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  1. Dadparvar

    Jurist Peru juvenile detention in adult prisons concerns UN rights experts

    The UN Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture (SPT) expressed concern Friday after visiting Peru, where it observed serious issues such as prison overcrowding, lengthy pretrial detention, and a controversial new law that treats 16- and 17-year-old juveniles as adults within the penal system...
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    Jurist Ecuador law reforms spark concern for children’s rights

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday warned that a newly enacted law in Ecuador threatens the rights and protections of children, particularly those recruited or used by organized crime groups. The Public Integrity Law, passed by the National Assembly on June 24 and signed by President Daniel...
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    Jurist Kyrgyzstan adopts laws weakening media freedom and torture prevention, rights group says

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday said Kyrgyzstan’s parliament passed two bills that allow the authorities to restrict media activities without judicial oversight and merge the country’s main anti-torture body with the ombudsman’s office, threatening media freedom and protection from torture...
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    Jurist Pope Leo XIV condemns overpowering of international law

    Pope Leo XIV denounced what he called the recent violations of international and humanitarian law occurring in Gaza and Ukraine, in a statement made in front of the Reunion of Aid Agencies for the Oriental Churches on Thursday. In the statement, Pope Leo XIV referenced the situations occurring...
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    Jurist Amnesty International: widespread human trafficking and forced labor in Cambodian ‘scam compounds’

    A new report published by Amnesty International on Thursday revealed that crime groups in Cambodian labor camps regularly subject individuals to human trafficking, slavery, and forced labor, emphasizing a need for immediate intervention in reaction to the government’s lacking response. The...
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    Jurist Group presses UN to promote global tax cooperation to protect human rights

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) stated on Thursday that the United Nations (UN) Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) should focus on promoting international tax cooperation to ensure the realization of human rights worldwide. The rights group contended that protecting...
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    Jurist Human rights group entreats Syria to extend support to torture victims

    On Thursday, Amnesty International called upon the new regime in Syria to provide requisite support to people who were detained and subjected to torture in its military prisons. Survivors of Syria’s detention system face severe mental and physical consequences due to the torture they...
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    Jurist Foreign aid cutbacks worsen education crisis in Bangladesh Rohingya refugee camps

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Thursday on the deteriorating impact of humanitarian funds cutbacks on the education crisis in Bangladesh’s Rohingya refugee camps. The group urged the country’s interim government to lift restrictions on refugees and intergovernmental agencies to include...
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    Jurist UN rights group warns failing global care system exacerbating gender inequalities

    A new report by the UN’s Working Group on discrimination against women and girls released Tuesday has warned that the disproportionate care burden on women is a barrier to their advancement in society. The report calls for care work to be recognized, reallocated, and remunerated through public...
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    Jurist Council of Europe and Ukraine agree to establish Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Secretary General of the Council of Europe Alain Berset on Wednesday agreed to establish a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, following Europe’s endorsement of the proposal in May 2025. The...
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