

” They were discriminatory, they involved heavy racial profiling, and they made “[w]hole communities felt targeted and [terrorized].” The impact of the Dawn Raids on Pacific communities has included deep cultural trauma which has continued over the decades. She acknowledged they “went well beyond that.”

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