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    Jurist South Korea protestors rally for anticipated impeachment verdict against President Yoon

    Thousands rallied Saturday both in support of and against impeached South Korean President Yoon Seok Yeol. The rallies were held in anticipation of an impeachment verdict by the Constitutional Court of Korea, expected to be issued next week, according to local media. Pro-Yoon protestors were in...
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    Jurist Amnesty International welcomes Türkiye acquittal of ‘Saturday Mothers’ after years-long legal battle

    Amnesty International on Friday welcomed the acquittal of 45 Saturday Mothers members, ending their seven-year-long legal ordeal. The protesters had faced trial for participating in their 700th peaceful vigil, which was banned and violently dispersed by police in August 2018. Dinushika...
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    Jurist More than 100,000 protest in Serbia capital demanding accountability for railway collapse victims

    Thousands protested in Serbia’s capital, Belgrade on Saturday in what is being considered one of the country’s largest demonstrations in decades. Protesters demanded the publication of all documentation concerning the Novi Sad railway station roof collapse last November, which killed 15 people...
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    Jurist Former Philippines President Duterte appears before ICC over alleged crimes against humanity

    Amnesty International on Friday called former Philippines President Rodrigo Rua Duterte’s appearance before the International Criminal Court (ICC) a “symbolic moment” for the families of those killed during his administration’s “war on drugs.” Amnesty International’s Southeast Asia Researcher...
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    Jurist Rights groups emphasize link between fossil fuels and climate crisis in joint UN submission

    24 organizations highlighted the critical link between fossil fuels and climate harm in a joint submission to the UN on Friday, emphasizing the obligations and responsibilities of states and corporations under the polluter-pays principle and the right to remedy for those affected by the climate...
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    Jurist ECHR rules Ukraine failed to prevent or investigate violence during Maidan protests

    The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ,%22itemid%22:[%22001-242505%22]}']ruled on Thursday that Ukraine violated the European Convention on Human Rights by failing to prevent and investigate violence during the Odesa’s pro-European Maidan protests in 2014. In late April 2014, Ukrainian...
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    Jurist Canada Supreme Court raises standard of proof required in inmate disciplinary proceedings

    The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) decided on Friday that the standard of proof required in major disciplinary offence proceedings for inmates would be raised from a “balance of probabilities” to “beyond a reasonable doubt.” This decision comes from John Howard Society of Saskatchewan v...
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    Jurist South Sudan urged to cease arbitrary detention of opposition members

    Siddhi Joshi contributed to this report. South Sudanese authorities arrested 22 political and military personnel in violation of human rights obligations in mid-February, according to a Thursday statement by Human Rights Watch (HRW). The group called on South Sudanese authorities to cease...
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    Jurist UN agency to halve food ration for Rohingya refugees amid overall funding decline

    The UN World Food Programme (WFP) plans to halve the food rations to $6 a month per refugee starting next month. Amnesty International on Thursday called on the international community to step up and support the WFP to avoid a devastating impact on the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. With 95...
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    Jurist Peru congress approves ‘anti-NGO bill’ hindering human rights lawsuits against government

    The Peruvian Congress approved Wednesday a controversial reform to the 2002 legislation that created the Peruvian Agency for International Cooperation (APCI) and oversees international aid. The amendment received widespread criticism from human rights organizations, alleging that it hinders the...
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