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    Jurist Top UN official advocates reparations for enslavement of Africans

    On Tuesday, Volker Türk, the UN high commissioner for human rights, spoke at the fifth session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, where he described reparations as “key to dismantling systemic racism.” Türk called for member states to adopt and enforce anti-racism law...
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    Jurist UN experts condemn South Africa activist murder

    A group of UN independent experts on Wednesday denounced the assassination of human rights advocate Zweli “Khabazela” Mkhize and urged South Africa to hold perpetrators accountable. The experts, referred to as the Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council, stated: Civil society...
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    Jurist UN demands justice for Epstein trafficking victims

    UN experts on Thursday insisted on accountability for trafficking allegations contained in the Epstein files, warning that disclosures emerging from the documents indicate that the systemic trafficking continues. UN experts Siobhán Mullally, Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons...
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    Jurist Italy suspends defense cooperation with Israel amid Middle East conflict, global tension

    Amnesty International stated on Wednesday that the Italian government suspended their decades long defense agreement with Israel, stemming from growing opposition of the use of Israeli military force in the Middle East. Italy’s decision marks a departure from the right-wing government’s...
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    Jurist Rights group backs those affected by contaminated Zambia mining site

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a statement on Wednesday in support of a group in Zambia that has called for the African Union to take steps to clean up a mine site that has caused child led-poisoning. Complainants included the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa, Zambian...
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    Jurist Singapore prepares to execute man for cannabis offense

    Singaporean authorities are scheduled on Thursday to execute a man convicted of importing just over a kilogram of cannabis across the country’s border in a case that has drawn urgent condemnation from human rights organizations, the European Union, and a growing chorus of international...
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    Jurist UN experts warn French antisemitism bill threatens free speech

    UN experts warned Tuesday that proposed French legislation to target antisemitism, nicknamed the PPL Yadan Bill, could jeopardize freedom of expression. The experts stated that “[c]riminal law should not suppress different views about current or past events, however inaccurate, unpopular, or...
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    Jurist Five police officers arrested in connection with fatal Haiti heritage site stampede

    Haitian National Police on Monday announced the arrest of five people and two employees of the Institute for the Safeguarding of National Heritage (ISPAN) involved in a stampede at the Citadelle Laferrière. The incident at the mountaintop heritage site was reportedly a result of “severe...
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    Jurist Former Brazil intelligence chief arrested in US

    The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained Brazil’s former intelligence chief Alexandre Ramagem on Monday, according to a Brazilian senator, after he fled Brazil to avoid a 16-year prison sentence for his role in an alleged coup attempt. ICE confirmed Ramagem’s detention through...
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    Jurist International rights group calls for impartial application of new Venezuela amnesty law

    Amnesty International on Monday urged Venezuelan authorities to ensure that a newly enacted amnesty law is employed justly and impartially, following reports of its arbitrary application. The rights group expressed concerns that Venezuelan courts have selectively applied the law, which grants...
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    Jurist Top UN aid official warns Sudan crisis is being ‘abandoned’

    UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan, Denise Brown, warned on Sunday that the crisis in Sudan being “abandoned.” The global rollback of humanitarian assistance, as well as the proliferation of armed conflict and climate disasters, have squeezed humanitarian organizations to the brink, and the...
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    Jurist Peru extends presidential election after ballot delivery failures leave thousands unable to vote

    Peru’s National Office of Electoral Process (ONPE) extended presidential and congressional elections into a second day Monday after a private contractor failed to deliver ballots to dozens of polling stations across Lima, preventing more than 52,000 citizens from voting on time. The Jurado...
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    Jurist Group warns strikes on Iran oil depots may cause long-term environmental harm

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday reported that Israeli strikes on four Iranian oil depots put the health of civilians and the environment at risk and may constitute war crimes under international humanitarian law. The group warned that the release of toxic pollutants may impose long-term...
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    Jurist Rights group urges new Hungary government to restore rule of law

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged Hungary’s incoming government to take immediate steps to restore fundamental rights and dismantle laws and institutions used to suppress dissent, following opposition leader Péter Magyar’s landslide victory in Sunday’s parliamentary elections that is set...
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    Jurist UK police arrest over 500 during Palestine Action protest

    The UK Metropolitan Police on Saturday arrested 523 people for supporting Palestine Action, a proscribed organisation. Those arrested ranged in age from 18 to 87 years old. Hundreds of people gathered in Trafalgar Square on Saturday to peacefully protest the ongoing classification of Palestine...
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