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    Jurist UN top court sides with Equatorial Guinea in island dispute with Gabon

    The International Court of Justice (ICJ) sided with Equatorial Guinea on Monday in a decades-long maritime boundary dispute with Gabon concerning three islands and their potentially oil-rich waters. The ICJ ruled that Equatorial Guinea has sovereignty over the islands and the surrounding waters...
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    Jurist Rights group expresses concern over escalating US violence in Yemen

    Amnesty International on Monday called for an investigation into the US air strike on a migrant detention centre in Sa’da, Yemen, on April 28, that killed and injured dozens of migrants. This follows reports of escalating US air strikes in Yemen that have resulted in a high number of civilian...
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    Jurist European Rights Court rules Germany violated freedom of assembly by convicting protester wearing plastic visor

    The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday that Germany violated the right to freedom of assembly of a protester who was convicted for wearing a self-made plastic visor during a demonstration in 2015. It found that the national instances had not weighed up his freedom of...
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    Jurist UN expert urges world leaders to prioritize human rights during upcoming UN Ocean Conference

    The UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment, Astrid Puentes Riaño, urged world leaders on Tuesday to incorporate human rights in ocean governance ahead of the third UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3). In her statement, Riaño emphasized that human...
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    Jurist Human rights experts raise concerns over Australia youth justice systems

    Independent human rights experts on Monday urged lawmakers in the Australian state of Queensland to vote against a bill proposing the introduction of additional criminal offences, imposing adult sentences on youth offenders. UN Special Rapporteur on torture, Alice Jill Edwards and Special...
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    Jurist France Senate report alleges coverup of Nestlé illegal water treatment

    A report from the Senate of France released on Monday alleges that the French cabinet covered up the use of illegal mineral water treatment methods for mineral water by Nestlé, misleading the public. EU law imposes strict limits on the water treatment methods that can be used for water products...
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    Jurist Lithuania takes Belarus to ICJ over migrant crisis

    Lithuania filed a case against Belarus at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday, seeking damages in relation to the alleged large-scale smuggling of irregular migrants into Lithuania by the Lukashenko regime. The case revolves around alleged breaches by Belarus of its obligations...
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    Jurist UN denounces Maldives government dismissal of Supreme Court justices

    The UN expressed criticism of the Maldives Parliament’s dismissal of two judges from the Supreme Court on Monday, claiming that the government’s recent anti-corruption investigations targeted at Supreme Court judges threaten the independence of the judiciary. The UN cited the timing of the...
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    Jurist Russia labels Amnesty International as ‘undesirable’

    The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office categorized Amnesty International as an ‘undesirable’ organization on Monday. The Prosecutor General’s Office released a statement claiming that Amnesty International Limited is central to global Russophobic projects. Russia also argues that this...
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    Jurist Press freedom group condemns censorship of Pakistan journalist Ahmad Noorani

    The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) urged Pakistani authorities on Friday to restore domestic access to the YouTube channel of the exiled investigative journalist Ahmad Noorani, following the journalist’s recent criticism of the Pakistani army and continued journalistic activism. CJP’s...
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