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    Jurist Report finds US policy shifts threaten migrant and refugee protection in Costa Rica

    Refugees International and the Women’s Refugee Commission released a joint report on Friday that outlines the severe effects of recent US policy shifts and aid cuts on humanitarian protections for migrants and asylum seekers throughout the region. Identified impacts included the destruction of...
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    Jurist Tanzania expells Kenya human rights lawyer

    A Kenyan human rights lawyer was expelled from Tanzania on Sunday following her attempt to attend the trial of an opposition figure facing treason charges. Martha Karua, a lawyer, former minister of justice, and former presidential candidate of Kenya, was initially detained before being...
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    Jurist HRW calls for immediate release of Chad opposition leader amid crackdown on dissent

    Chadian security forces arrested former Prime Minister and opposition leader Succès Masra at his residence in N’Djamena on Friday. Masra, the head of Chad’s main opposition party, Les Transformateurs (The Transformers), was detained in the early hours of May 16. His arrest follows intercommunal...
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    Jurist Thailand court issues over 17 arrest warrants in connection with fatal Bangkok skyscraper collapse

    A Thai court on Monday issued arrest warrants for 17 individuals, which also included construction executives and engineers, on charges of felony negligence leading to death in relation to the collapse of a thirty-story skyscraper in Bangkok during the March 28th earthquake, according to local...
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    Jurist UN chief raises international alarm over melting of Himalayan glaciers in Nepal

    UN Secretary-General António Guterres sent a video message to the Nepalese government on Friday, warning that the Himalayan glaciers are rapidly melting and urging immediate action. Guterres addressed the issue that despite Nepal producing a negligible amount of emissions in comparison to other...
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    Jurist Peru urged to protect journalists amid “major offensive” against press freedom

    Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Friday warned of a “major offensive” against press freedom in Peru regarding actions by all three branches of government, including legislative reform, judicial harassment, and presidential enactments. RSF said the government’s actions have coincided with the...
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    Jurist UN rights chief condemns Mali law targeting political participation

    UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Friday denounced Mali’s sweeping ban on political parties as a “draconian” violation of basic rights, warning that it could further silence dissent and institutionalize repression. Türk called on the transitional authorities to repeal the...
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    Jurist Niger urged to release journalists detained for reporting on country’s military ties with Russia

    The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Thursday called on Nigerien officials to free three Sahara FM radio journalists who have been detained twice for covering Niger’s intelligence collaboration with Russia. According to CPJ’s Francophone Africa Representative Moussa Ngom, the ongoing...
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    Jurist HRW urges China to release 11th Panchen Lama, calls on ‘concerned parties’ to assert Tibetan rights

    Human Rights Watch on Thursday urged China to free the 11th Panchen Lama, Gendun Choki Nyima, and his parents, who were removed from public view in 1995 and have remained missing ever since. As the 30th anniversary of their disappearance approaches on Saturday, human rights advocates have...
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    Jurist Jordan news ban over reported Gaza aid corruption spurs press freedom concerns

    The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Friday called on Jordanian authorities to reverse a sweeping ban on 12 online news outlets accused of “spreading media poison and attacking Jordan” after they reported that the government profited from humanitarian aid deliveries to Gaza. CPJ’s...
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