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Death brings calls for US police reform

A group of demonstrators protest outside a police precinct in response to the death of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers, in Memphis, Tennessee on Jan 29, 2023. (PHOTO / AP) Memphis, a city in the US state of Tennessee, disbanded on Saturday the special...
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Estonia’s new coalition government takes office

Estonia's Prime Minister Kaja Kallas addresses media representatives during a press conference at the NATO summit at the Ifema congress centre in Madrid, on June 30, 2022. (GABRIEL BOUYS / AFP) TALLINN - The members of Estonia's new government coalition of the Reform Party, the conservative Isamaa (Fatherland) Party and...
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Foster home to carry out reform after alleged abuses

The Society for the Protection of Children said it will completely reform the management of its foster home after more thirty staff members were arrested over alleged child abuse. The group’s executive committee chair, Robin Hammond, said in a press release published Thursday that the Children’s Residential Home (CRH) will...
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Macron unveils re-election manifesto

France's President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech as he addresses his New Year's wishes to media at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, Jan 11, 2022. (LUDOVIC MARIN / POOL VIA AP) PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron presented on Thursday his program for the presidential elections to be held...
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Public views sought over changes to copyright law

The government has revived a plan to reform copyright law, five years after it was withdrawn amid filibustering in the legislature and opposition from some concern groups. Officials on Wednesday launched a three-month public consultation exercise on the latest proposals. The government said it is time to change the law...
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Bar says it supports legal aid reform in principle

The Bar Association said it supports proposed legal aid reform in principle, but the association also urged the government to make sure it would not violate Article 35 of the Basic Law that guarantees people's right to choose their own lawyers. Under the proposal, legal aid recipients in criminal cases...
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Mandatory reporting system call for abuse cases

2021-04-20 HKT 22:32" title="Law Chi-kwong says work by the Law Reform Commission to tackle child abuse will finish soon. Photo: RTHK"> Law Chi-kwong says work by the Law Reform Commission to tackle child abuse will finish soon. Photo: RTHK Carol Szeto speaks to Jim Gould The jailing of a couple...
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European Union slams proposed electoral reform

2021-03-05 HKT 19:21" title="The EU says proposed Beijing-led reform "would have potentially far-reaching negative consequences" towards Hong Kong's democratic development. Image: Shutterstock"> The EU says proposed Beijing-led reform "would have potentially far-reaching negative consequences" towards Hong Kong's democratic development. Image: Shutterstock The European Union warned China on Friday that it...
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