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Iceland Wants to Ban Circumcision

From BBC News: The draft law would impose a six-year prison term on anyone guilty of "removing part or all of the [child's] sexual organs", arguing the practice violates the child's rights. Jewish and Muslim leaders however have called the… … Continue reading

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Iceland ex-PM pleads not guilty to charges over role in banking collapse

[JURIST] Former Icelandic prime minister Geir Haarde [official profile, in Icelandic] pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that he was grossly negligent for failing to stop the nation’s banking collapse during the 2008 financial crisis [JURIST news archive]. Haarde vowed … Continue reading

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Iceland commission recommends charges against ex-PM over financial crisis

[JURIST] An Icelandic parliamentary commission on Saturday recommended that the country’s former prime minister and three other former governmental ministers be tried for negligence for their roles in the country’s 2008 financial crisis. The nine-member Special Investigation Committee (SIC) published … Continue reading

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