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    Jurist HRW calls WHO pandemic treaty a landmark but “flawed” step, urges human rights-based implementation

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Friday that the new World Health Organization (WHO) pandemic treaty is a landmark effort, but is flawed and inadequate in its implementation mechanisms and effectiveness to combat inequalities between countries. In its statement, HRW noted that the treaty...
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    Jurist Italy constitutional court affirms parental rights of same-sex mothers

    On May 22, 2025, Italy’s Constitutional Court ruled that both members of a same-sex female couple can be recognised as legal parents of a child born in Italy through medically assisted reproduction conducted abroad. The Court held in its Sentenza n. 68/2025 that Article 8 of Law No. 40/2004 is...
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    Jurist UN sounds alarm on Guatemala judiciary and rule of law

    UN Special Rapporteur Margaret Satterthwaite on Friday stated that Guatemala’s legal system is at a turning point, stressing that the country’s democratic future depends on whether upcoming judicial appointments are handled with transparency and whether criminal law is applied fairly and without...
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    Jurist Ethiopia urged to consider medical staff’s strike demands and release detained professionals

    Amnesty International on Friday called upon Ethiopian authorities to negotiate with striking medical professionals and release those detained for peaceful protests, urging the country to protect the right to access healthcare. The rights group condemned the detention of healthcare professionals...
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    Jurist UN raises red flag over worsening security and rights conditions in South Sudan

    UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk expressed deep concern on Friday over the escalating hostilities in South Sudan since February, warning that the hostilities could further worsen the country’s severe humanitarian crisis. In recent weeks, fighting between the South Sudan...
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    Jurist Rights group urges US to reconsider asylum claims of 200 migrants expelled to Costa Rica

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday urged the US to offer to return and hear the asylum claims of approximately 200 third-country nationals, including children, who were expelled to Costa Rica in February without due process. The rights group also urged Costa Rica to refuse future transfers...
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    Jurist DRC urged to cease support of army-backed militias in South Kivu

    Army-backed militias, collectively known as the “Wazalendo,” committed widespread human rights abuses against civilians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday. HRW accused the Congolese military (FARDC) of collaborating with the militias...
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    Jurist Rights group urges Georgia to stop gender-based violence against women protesters

    Amnesty International reported on Friday that women participating in protests against the government in Georgia have been subjected to intimidation, harassment, and gender-based physical and psychological violence by state authorities. In addition to searches of detained protestors, the rights...
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    Jurist UK signs deal handing sovereignty of Chagos Islands over to Mauritius

    The UK on Thursday signed an agreement to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius and lease back the Diego Garcia military base, critical to the UK and the US, for an average of 101 million pounds per year. Diego Garcia has played a crucial role in ensuring the security of the UK and its...
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    Jurist Central African Republic urged to end prosecution of jailed journalist

    The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) urged the authorities of the Central African Republic on Thursday to drop the charges against detained journalist Landry Ulrich Nguéma Ngokpélé, calling for his immediate release. CPJ Representative for Francophone Africa Moussa Ngom stated: “The...
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