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EU to Pressure Spain on Judicial Reform and Anti-Corruption Measures
EU Justice Commissioner Michael McGrath will visit Madrid to discuss Spain's stalled judicial reform and failure to implement 19 anticorruption recommendations, following a 16-month government blockage of a Council of Europe report detailing these shortcomings.
EU to Pressure Spain on Judicial Reform and Anti-Corruption Measures
EU Justice Commissioner Michael McGrath will visit Madrid to discuss Spain's stalled judicial reform and failure to implement 19 anticorruption recommendations, following a 16-month government blockage of a Council of Europe report detailing these shortcomings.
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56% Bias Score
Poland Seeks EU Approval for Judicial Reform to Regain Withheld Funds
Poland's government submitted a judicial reform plan to EU experts to address previous changes that led to EU fines and the withholding of over €320 million in funds; the plan aims to restore judicial independence and regain EU funding ahead of next month's presidential election.
Poland Seeks EU Approval for Judicial Reform to Regain Withheld Funds
Poland's government submitted a judicial reform plan to EU experts to address previous changes that led to EU fines and the withholding of over €320 million in funds; the plan aims to restore judicial independence and regain EU funding ahead of next month's presidential election.
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40% Bias Score
China Funds $80 Million Judicial Complex in Malawi
Malawi and China signed an $80 million agreement to build a state-of-the-art judicial complex in Lilongwe, addressing a long-standing courtroom shortage; construction, including the Supreme Court and High Courts, is expected to be completed by 2028.
China Funds $80 Million Judicial Complex in Malawi
Malawi and China signed an $80 million agreement to build a state-of-the-art judicial complex in Lilongwe, addressing a long-standing courtroom shortage; construction, including the Supreme Court and High Courts, is expected to be completed by 2028.
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48% Bias Score
Turkey's Supreme Court Upholds Sentences in Balyoz Coup Plot Case
Turkey's Supreme Court of Appeals upheld prison sentences for retired generals in the Balyoz coup plot case on March 20th, a decision that impacts the trials of five former Supreme Court judges accused of involvement, who argued that the upheld sentences eliminate their prosecution grounds.
Turkey's Supreme Court Upholds Sentences in Balyoz Coup Plot Case
Turkey's Supreme Court of Appeals upheld prison sentences for retired generals in the Balyoz coup plot case on March 20th, a decision that impacts the trials of five former Supreme Court judges accused of involvement, who argued that the upheld sentences eliminate their prosecution grounds.
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40% Bias Score
Dutch Parliament Halts Expansion of Out-of-Court Penalties
The Dutch Tweede Kamer is temporarily halting the Public Prosecution Service's plan to expand its power to issue penalties without court involvement, despite the OM's argument that it improves efficiency by focusing court resources on more serious crimes. This follows the OM's February 2024 expansio...
Dutch Parliament Halts Expansion of Out-of-Court Penalties
The Dutch Tweede Kamer is temporarily halting the Public Prosecution Service's plan to expand its power to issue penalties without court involvement, despite the OM's argument that it improves efficiency by focusing court resources on more serious crimes. This follows the OM's February 2024 expansio...
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40% Bias Score
Spanish Court Rejects Appeals in Delgado Prosecutor Appointment Case
Spain's Constitutional Court rejected former Attorney General Dolores Delgado's appeals against Supreme Court rulings annulling her appointment as prosecutor due to a conflict of interest involving her partner, though the appointment was later reinstated.
Spanish Court Rejects Appeals in Delgado Prosecutor Appointment Case
Spain's Constitutional Court rejected former Attorney General Dolores Delgado's appeals against Supreme Court rulings annulling her appointment as prosecutor due to a conflict of interest involving her partner, though the appointment was later reinstated.
