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    Jurist Rights group welcomes first-ever UN resolution on landmines

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday welcomed the UN Human Rights Council’s first-ever resolution on antipersonnel landmines that was passed on April 4. The Ottawa Convention defines an anti-personnel mine as: “a mine designed to be exploded by the presence, proximity or contact of a person and...
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    Jurist Israel attack put last Gaza City hospital out of service: UN

    Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City has been forced out of service following a devastating Israeli airstrike early Sunday morning, amid what UN agencies describe as an escalating humanitarian catastrophe. Until the strike, Al Ahli had been one of Gaza’s few partially functioning hospitals...
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    Jurist Ghana accused ‘witches’ urgently need protection and justice says Amnesty

    Hundreds of people in northern Ghana, mostly older women, continue to live in fear and extreme hardship after being accused of witchcraft and forced from their communities, according to a new report published Monday by Amnesty International. The report, “Branded for Life: How Witchcraft...
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    Jurist Rights group urges EU border agency to facilitate timely rescue by aerial surveillance

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday called on the European Union’s border agency, Frontex, to use aerial surveillance not only to detect and monitor migrant vessels in distress but also to facilitate timely rescues in the Central Mediterranean. The appeal follows a meeting between HRW...
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    Jurist Rights group urges EU to protect Palestinians during EU-Palestine dialogue

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged the European Union (EU) on Monday to focus on the protection of Palestinians’ rights in light of the first EU-Palestine High-Level Political Dialogue of April 14, 2025. HRW claimed the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security...
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    Jurist Amnesty International calls for the release of Tanzania opposition party chairman Tundu Lissu

    Amnesty International, in a report released Friday, called for the immediate and unconditional release of Tanzanian opposition party chairman Tundu Lissu, who they claim was arbitrarily arrested and detained. Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, Tigere...
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    Jurist UN experts welcome Kurdistan PKK ceasefire after decades-long armed conflict with Türkiye

    UN experts on Friday welcomed the unilateral ceasefire declared by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) on March 1 after more than four decades of armed conflict with Türkiye, calling it a “significant step” toward peace and reconciliation in the region. The experts, including members of the UN...
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    Jurist UN urges Myanmar military to end aid obstruction after earthquake

    The United Nations Human Rights Office on Friday called upon Myanmar’s military to immediately halt its ongoing attacks and allow urgent humanitarian aid to reach communities devastated by last month’s earthquake. The UN emphasized the military’s obligation to comply with international law and...
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    Jurist UN human rights chief condemns inaction in Sudan as conflict approaches third year

    UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk condemned on Friday the inaction of both the international community and the warring parties, as the conflict on civilians in Sudan continues into its third year. Türk stated, “Two years of this brutal and senseless conflict must be a wake-up...
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    Jurist Israel evacuation orders suspected of violating international law by UN agency

    The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) expressed concern on Friday over the compatibility of recent Israeli evacuation orders with international humanitarian law, citing fears over the permanent displacement of Palestinians from Gaza. According to the...
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