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[JURIST] Judge Simeon Lake of the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas [official website] on Friday reduced [DOJ press release] the prison sentence of former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling [JURIST news archives] from more than 24 years in prison to 14 years. As a term of the deal reached between Skilling and the government, more than $40 million of Skilling's fortune, which has been frozen since his conviction in 2006, will be distributed to victims of Enron's... [more].
Posted by Blake Lynch on Jun 23, 2013 04:07 pm
Russia parliament approves Internet piracy bill
[JURIST] A new anti-piracy bill allowing for websites to be blocked by Internet service providers (ISPs) upon copyright infringement claims passed through its final two readings in Russia's State Duma [official website, in Russian] on Friday. Under the terms of the new bill [Itar-Tass report], failure to remove site content suspected of infringement within 72 hours would result in the entire site being blocked by ISPs pending the outcome of a court hearing by the Moscow City Court [official website].... [more].
Posted by Blake Lynch on Jun 23, 2013 03:05 pm
UN calls for improved human rights in Sudan
[JURIST] UN Independent Expert on human rights in Sudan [official website], Mashood Adebayo Baderin, said Friday after his third visit to Sudan [BBC backgrounder] that the human rights situation in the country has undergone positive improvements, but expressed his concern about the ongoing hostilities [press release] in Darfur, Blue Nile and South Kordofan States. Baderin acknowledged the significant improvement in access to humanitarian aid in government-controlled areas. However, the expert noted that the rebel-controlled areas "continue to deteriorate as a... [more].
Posted by Addison Morris on Jun 23, 2013 02:42 pm
HRW calls for judicial reform in Morocco
[JURIST] Moroccan courts are relying too heavily on coerced confessions and delaying trial proceedings, Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy website] reported [text, PDF] Friday, calling for reform of the country's judicial system. The 131-page report, entitled "Just Sign Here: Unfair Trials Based on Confessions to the Police in Morocco," examines numerous cases in which the judicial system violated due process by allowing confessions into evidence amid defendants' claims that such confessions were obtained through police abuse. Additionally, the report discusses... [more].
Posted by Addison Morris on Jun 23, 2013 02:02 pm
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