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    Jurist Nearly 200 arrested in Interpol-led cross-border crackdown on gold mining in Amazon region

    Police and prosecutors from Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, and Suriname announced Thursday the arrest of nearly 200 individuals in a transnational operation to combat illegal gold mining in the Amazon. Backed by Interpol, the European Union through EL PACCTO 2.0, and Dutch police specialising...
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    Jurist UN warns Haiti at breaking point as powerful gangs expand control

    UN officials warned on Wednesday that Haiti’s crisis has reached a critical phase as violence escalates, with entrenched criminal networks and extensive humanitarian needs fueling national instability. Haiti is nearing the end of a political transition period, set to expire on February 7, and...
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    Jurist Rights group demands justice for vicitms of mining-related toxic spills in Ethiopia

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on Thursday for accountability for the toxic spills that have affected children living near Lega Dembi gold mine in Ethiopia, urging the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) to ask the Ethiopian government to suspend mining operations and take measures to...
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    Jurist Hong Kong authorities criticized for prosecuting Tiananmen crackdown commemorators

    Amnesty International released a statement Thursday as a trial begins for activists who organized an annual vigil commemorating the protestors who were killed in the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown. The rights organization reports that this is an escalation of Hong Kong authorities’ “weaponization” of...
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    Jurist Japan court gives life sentence to former prime minister assassin

    The Nara district court sentenced Tetsuya Yamagami on Wednesday to life in prison following his assassination of Japan’s former Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe. He pleaded guilty to murder, having shot the retired prime minister in 2022 with a homemade gun, according to local media. Yamagami’s...
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    Jurist Togo extradites former Burkina Faso president accused of corruption and coup attempt

    Togo’s Ministry of Justice on Tuesday confirmed the extradition of former Burkinabè transitional president Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba to Burkina Faso, following accusations of corruption, embezzlement, and involvement in attempted coups against the current regime of Captain...
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    Jurist UN expert urges Guatemala to safeguard judicial appointment process

    A UN expert on Tuesday urged the Guatemalan government to “take decisive steps to eliminate the instrumentalisation of its justice system once and for all,” ahead of the upcoming judicial appointment process for the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, Constitutional Court, and Prosecutor General...
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    Jurist UN experts urge states to recognize gender apartheid as crime against humanity

    UN experts called on member states to include gender apartheid in the drafting of the treaty on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Humanity on Monday. The experts particularly referred to the situation in Afghanistan, urging the states to ensure meaningful women’s participation in...
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    Jurist Rights group demands release of political activists in Cuba

    Amnesty International on Monday demanded the Cuban government to immediately release seven prisoners held for political reasons and permanently cease political detentions. The rights group listed the names of each prisoner, demanded their release, and denounced the country’s political-prisoner...
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    Jurist Australia passes strict gun control and hate crime legislation

    Australian Parliament passed new gun control and expanded hate crime legislation on Tuesday as measures to combat antisemitism, extremism, and gun violence following last month’s Bondi Beach shooting. The Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism laws realize leadership promises to enact...
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