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    Jurist South Sudan continues to restrict humanitarian access to opposition-held areas

    Doctors without Borders (MSF) denounced on Monday the blockage on humanitarian access to opposition-held areas imposed by the government of South Sudan, warning of harm afflicting vulnerable populations, including children, pregnant women and patients with chronic or critical conditions. In a...
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    Jurist Rights group raises concerns over Eswatini Education Minister’s comments on LGBTI students

    Amnesty International has warned that recent remarks by Eswatini’s education minister opposing LGBTI inclusion in schools risk encouraging discrimination and abuse against students belonging to the community. Amnesty said the statements could legitimize stigma within educational institutions and...
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    Jurist China executes 11 gang members linked to Myanmar scam compounds

    The Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China announced a group execution Thursday that brought a landmark cross-border crime case to a close. The eleven ringleaders from the northern Myanmar Ming family criminal syndicate and its affiliated fraud groups have been executed. The...
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    Jurist Kyrgyzstan urged to release journalist following her ‘wrongful conviction’

    Amnesty International on Friday urged Kyrgyzstani authorities to end journalist Makhabat Tazhibek-kyzy’s imprisonment and quash all charges against her. Marie Struthers, Amnesty International’s Eastern Europe and Central Asia director, said that authorities face “a clear and unavoidable choice...
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    Jurist UN welcomes ceasefire agreement in northeast Syria

    The UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria welcomed the ceasefire agreement between the Government of Syria and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Friday, while urging the return of displaced populations and access to aid in Northeastern Syria. Paulo Pinheiro, the chair of the Commission of...
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    Jurist UN expert urges to recognize hostage-taking as crime against humanity

    A UN expert urged states to recognize hostage-taking as a crime against humanity on Thursday. The statement comes as a preparatory committee is drafting a treaty on crimes against humanity. The Special Rapporteur on torture, Alice Jill Edwards, called on states participating in the negotiations...
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    Jurist EU lists Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist group

    The European Union (EU) designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization following violent crackdowns on protesters that killed thousands in recent weeks. The designation was adopted by EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels and places the IRGC under the...
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    Jurist Hungary prosecutes Budapest mayor for organizing Pride March despite ban

    The Budapest 5th and 13th District Prosecutor’s Office brought charges Wednesday against Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony for organizing the June 28 Pride March that violated the police’s prohibition order. The charge accused Karácsony of calling on the public to participate in the Pride March...
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    Jurist Rights groups censure escalating atrocities of Myanmar military junta

    Amnesty International, Fortify Rights, and Human Rights Watch on Thursday decried the Myanmar military junta’s widespread repression and human rights abuses since claiming power in its 2021 coup. The groups stated that the surge of rights violations is characterized by war crimes and crimes...
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    Jurist South Korea former first lady sentenced to 20 months for bribery

    The Seoul Central District Court on Wednesday sentenced former South Korea first lady Kim Keon Hee to 20 months in prison for accepting bribes in exchange for political favors. The court found Kim guilty of accepting luxury gifts, including Chanel bags and a diamond pendant, from officials...
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