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44% Bias Score
Mexico's Gender-Based Violence Crisis: A Novel's Depiction and Argentina's Innovative Solution
Cristina Rivera Garza's "El Invencible Verano de Liliana" depicts the bureaucratic obstacles faced by women seeking justice for gender-based violence in Mexico, mirrored by similar challenges across Latin America, contrasting with Córdoba, Argentina's successful "Polo Integral de la Mujer" model, wh...
Mexico's Gender-Based Violence Crisis: A Novel's Depiction and Argentina's Innovative Solution
Cristina Rivera Garza's "El Invencible Verano de Liliana" depicts the bureaucratic obstacles faced by women seeking justice for gender-based violence in Mexico, mirrored by similar challenges across Latin America, contrasting with Córdoba, Argentina's successful "Polo Integral de la Mujer" model, wh...
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28% Bias Score
Navarra Court Upholds Reduced Sentences for La Manada Members
The Navarra High Court of Justice confirmed 14-year prison sentences for two La Manada members, upholding a lower court's reduction based on Spain's "only yes is yes" law, a decision supported by the Supreme Court's previous ruling on a similar case.
Navarra Court Upholds Reduced Sentences for La Manada Members
The Navarra High Court of Justice confirmed 14-year prison sentences for two La Manada members, upholding a lower court's reduction based on Spain's "only yes is yes" law, a decision supported by the Supreme Court's previous ruling on a similar case.
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32% Bias Score
Spanish Prosecutors' Association Opposes Appointment Amidst Conflict of Interest
Spain's largest prosecutors' association opposes the Attorney General's appointment of a new prosecutor for crimes against the administration, citing a conflict of interest due to an ongoing investigation against the Attorney General himself. Six candidates are under consideration for the position, ...
Spanish Prosecutors' Association Opposes Appointment Amidst Conflict of Interest
Spain's largest prosecutors' association opposes the Attorney General's appointment of a new prosecutor for crimes against the administration, citing a conflict of interest due to an ongoing investigation against the Attorney General himself. Six candidates are under consideration for the position, ...
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44% Bias Score
Mexico's Judicial Reform: Systemic Exclusion of Indigenous People
Mexico's judicial reform, intended to improve efficiency and public access, has excluded indigenous people; only six of over 3,000 candidates self-identify as indigenous, despite comprising 19.4% of the population, highlighting systemic discrimination and inequality within the judicial system.
Mexico's Judicial Reform: Systemic Exclusion of Indigenous People
Mexico's judicial reform, intended to improve efficiency and public access, has excluded indigenous people; only six of over 3,000 candidates self-identify as indigenous, despite comprising 19.4% of the population, highlighting systemic discrimination and inequality within the judicial system.
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44% Bias Score
Dutch Parliament Halts Expansion of Prosecution Service's Penalty Power
The Dutch Tweede Kamer is temporarily halting the Public Prosecution Service's plan to expand its power to issue penalties without court involvement, raising concerns about due process despite the OM's argument that it alleviates pressure on the overburdened judicial system and prevents a backlog of...
Dutch Parliament Halts Expansion of Prosecution Service's Penalty Power
The Dutch Tweede Kamer is temporarily halting the Public Prosecution Service's plan to expand its power to issue penalties without court involvement, raising concerns about due process despite the OM's argument that it alleviates pressure on the overburdened judicial system and prevents a backlog of...
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44% Bias Score
Kariv Questioned Over Leak of Confidential Security Briefing"
MK Gilad Kariv is being investigated for allegedly leaking confidential protocols from a June 13, 2023, security briefing to journalist Ben Caspit, who published them in December 2023; a Knesset investigation found Kariv was the only person to view the documents twice, close to the publication date.
Kariv Questioned Over Leak of Confidential Security Briefing"
MK Gilad Kariv is being investigated for allegedly leaking confidential protocols from a June 13, 2023, security briefing to journalist Ben Caspit, who published them in December 2023; a Knesset investigation found Kariv was the only person to view the documents twice, close to the publication date.
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40% Bias Score
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