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    Jurist Rights organization urges South Africa to protect civilians from explosive weapons

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged South Africa and other countries on Monday to endorse the political declaration on strengthening the protection of civilians from the humanitarian consequences arising from the use of explosive weapons in populated areas. Crisis, conflict and arms director at HRW...
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    Jurist Human rights advocates urge Türkiye to stop abuse of terrorism charges following end of PKK insurgency

    Human rights Watch (HRW) on Friday urged for imprisoned Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Öcalanlan’s call for an end to the organization’s decades-long insurgency against Türkiye to serve as a catalyst to end the systematic misuse of terrorism charges against government critics in...
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    Jurist UN agency warns that hunger in Sudan refugee camp could spike as aid stops amid growing violence

    The UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday that hunger in Sudan’s Zamzam refugee camp could worsen after the agency temporarily paused food assistance to the camp, citing intense fighting and escalating violence. A spokesperson for WFP stated that the agency had no other choice but to...
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    Jurist Mexico drug lord pleads not guilty in 1985 killing of US drug enforcement agent

    Drug cartel boss Rafael Caro Quintero pleaded not guilty in a Brooklyn court on Friday to charges related to his involvement in the 40-year-old killing of a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent. Caro Quintero was brought to federal court along with 28 other accused cartel members. He is...
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    Jurist Canada top court allows Métis challenge of Saskatchewan mining permits to proceed

    The Supreme Court of Canada allowed the Métis Nation–Saskatchewan’s (MNS) application for judicial review of the Saskatchewan government’s mining permit approvals to proceed. The court ruled that the application, started in 2021, was not an abuse of process because previous proceedings between...
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    Jurist UN experts urge Venezuela to address enforced disappearances amid post-election protests crackdown

    A group of independent UN experts on Friday urged the Venezuelan government to account for victims of enforced disappearance in connection with the country’s presidential election in July 2024 and the subsequent inauguration in January 2025. The Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary...
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    Jurist UN rights chief calls for arms embargo addressing Myanmar humanitarian crisis

    UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk urged Friday on the international community to implement an arms embargo and targeted sanctions on Myanmar. Türk delivered his statement at the 58th session of the UN Human Rights Council, describing the human rights situation in Myanmar as one...
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    Jurist Effect of COVID-19 on Indigenous access to education spurs international concern

    Amnesty International released a report on Friday shedding light on the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the education of Indigenous youth across multiple continents. Drawing on more than 80 interviews and surveys conducted between 2021 and 2023, the organization’s findings...
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    Jurist South Sudan leaders allowing human rights crisis to worsen: UN report

    South Sudan’s political leaders are failing their people by enabling impunity, corruption, and systemic human rights violations, warns the latest report from the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan on Friday. The report highlights persistent patterns of violence, repression, and...
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    Jurist El Salvador criminal law reforms said to violate children’s rights

    Recent criminal law reforms in El Salvador that expand punitive measures against minors violate children’s rights, Amnesty International said Thursday. The amendment, approved February 12, permits adolescents convicted of organized criminal offenses to be transferred to adult prisons, and...
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