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    Jurist Indigenous groups in Brazil protest at COP30

    Indigenous groups in Brazil organized protests on Friday in Belém, blocking the main entrance to the restricted area at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) and demanding that the Brazilian government halt extractive projects that jeopardize their livelihoods. The protesters belonged to the...
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    Jurist Colombia urged to reform military jurisdiction over human rights cases

    Amnesty International warned on Friday that Colombia’s military criminal justice system’s continued use of military courts to handle killings, torture, enforced disappearances, and other grave abuses by soldiers and police is a structural engine of impunity. In a new report, the rights group...
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    Jurist China urged to release journalist after Beijing court upholds espionage sentence

    The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Thursday called on Chinese authorities to immediately release veteran journalist Dong Yuyu after the Beijing High Court upheld his seven-year prison sentence for espionage. CPJ said the court affirmed the conviction without providing reasons, and...
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    Jurist Top UN rights body orders investigation into Sudan atrocities amid ongoing violence

    The United Nations’ top human rights body on Friday adopted a resolution ordering an urgent and independent fact-finding mission into allegations of human rights violations and other atrocities in the Sudanese city of El Fasher, where the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have reportedly...
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    Jurist English High Court holds Australian company liable for 2015 collapse of Brazilian dam

    The English High Court on Friday ruled that Australia-based company BHP Mining was liable for the collapse of the Fundão Dam in Brazil over a decade ago, which caused the country’s worst environmental disaster, despite the company not owning the dam then. In delivering the long-awaited...
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    Jurist Rights group warns of serious rights violations amid post-election crackdown in Tanzania

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the Tanzanian government on Thursday to open an independent investigation into the alleged killings, disappearances, and repression carried out by security forces after the country’s disputed October 29 election, warning that “serious violations” of rights may...
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    Jurist Türkiye urged to halt mistreatment of Uyghurs

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) expressed concern on Wednesday over deteriorating legal protections for Uyghur migrants living in Türkiye. The report revealed that Türkiye has subjected Uyghurs to inhumane conditions and the risk of deportation to China. Wednesday’s report stated that Turkish...
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    Jurist UN reports on neglected rights of disabled persons in Myanmar

    A new UN report on Thursday revealed how recent junta violence in Myanmar has devastated the lives and rights of disabled persons living within the country. UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Tom Andrews, said that discriminatory barriers for disabled persons...
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    Jurist UN chief urges increased global action to promote Africa’s development

    UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the world on Wednesday to prioritize Africa and promote peace, security, and sustainable development on the continent. The statement follows the Ninth African Union-UN Annual Conference, where the UN and the African Union (AU) discussed the need to...
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    Jurist Rights group raises alarm over Cameroon use of lethal force following disputed elections

    Human Rights Watch raised concern on Tuesday over the authorities in Cameroon responding to widespread opposition-led protests following the October 12, 2025 elections with lethal force and mass arrests of protesters and other citizens. Tuesday’s report detailed a violent crackdown that...
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