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    Jurist US Supreme Court orders government to disburse $2B foreign aid

    The US Supreme Court, by a 5-4 majority, upheld the temporary restraining order against Trump’s administration on Wednesday. The government must reinstate the frozen foreign assistance fund of approximately $2 billion. Writing for the dissent, Justice Alito described the majority’s decision to...
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    Jurist Hong Kong top court acquits opposition activists national security data request convictions

    The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal unanimously quashed on Thursday the convictions of opposition activists Chow Hang-tung, Tang Ngok-kwan and Tsui Hon-kwong of failing to comply with notice to provide information under Article 43 of the China-imposed National Security Law (NSL). The legal...
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    Jurist Nigeria local government breaks silence on election annulment

    A Nigerian government official on Sunday addressed the Supreme Court’s annulment of local elections, after months of silence, with the view that while he disagreed with the decision, he would respect the court’s ruling. The Supreme Court of Nigeria nullified the local government elections in the...
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    Jurist Serbia opposition lawmakers throw smoke grenades in parliament amid student protests

    Serbia’s opposition lawmakers on Tuesday threw smoke grenades and tear gas inside the National Assembly to support demonstrating students. One legislator suffered a stroke during the chaos and three MP’s were injured, with politicians seen clashing with security on live footage. The opposition...
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    Jurist Human rights group says Israel attacks on healthcare providers in Lebanon must be investigated as war crimes

    Amnesty International called on Wednesday for an investigation into Israeli military attacks on health facilities during the Lebanon war and labeled them as war crimes. Amnesty International’s investigation focused on four Israeli attacks in Beirut between October 3 and 9, 2024, which killed 19...
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    Jurist Human rights group issues report on Russia’s ‘war crimes’ and ‘crimes against humanity’ against Ukrainians

    Amnesty International published a report on Tuesday exposing Russia’s mistreatment of both Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) and civilian captives currently held in detention within Ukraine and Russia. The report determined that Russia’s treatment of detained Ukrainians amounted to war crimes...
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    Jurist UN experts urge Poland to acquit abortion rights activist awaiting retrial

    UN experts on Tuesday urged Poland to acquit Justyna Wydrzyńska, a human rights defender and abortion rights activist previously sentenced to eight months of community service. Advocating for the protection of human rights defenders such as Wydrzyńska, the experts noted the work of individuals...
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    Jurist UN expert urges support for human rights defenders in DRC

    UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders called on Wednesday for support for human rights defenders in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. UN expert Mary Lawlor recognized the deteriorating situation in the DRC. Lawlor claimed, “Human rights defenders in the...
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    Jurist India criticizes UN Human Rights chief for ‘unfounded’ remarks on Kashmir and Manipur

    India on Monday strongly rebuked UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk for his remarks on Kashmir and Manipur, calling them “unfounded and baseless”. The sharp response came after Turk, in his global update at the 58th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, raised concerns...
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    Jurist Ontario Law Commission releases background report on human rights guidelines in AI development

    The Law Commission of Ontario (LSO) and the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) released a background report on the Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA) on the development of AI on Monday. The report serves as a follow-up review of the LSO and OHRC’s initial 2024 HRIA framework which was...
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