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    Jurist Vietnam amends criminal code to abolish death penalty for eight offenses

    Vietnam’s 15th National Assembly on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to abolish the death penalty for eight categories of criminal offenses: embezzlement, bribery, counterfeiting medicines, espionage, drug trafficking, vandalism of state property, sabotage, and acts aimed at overthrowing the...
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    Jurist UN subcommittee says Serbia must take more action to comply with anti-torture protocol

    The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) on Tuesday said that Serbia needs to take further action to “protect people deprived of their liberty from torture and ill-treatment.” During a week-long mission to Serbia, the SPT visited prisons, police cells, remand centers, and homes for...
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    Jurist Hong Kong judge refuses to allow challenge against prohibition on encouraging invalid ballot

    Hong Kong Deputy High Court Judge Frankie Yiu refused to grant leave for a constitutional challenge against a provision criminalizing the incitement of casting invalid votes. In the judgment issued Tuesday, Judge Yiu ruled that the challenge is not reasonably arguable because the provision is...
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    Jurist Hong Kong passes law barring national security offenders from organizing unions

    The Hong Kong legislative council passed a law on Wednesday that bans anyone convicted of a national security offence from creating or holding a leadership position within a union. The new law amends the Trade Union Ordinance and introduces a lifetime ban on union organizing for national...
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    Jurist International community urged to address persisting violence in Haiti

    Human Rights Watch on Wednesday urged the international community to address escalating violence and human rights abuses in Haiti, noting that conditions have been steadily deteriorating one year after the deployment of the first personnel under the UN-authorized Multinational Security Support...
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    Jurist UN warns of ‘weaponized hunger’ following killing of over 400 Palestinians seeking aid

    The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) announced on Tuesday that the recent killing of Palestinians trying to retrieve food from aid hubs may constitute a war crime. OHCHR said that food security in Gaza has reached a level of “weaponized hunger” where...
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    Jurist Germany federal court lifts ban on right-wing Compact magazine

    The German Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig ruled on Tuesday in favor of lifting the ban on the right-wing Compact magazine. In the court’s view, although Compact’s publications and overall coverage present anticonstitutional ideals, the threshold to uphold a ban was not met. A ban...
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    Jurist Human rights group raises alarm over surge of child abductions in Mozambique

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday expressed concern over an Islamic State-linked group abducting increasing numbers of children in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province. According to HRW and other reports, the armed group, locally known as Al-Shabab, has kidnapped at least 120 children in recent...
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    Jurist Israel imposes sweeping censorship on foreign media

    The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) expressed alarm Monday over new directives issued by Israeli authorities ordering international media to obtain prior approval from the military censor before broadcasting news from combat zones or missile impact areas in Israel. The move represents a...
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    Jurist Rights group warns against increased Russia attacks on Sumy City in Ukraine

    Civilians in Sumy City, Ukraine, are being killed and injured by “increased unlawful attacks” from Russia involving “Grad rockets,” Amnesty International reported on Tuesday. Amnesty International called for any attacks using Grad rockets to be “investigated as war crimes” due to their...
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