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    Jurist UN condemns summary executions and enforced disappearances in Mali

    UN experts on Wednesday condemned the alleged summary execution and enforced disappearance of individuals in Mali, stating that the unlawful killings may amount to war crimes and that the enforced disappearance may constitute crimes against humanity. The experts stated the Malian authorities...
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    Jurist HRW expresses support to US rights groups amidst Trump funding cuts

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a statement Monday reassuring the US civil society groups of the human rights group’s solidarity amidst Trump administration funding cuts. The human rights group highlighted that the funding cuts are “not a policy shift, but a direct and unjustifiable attack on...
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    Jurist UN committee releases report addressing enforced disappearances in Colombia

    The UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) reported Wednesday the phenomenon of enforced disappearances in Colombia and provided recommendations to support the State’s efforts in combating this crime. The committee’s report concluded a 15-day visit to Colombia, during which it held...
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    Jurist UNRWA: schools closure in East Jerusalem deprives Palestinian children of educational right

    Roland Friedrich, Director of United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Affairs for the West Bank of the Jordan River, said on Wednesday that Israel’s ban on the agency’s activities in East Jerusalem is a serious threat to the rights of 800 Palestinian children to education. Friedrich...
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    Jurist Egypt sentences elderly man to life imprisonment for child sexual abuse

    Egypt’s First Circuit of the Criminal Court in Damanhour sentenced a 78-year-old school administrator to life imprisonment, equivalent to 25 years under Egyptian law, for the sexual abuse of six-year-old Yassin, a student enrolled at a private school in the Beheira Governorate. In today’s...
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    Jurist Rights group urge Türkiye to lift ban on May Day demonstrations

    Amnesty International called for Turkish authorities to lift the ban on May Day (also called Labor Day) gatherings in Istanbul’s Taksim Square on Wednesday. Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for Europe, Dinushika Dissanayake, said the ban was “based on entirely spurious security...
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    Jurist UN Human Rights Chief urges world leaders to prevent collapse of life-saving support in Gaza

    UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Tuesday appealed to global leaders to take proactive measures in preventing the destruction of critical life-saving support in Gaza. The deadly wave of Israeli attacks that continues to take the lives of innocent civilians residing in temporary shelters and...
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    Jurist UK government announces new legislation to regulate crypto-asset industry

    Finance Minister Rachel Reeves on Tuesday announced the UK’s plans to pass legislation to properly regulate crypto-assets. As of August 2024, research released by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) estimated that 12 percent of the UK population, which comes up to approximately 7 million...
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    Jurist UN agencies warn of worsening humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan amid mass returns

    Several UN aid agencies warned that Afghanistan’s escalating humanitarian crisis is being compounded by the mass return of its nationals from neighbouring countries, including Pakistan and Iran. The agencies also warned that the situation is further complicated by the struggling economy as well...
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    Jurist Rights group condemns use of enforced disappearances in West Africa to repress political dissent

    Amnesty International warned on Wednesday that military authorities in West Africa have been increasingly using enforced disappearances as a means of repression against civil and political activists who criticize the government. The organization noted that the military and security forces in...
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