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    Jurist Israel detains 21 international activists following interception of Gaza-bound aid vessel

    The Israeli military on Sunday intercepted a civilian vessel, detaining 21 international activists and journalists who were aiming to break the naval blockade of Gaza by Israel. In a statement, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, an international grassroots network of human rights and civil society...
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    Jurist UK Prime Minister announces humanitarian relief to combat catastrophic starvation in Gaza

    British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday announced that the UK will airdrop aid into Gaza and evacuate children for more specialized medical aid. In a public statement, Starmer claimed that the UK is “working urgently” with the Jordanian authorities to get aid into planes and delivered to...
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    Jurist Amnesty International declares Eswatini MPs ‘prisoners of conscience’ amid deepening crackdown on dissent

    Four years after their arrest for peacefully advocating for political reform, Members of the Eswatini Parliament, Bacede Mabuza and Mthandeni Dube, have been declared ‘prisoners of conscience’ by Amnesty International. Friday’s designation highlights mounting concern over the country’s...
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    Jurist HRW urges rights-based approach for newly appointed Sahel envoy

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged a rights-based approach in a letter on Friday to the newly appointed African Union (AU) Special Envoy for the Sahel, Burundi President H.E. Évariste Ndayishimiye. HRW welcomed President Ndayishimiye’s appointment as Sahel envoy in its formal letter. The...
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    Jurist UN expert calls for suspension on evictions in Guatemala as legal and humanitarian crises deepen

    UN Special Rapporteur Balakrishan Rajagopal called on Friday for Guatemala to immediately suspend its “violent and inhumane” evictions amid concerns that they violate international law. Specifically, the UN expert is concerned that during the forced evictions, houses are burned down, as well as...
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    Jurist ICC convicts Anti-balaka leaders for serious crimes against humanity

    The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday convicted two Anti-balaka militia leaders, Alfred Yekatom and Patrice-Edouard Ngaissona, for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the Central African Republic (CAR) between 2013 and 2014. Yekatom was sentenced to 15 years in...
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    Jurist UK Essex local council urged for closure of asylum seekers hotel

    The Epping Forest District Council in Essex unanimously passed a motion on Thursday urging the UK government to immediately and permanently close the Bell Hotel, which is currently being used to house asylum seekers. The council called upon local members of parliament (MPs) to support its...
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    Jurist UN rapporteur urges DRC to combat human trafficking amid eastern conflict

    The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) must take immediate action to combat human trafficking amid ongoing conflict in the country’s eastern regions, a high-ranking UN official urged Friday. Siobhán Mullally, the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, said in a statement: Human...
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    Jurist Canada top court affirms sex work-related offenses respect security rights

    The Supreme Court of Canada affirmed Thursday the constitutionality of sex work-related offenses. The court held that the impugned offenses do not infringe the right to security of sex workers under Section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The appeal concerned Criminal Code...
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    Jurist Rights group finds Ukrainian officials targeting an anti-corruption activist

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) exposed direct targeting of Vitaliy Shabunin–a co-founder of Anti-Corruption Action Centre (AntAC)–by Ukraine’s State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) Thursday. Shabunin, “a prominent anti-corruption activist who has played a key role in exposing allegations of government...
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