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    Jurist UN warns natural disasters may worsen Haiti’s humanitarian crisis

    During a press conference Tuesday, The UN World Food Programme (WFP) raised concerns about the humanitarian situation worsening in Haiti with the coming hurricane season. The WFP said that political instability, violence and food shortages in the country may be escalated by a single storm. WFP...
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    Jurist UN: Nearly 16 million people in Syria need urgent humanitarian health support

    In a press briefing Tuesday, the spokesman for the UN Secretary-General forewarned that Syria’s health system “remains under severe strain,” leaving almost 16 million people in urgent need of humanitarian support amid continued threats posed by explosive remnants of war (ERWs). Stéphane...
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    Jurist Rights organization urges war crimes investigation amid Israel and Yemen airport attacks

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) claimed on Tuesday that both Israeli and Houthi attacks against airports must be investigated as war crimes. The rights organization alleged that the continued attacks between Israel and Yemen against their respective airports can amount to “unlawful indiscriminate or...
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    Jurist ICC appeals judges approve first-ever ‘in absentia’ hearing against Uganda warlord Joseph Kony

    Appeals judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday authorized the tribunal’s landmark in absentia hearing, paving the way for trial proceedings against the fugitive Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony to move forward despite his continued evasion of arrest. Judicial proceedings at...
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    Jurist Rights group urges China to address Tiananmen Massacre after 36 years

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged China on Tuesday to address the Tiananmen Massacre, including halting censorship, allowing commemorations, compensating the victims’ families, and holding the perpetrators accountable. This follows the 36th anniversary of the killing of numerous peaceful...
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    Jurist Libya condemned over suppression of fundamental freedoms

    Libya’s justice sector is cracking down on fundamental freedoms, Human Rights Watch (HRW) announced on Monday in their report “Injustice By Design: Need for Comprehensive Justice Reform in Libya.” HRW stated that the North African country is reluctant to investigate serious human rights...
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    Jurist UN says impeding access to humanitarian aid in Gaza may constitute war crimes

    The UN issued a statement, on Tuesday, expressing strong condemnation of Israeli attacks against civilians attempting to access humanitarian aid, following reports of attacks and deaths around a US run aid distribution site in Gaza. The reported attacks, which have taken place for three...
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    Jurist Russia drone attacks against civilians violate international law, rights group says

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) published a report Tuesday identifying Russian drone attacks on Ukrainian civilians as war crimes and crimes against humanity. Attacks are executed using modified commercial drones. The report compiles information from survivors, witnesses, and videos from Russian...
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    Jurist German court rules turning away asylum seekers at border is illegal

    The Berlin administrative court on Monday ruled that the new government’s policy of rejecting asylum seekers at the border is incompatible with European Union law. In the urgent decision, the court found that the forced return to Poland of three Somalian asylum seekers, two men and one woman...
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    Jurist UN calls on DRC to strengthen national ownership to address the internal displacement crisis

    The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced people, Paula Gaviria, said Monday that the resolution of the internal displacement crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) requires the implementation of government-led strategies and policies that address the...
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