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France's Nicolas Sarkozy To Wear Electronic Tag After Corruption Ruling
- Wednesday December 18, 2024
- World News | Written by Anushree Jonko
Sarkozy's lawyer, Patrice Spinosi, stated that his client will "evidently" respect the terms of the conviction. However, Spinosi also announced plans to appeal the decision to the European Court of Human Rights within weeks.
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Russia Bans Clooney Foundation, Enlists It As "Undesirable" Organization
- Monday August 19, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Russia's prosecutor general on Monday said it had banned a foundation started by US film star George Clooney and his human rights lawyer wife Amal.
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Keir Starmer's Journey From A Human Rights Lawyer To UK's Next Likely PM
- Wednesday May 29, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The 61-year-old UK Labour leader Keir Starmer is a former human rights lawyer turned state prosecutor. His ruthless ambition and formidable work ethic look are set to propel him to Britain's highest political office.
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Amal Clooney Helped World Court Weigh Gaza War Crimes Evidence
- Tuesday May 21, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Amal Clooney helped the International Criminal Court weigh evidence that led to the decision to seek arrest warrants for top Israeli and Hamas leaders, the human rights lawyer said Monday.
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Indian Man Accused Of US Murder Plot Facing Rights Violations: Lawyer
- Thursday January 11, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Indian national Nikhil Gupta, charged by federal prosecutors in a murder-for-hire plot to kill a Khalistani terrorist on American soil, is being subjected to human rights violations, including extended solitary confinement, while in custody.
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Who Is Keir Starmer? Leader On Track To Become Next UK Prime Minister
- Thursday October 5, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A pragmatic, safe pair of hands or an uninspiring flip-flopper? Labour leader Keir Starmer is a former human rights lawyer currently on track to become Britain's next prime minister.
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Who Is Keir Starmer? UK Leader Who May Replace Rishi Sunak As Next PM
- Thursday October 5, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A pragmatic, safe pair of hands or an uninspiring flip-flopper? Labour leader Keir Starmer is a former human rights lawyer currently on track to become Britain's next prime minister.
- www.ndtv.com
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China Jails 2 Prominent Human Rights Lawyers For Over 10 Years
- Monday April 10, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Two prominent Chinese human rights lawyers, including one who had called for leader Xi Jinping to resign, have been jailed for over a decade, an advocacy group and one of the men's wives said Monday.
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"Human Disco Ball": Woman Running 2,500 Km To Help Refugees And Asylum Seekers
- Wednesday March 8, 2023
- Feature | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
In an effort to raise money to support asylum seekers being held in UK detention facilities, a lady dressed as a large disco ball is running a long marathon.
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Pak Court Dismisses Army's Case Against Lawyer For Comments On Army Chief
- Monday June 20, 2022
- World News | Press Trust of India
A Pakistani court on Monday dismissed a case filed by the Pakistan Armyagainst a prominent lawyer and human rights activist after she allegedly used abusive words against Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa.
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Late Dictator's Son Vs Rights Lawyer: What's At Stake In Philippines Polls
- Friday May 6, 2022
- World News | Reuters
Philippine voters head to the polls on Monday in a presidential election shaping up as a rematch between the son and namesake of the country's late dictator and the human rights lawyer who narrowly beat him in the 2016 vice presidential contest.
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Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Detained For "Inciting State Subversion": Police
- Wednesday January 19, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A human rights lawyer has been detained in China on suspicion of "inciting state subversion", according to an official notice obtained by his wife weeks after he spoke out for a hospitalised teacher.
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Wife Of Activist Barred From Leaving China Dies After 15 Years Apart
- Tuesday January 11, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The wife of a repeatedly detained Chinese human rights lawyer died of cancer on Monday in the United States after her husband's pleas to be allowed to leave China and reunite with her went ignored, rights activists said.
- www.ndtv.com
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Russia Declares Rights Lawyer Who Defended Kremlin Critic's Group "Foreign Agent"
- Tuesday November 9, 2021
- World News | Reuters
A top Russian human rights lawyer who defended the Anti-Corruption Foundation of jailed opposition politician Alexei Navalny was added to the Justice Ministry's list of "foreign agents" on Monday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Kremlin Critic's Lawyer Says He Has Fled Russia Amid Crackdown
- Tuesday September 7, 2021
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A prominent Russian human rights lawyer and Kremlin critic, who represented organisations founded by jailed opposition figure Alexei Navalny, said Tuesday he had fled the country under pressure from the authorities.
