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South African athlete Caster Semenya to take battle against World Athletics to European Court of Human Rights
•The legal action comes two years since the World Athletics governing body in 2018 banned Semenya and others with differences of sexual development (DSD) from races between 400 metres and a mile unless they take testosterone-reducing drugs.
Michel Platini formally placed under investigation in Switzerland over $2 million payment from FIFA
•The long-standing allegation was revived two years after Platini said Swiss prosecutors told him he had been cleared of wrongdoing.
Vijay Mallya extradition case: Embattled liquor tycoon to appeal against order in UK High Court today
•Mallya has already lost a UK High Court "leave to appeal" on paper, leading to an oral hearing of his renewal application this week
Aadhaar hearing: Entire Aadhaar project is beyond the stated objectives of Aadhaar Act, argue petitioners
Asheeta Regidi •The issues raised included that the entire Aadhaar project is beyond the Act’s objectives, the excessive data collection under KYR+ and State Resident Data Hubs (SRDHs),
Former UEFA chief Michel Platini appeals FIFA ban in European Court of Human Rights
•Disgraced former France star Michel Platini has appealed against his suspension from football for corruption to the European Court of Human Rights.
European Union raises questions over Russia's presidential election after Alexei Navalny is barred
•The Russian authorities' decision to bar Opposition leader Alexei Navalny from running in next year’s presidential election raises questions about the vote, the European Union’s foreign service said in a statement on Tuesday.
Kremlin says Russian officials should review Alexei Navalny's call for election boycott, see if it's illegal
•Russian officials should review Opposition leader Alexei Navalny's calls for an election boycott to see if they might be breaking the law, the Kremlin said Tuesday, hinting at possible legal repercussions.
Right to Privacy: We take a closer look at employer-employee safeguards in India
Asheetar •Recognition of a fundamental right to privacy and the expected data protection law in India has private companies worried about the implications for them.
Companies must inform their employees if email accounts are being monitored, says European Court
•The court concluded that Barbulescu had not been informed in advance of the extent and nature of his employer’s monitoring.
European Court of Human Rights rules against Russian law on homosexuality
•The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that a Russian law banning the promotion of homosexuality breaches European treaty rules on freedom of expression and is discriminatory against gay people.