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I am J’can to the core – Lester

The COVID-19 pandemic has curtailed her regular visits to the land of her birth, but Jennifer Lester remains rooted in her Jamaican heritage which she believes has not only tested but solidified her resilience for hard work. “I am Jamaican to the...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Supreme Court rules in favor of BLM activist DeRay McKesson - TheGrio

The Supreme Court handed a victory to Black Lives Matter activist DeRay McKesson as it struck down a ruling that... View Article The post Supreme Court rules in favor of BLM activist DeRay McKesson appeared first on TheGrio.

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Source: theGrio

Court allows Dlamini-Zuma leave to appeal blanket invalidity of lockdown regulations | News24

Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma will be allowed to appeal the "blanket" declaration of invalidity of the regulations governing the lockdown, but has 10 days in which to amend those which the court found to be irrational.

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Just in: Legal bid to end lockdown thrown out of court

The lockdown court case - raised by the FF Plus - has been dismissed on Wednesday. It heralds an important legal triumph for the government.

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

Access to legal aid ‘woefully inadequate’ in Guyana - Stabroek News

Recognising legal aid as being essential to ensuring access and fair representation within the justice system, a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report has found that most jurisdictions in the Carib-bean have legal aid only for the most serious offences, while noting that the system

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

‘We’re not bound by WHO advice’

JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi yesterday said government would not be swayed by recommendations from World Health Organisation (WHO) to lift a ban on by-elections, insisting the environment was not yet safe to hold polls. BY VENERANDA LANGA Quizzed by opposition legislators over the legality of

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

MPUTHIA: Legal minefields to avoid in your Zoom meeting

Legal minefields to avoid in your Zoom meeting

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Source: Business Daily

Benin Urged to Implement Findings of Working Group On Arbitrary Detention

Press Release - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on Benin's government to implement the conclusions of the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention by overturning journalist Ignace Sossou's conviction and bringing its Digital Law into compliance with Benin's obligations as regards

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Source: allAfrica.com

Uganda: Pastor Rejects Shs182b Award, Wants More Money

A pastor who was last week awarded Shs182 billion through court has rejected the award and petitioned the Court of Appeal, demanding more money in compensation for loss of his business after the cancellation of his permit for sand mining in Lwera, Kalungu

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Source: allAfrica.com

Georgia Man Ahmaud Arbery, Shot and Killed — Jogging While Black

“The decision to rely on the citizen’s arrest statute is really a recent invention, prior to that they just simply said it was self-defense,” Merritt told CNN, adding that the men are trying to use the law to say they were trying to stop

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Source: Dallas Post Tribune – Serving the Black community without fear or favor since 1947.

Chuck urges JPs to read NIDS bill

WESTERN BUREAU: Justice Minister Delroy Chuck wants justices of the peace (JPs) to carefully examine the National Identification and Registration Bill and make their contributions towards ensuring that the rights of citizens are fully protected as...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Judge rules against Florida on felons paying fines to vote | The Atlanta Voice

A Florida law requiring felons to pay legal fees as part of their sentences before regaining the vote is unconstitutional for those unable to pay, or unable to find out how much they owe, a federal judge ruled

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

The white minority finally consented to hold multiracial elections in 1980, and Robert Mugabe won a landslide victory. The country achieved independence on April 17, 1980, under the name Zimbabwe. Mugabe eventually established a one-party socialist state, but by 1990 he had instituted multiparty

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Source: Fact Monster - Black History

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Kenya: Kariobangi Demolition Victims Sue State, Want CSs Fired

[Nation] A section of Kariobangi residents left homeless after demolition of their houses by the government have petitioned a Nairobi court to declare that three Cabinet Secretaries are unfit to serve as public officers for disobeying an order halting the evictions.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Vrede Dairy Farm: LRC welcomes ruling to dismiss Mkhwebane's bid to appeal judgment

The Legal Resources Centre (LRC) has welcomed a ruling by the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA), dismissing Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's application for leave to appeal the scathing Estina Dairy Farm

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Attorney Ben Crump to speak, receive honorary degree at Lincoln University’s 161st commencement

LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, Pa. – Lincoln University President Brenda A. Allen announced today renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Benjamin Crump will speak at the 161st

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Source: New Pittsburgh Courier - Powered by Real Times Media

Nigeria: NDDC Crisis - Senator Threatens to Sue Buhari's Aide, NDDC Spokesperson

A Delta State senator, Peter Nwaoboshi, who was recently accused of contract fraud by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has threatened to sue an aide to President Muhammadu Buhari, demanding a retraction and apology over a social media post he considers