- www.ndtv.com
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France's Nicolas Sarkozy To Wear Electronic Tag After Corruption Ruling
- Wednesday December 18, 2024
- World News | Written by Anushree Jonko
Sarkozy's lawyer, Patrice Spinosi, stated that his client will "evidently" respect the terms of the conviction. However, Spinosi also announced plans to appeal the decision to the European Court of Human Rights within weeks.
- www.ndtv.com
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Russia Bans Clooney Foundation, Enlists It As "Undesirable" Organization
- Monday August 19, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Russia's prosecutor general on Monday said it had banned a foundation started by US film star George Clooney and his human rights lawyer wife Amal.
- www.ndtv.com
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Keir Starmer's Journey From A Human Rights Lawyer To UK's Next Likely PM
- Wednesday May 29, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The 61-year-old UK Labour leader Keir Starmer is a former human rights lawyer turned state prosecutor. His ruthless ambition and formidable work ethic look are set to propel him to Britain's highest political office.
- www.ndtv.com
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Amal Clooney Helped World Court Weigh Gaza War Crimes Evidence
- Tuesday May 21, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Amal Clooney helped the International Criminal Court weigh evidence that led to the decision to seek arrest warrants for top Israeli and Hamas leaders, the human rights lawyer said Monday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Indian Man Accused Of US Murder Plot Facing Rights Violations: Lawyer
- Thursday January 11, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Indian national Nikhil Gupta, charged by federal prosecutors in a murder-for-hire plot to kill a Khalistani terrorist on American soil, is being subjected to human rights violations, including extended solitary confinement, while in custody.
- www.ndtv.com
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Who Is Keir Starmer? Leader On Track To Become Next UK Prime Minister
- Thursday October 5, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A pragmatic, safe pair of hands or an uninspiring flip-flopper? Labour leader Keir Starmer is a former human rights lawyer currently on track to become Britain's next prime minister.
- www.ndtv.com
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Who Is Keir Starmer? UK Leader Who May Replace Rishi Sunak As Next PM
- Thursday October 5, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A pragmatic, safe pair of hands or an uninspiring flip-flopper? Labour leader Keir Starmer is a former human rights lawyer currently on track to become Britain's next prime minister.
- www.ndtv.com
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China Jails 2 Prominent Human Rights Lawyers For Over 10 Years
- Monday April 10, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Two prominent Chinese human rights lawyers, including one who had called for leader Xi Jinping to resign, have been jailed for over a decade, an advocacy group and one of the men's wives said Monday.
- www.ndtv.com
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"Human Disco Ball": Woman Running 2,500 Km To Help Refugees And Asylum Seekers
- Wednesday March 8, 2023
- Feature | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
In an effort to raise money to support asylum seekers being held in UK detention facilities, a lady dressed as a large disco ball is running a long marathon.
- www.ndtv.com
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Pak Court Dismisses Army's Case Against Lawyer For Comments On Army Chief
- Monday June 20, 2022
- World News | Press Trust of India
A Pakistani court on Monday dismissed a case filed by the Pakistan Armyagainst a prominent lawyer and human rights activist after she allegedly used abusive words against Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa.
- www.ndtv.com
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Late Dictator's Son Vs Rights Lawyer: What's At Stake In Philippines Polls
- Friday May 6, 2022
- World News | Reuters
Philippine voters head to the polls on Monday in a presidential election shaping up as a rematch between the son and namesake of the country's late dictator and the human rights lawyer who narrowly beat him in the 2016 vice presidential contest.
- www.ndtv.com
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Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Detained For "Inciting State Subversion": Police
- Wednesday January 19, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A human rights lawyer has been detained in China on suspicion of "inciting state subversion", according to an official notice obtained by his wife weeks after he spoke out for a hospitalised teacher.
- www.ndtv.com
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Wife Of Activist Barred From Leaving China Dies After 15 Years Apart
- Tuesday January 11, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The wife of a repeatedly detained Chinese human rights lawyer died of cancer on Monday in the United States after her husband's pleas to be allowed to leave China and reunite with her went ignored, rights activists said.
- www.ndtv.com
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Russia Declares Rights Lawyer Who Defended Kremlin Critic's Group "Foreign Agent"
- Tuesday November 9, 2021
- World News | Reuters
A top Russian human rights lawyer who defended the Anti-Corruption Foundation of jailed opposition politician Alexei Navalny was added to the Justice Ministry's list of "foreign agents" on Monday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Kremlin Critic's Lawyer Says He Has Fled Russia Amid Crackdown
- Tuesday September 7, 2021
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A prominent Russian human rights lawyer and Kremlin critic, who represented organisations founded by jailed opposition figure Alexei Navalny, said Tuesday he had fled the country under pressure from the authorities.
- www.ndtv.com