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Mexico's Unprecedented Judicial Elections: A Controversial Process
Mexico holds historic elections this Sunday to elect 2,681 judges nationwide, a process complicated by multiple ballots, unknown candidates, and opposition calls for abstention due to concerns about the reform's partisan nature and inclusion of controversial candidates.
Mexico's Unprecedented Judicial Elections: A Controversial Process
Mexico holds historic elections this Sunday to elect 2,681 judges nationwide, a process complicated by multiple ballots, unknown candidates, and opposition calls for abstention due to concerns about the reform's partisan nature and inclusion of controversial candidates.
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64% Bias Score
Mexico Holds Historic First Judicial Elections
Mexico held its first-ever judicial elections on June 1st, 2024, with citizens voting for 881 federal and approximately 1,800 local judicial positions across 19 states, marking a significant shift in the country's judicial system.
Mexico Holds Historic First Judicial Elections
Mexico held its first-ever judicial elections on June 1st, 2024, with citizens voting for 881 federal and approximately 1,800 local judicial positions across 19 states, marking a significant shift in the country's judicial system.
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24% Bias Score
Turkey to Release up to 50,000 Prisoners
Turkey is considering a new bill that would release up to 50,000 prisoners with less than three years left on their sentences before the upcoming holiday; prison observation boards will determine eligibility, excluding those with poor conduct records.
Turkey to Release up to 50,000 Prisoners
Turkey is considering a new bill that would release up to 50,000 prisoners with less than three years left on their sentences before the upcoming holiday; prison observation boards will determine eligibility, excluding those with poor conduct records.
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52% Bias Score
Turkey's New Judicial Package: Potential for Widespread Prisoner Releases
Turkey's parliament will soon receive a 10-point judicial package, including a new enforcement regulation potentially impacting 40,000-60,000 prisoners, addressing issues like impunity and the treatment of ill prisoners, and reforming articles 220 and 314 of the Turkish Penal Code, if parties agree ...
Turkey's New Judicial Package: Potential for Widespread Prisoner Releases
Turkey's parliament will soon receive a 10-point judicial package, including a new enforcement regulation potentially impacting 40,000-60,000 prisoners, addressing issues like impunity and the treatment of ill prisoners, and reforming articles 220 and 314 of the Turkish Penal Code, if parties agree ...
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40% Bias Score
UK Government's Plan to Scrap Short Prison Sentences Sparks Crime Wave Warnings
The UK government's plan to scrap prison sentences under one year to tackle prison overcrowding has sparked warnings from MPs of a potential crime wave involving increased shoplifting and burglaries; the reforms, part of a government-commissioned review, could see criminals serving community sentenc...
UK Government's Plan to Scrap Short Prison Sentences Sparks Crime Wave Warnings
The UK government's plan to scrap prison sentences under one year to tackle prison overcrowding has sparked warnings from MPs of a potential crime wave involving increased shoplifting and burglaries; the reforms, part of a government-commissioned review, could see criminals serving community sentenc...
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60% Bias Score
Menendez Brothers Resentenced; Parole Eligibility After 3 Decades
Erik and Lyle Menendez, convicted of killing their parents in 1989, received a resentencing of 50 years to life in prison, making them eligible for parole after serving more than three decades, due to new evidence supporting their claims of childhood abuse and subsequent rehabilitation efforts.
Menendez Brothers Resentenced; Parole Eligibility After 3 Decades
Erik and Lyle Menendez, convicted of killing their parents in 1989, received a resentencing of 50 years to life in prison, making them eligible for parole after serving more than three decades, due to new evidence supporting their claims of childhood abuse and subsequent rehabilitation efforts.
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44% Bias Score
Mexico's Judicial Election: El Chapo's Lawyer Runs for Judge
In Mexico's unprecedented election of its entire judiciary, Silvia Delgado, El Chapo Guzmán's former lawyer, is running for judge, sparking debate about conflicts of interest and the politicization of the judicial system.
Mexico's Judicial Election: El Chapo's Lawyer Runs for Judge
In Mexico's unprecedented election of its entire judiciary, Silvia Delgado, El Chapo Guzmán's former lawyer, is running for judge, sparking debate about conflicts of interest and the politicization of the judicial system.
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60% Bias Score
Turkey's 10th Judicial Package: Covid Release Omitted, Parole Reforms Introduced
Turkey's 10th Judicial Package, presented to parliament, excludes a Covid-19 release provision that would have freed 40,000 prisoners, but includes changes to parole eligibility, aiming for a standardized one-half sentence reduction for all crimes, subject to stricter conditional release criteria ma...
Turkey's 10th Judicial Package: Covid Release Omitted, Parole Reforms Introduced
Turkey's 10th Judicial Package, presented to parliament, excludes a Covid-19 release provision that would have freed 40,000 prisoners, but includes changes to parole eligibility, aiming for a standardized one-half sentence reduction for all crimes, subject to stricter conditional release criteria ma...
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56% Bias Score
Arévalo Vows to Fight Corruption Despite Guatemalan Opposition
Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo, despite facing significant opposition from the Attorney General's Office and the judiciary, committed to fighting corruption and impunity, aiming to appoint a new Attorney General by next year.
Arévalo Vows to Fight Corruption Despite Guatemalan Opposition
Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo, despite facing significant opposition from the Attorney General's Office and the judiciary, committed to fighting corruption and impunity, aiming to appoint a new Attorney General by next year.
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44% Bias Score
Israel Bill to Place Police Investigations Under Justice Minister Sparks Concern
A proposed Israeli law would shift control of the Police Investigations Department (PID) to the Justice Minister, sparking concerns about political influence over investigations of police officers and attorneys, despite claims it addresses existing conflicts of interest.
Israel Bill to Place Police Investigations Under Justice Minister Sparks Concern
A proposed Israeli law would shift control of the Police Investigations Department (PID) to the Justice Minister, sparking concerns about political influence over investigations of police officers and attorneys, despite claims it addresses existing conflicts of interest.
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48% Bias Score
Poland's Election: A Referendum on Judicial Reform
Poland's upcoming presidential election pits judicial reform against the status quo, following numerous lawsuits against the previous PiS government, involving allegations of corruption, misuse of funds, and espionage.
Poland's Election: A Referendum on Judicial Reform
Poland's upcoming presidential election pits judicial reform against the status quo, following numerous lawsuits against the previous PiS government, involving allegations of corruption, misuse of funds, and espionage.
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48% Bias Score
False Accusation Leads to 22-Year Wrongful Imprisonment, Sparking Justice Reform Effort
In 1999, Bobby Gumpright's false accusation of armed robbery led to Jermaine Hudson's wrongful conviction by a split jury in Louisiana; after 22 years in prison, Hudson was released, and both men now advocate for legislation to overturn similar cases.
False Accusation Leads to 22-Year Wrongful Imprisonment, Sparking Justice Reform Effort
In 1999, Bobby Gumpright's false accusation of armed robbery led to Jermaine Hudson's wrongful conviction by a split jury in Louisiana; after 22 years in prison, Hudson was released, and both men now advocate for legislation to overturn similar cases.
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4% Bias Score
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