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Source: allAfrica.com

Willard Ransom: Pioneer in Civil Rights Movement in Indianapolis

Willard Ransom chose to follow in his father’s footsteps becoming a pioneer in the civil rights movement in

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Source: Black Then

Two Major Bills Passed The Georgia Legislation That Impact You: HB 838 and SB 402

Considering the hundreds of police officers that have avoided prosecution for killing people in Georgia, lawmakers should instead be working on ways to improve accountability, consistency and fairness in the investigation of wrongdoing in our state, Moreover, police officers and first responders

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Source: The Savannah Tribune

Noel Chambers ‘victimised several times’ – judges

The Jamaican judiciary has accepted that systemic challenges within the court system could have contributed to the tragic death of Noel Chambers, who died in prison five months ago after 40 years without

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Tanzania: AG Faults Queries On Mwambe's MP Status

State lawyers, comprising Principal State Attorneys Vicent Tango, George Mandepo and Alecia Mbuya as well as State Attorney Erign Rumisha, told the High Court panel comprising Judges Issa Maige, Stephen Magoiga and Seif Kulita that the petition is unmaintainable in

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Source: allAfrica.com

Breonna Taylor’s mother says police, law ‘not made to protect’ Black women - The New York Beacon

Breonna Taylor’s family is requesting the grand jury release the transcripts from the court proceedings Breonna Taylor’s family is fighting back against the decision to not charge Louisville police officers with her death. The family attorney is requesting that Kentucky Attorney GeneralDaniel

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Source: The New York Beacon - Arming Black Millennials With Information

Attorney Ben Crump to speak, receive honorary degree at Lincoln University’s 161st commencement | New Pittsburgh Courier

LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, Pa. – Lincoln University President Brenda A. Allen announced today renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Benjamin Crump will speak at the 161st Commencement. The date for the ceremony—postponed from May 3 because of the pandemic— has yet to be announced. “Now more

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Source: New Pittsburgh Courier - Powered by Real Times Media

Zimbabwe: Judiciary Not Captured By the State - Ziyambi

The minister said there were countless court cases the government had lost against private litigants hence the accusations that the judiciary was captured by the State did not hold

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Source: allAfrica.com

Rwanda: Nyarugenge Court to Rule on Surrogacy Case Appeal

[New Times] The Nyarugenge Intermediate Court will on Wednesday, August 12, rule on a surrogacy case that has sparked debates among the public on whether surrogacy is legal in Rwanda.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Portland, Oregon, and Oakland, California sue over federal law enforcement presence for protests – National News – The Black Chronicle

DNY59/iStockBy LUKE BARR, ABC News (WASHINGTON) - Portland, Oregon, and Oakland, California, sued the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security over the use of federal agents and officers…

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Source: The Black Chronicle

Black Man Says He Was Standing His Ground When He Killed Alleged Racist White Teen - Black Enterprise

Defense attorneys say William Marcus Wilson was standing his ground when he fatally shot a white teenage girl who allegedly tried to run him off the road.

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Source: Black Enterprise - The Premier Resource for Black Entrepreneurs and Career, Tech, and Money Content for Black People - Black Ent

Nandlall criticizes Alexis over report saying PPP appeal likely to fail - Stabroek News

Attorney Anil Nandlall today rapped Grenadian Queen’s Counsel, Dr Francis Alexis for remarks attributed to him in today’s Guyana Chronicle that a PPP appeal to the Caribbean Court of Justice over a Guyana Court of Appeal ruling has no “real prospect of

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Rwanda: Journalists to Get Free Legal Services

[New Times] Rwandan journalists and media practitioners are set to have free legal representation when faced with lawsuits concerning their work, according to a deal signed on June 25 between Rwanda Media Commission (RMC) and the Legal Aid Forum (LAF).

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Source: allAfrica.com

Cigarette ban to return? SA government will appeal 'unconstitutional' ruling

This again? It's reported that senior figures in Cabinet will appeal the outlawing of the unpopular cigarette ban, causing concern for millions of smokers.

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

Burundi: CPJ Joins Call for Release of 4 Iwacu Journalists One Year After Arrest in Burundi

[CPJ] The Committee to Protect Journalists joined 64 other press freedom and human rights organizations today in a statement calling for the immediate and unconditional release of four journalists with the independent Burundian outlet Iwacu, who were arrested one year ago.

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Source: allAfrica.com

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