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    Jurist UN experts urge Poland to acquit abortion rights activist awaiting retrial

    UN experts on Tuesday urged Poland to acquit Justyna Wydrzyńska, a human rights defender and abortion rights activist previously sentenced to eight months of community service. Advocating for the protection of human rights defenders such as Wydrzyńska, the experts noted the work of individuals...
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    Jurist UN expert urges support for human rights defenders in DRC

    UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders called on Wednesday for support for human rights defenders in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. UN expert Mary Lawlor recognized the deteriorating situation in the DRC. Lawlor claimed, “Human rights defenders in the...
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    Jurist India criticizes UN Human Rights chief for ‘unfounded’ remarks on Kashmir and Manipur

    India on Monday strongly rebuked UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk for his remarks on Kashmir and Manipur, calling them “unfounded and baseless”. The sharp response came after Turk, in his global update at the 58th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, raised concerns...
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    Jurist Ontario Law Commission releases background report on human rights guidelines in AI development

    The Law Commission of Ontario (LSO) and the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) released a background report on the Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA) on the development of AI on Monday. The report serves as a follow-up review of the LSO and OHRC’s initial 2024 HRIA framework which was...
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    Jurist Asylum applications in Europe reduced by 11 percent in 2024: report

    The EU Agency for Asylum (EUAA) reported on Monday that asylum applications across the EU+ (the EU member states plus Norway and Switzerland) decreased by 11 percent in 2024 compared to the previous year. The decline interrupted a three-year trend of applications exceeding one million annually...
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    Jurist ECHR rules Bulgaria violated human rights by denying journalist access to acquittal judgment

    The European Court of Human Rights ,%22itemid%22:[%22001-242053%22]}']ruled on Tuesday that Bulgaria violated the European Convention on Human Rights by denying a journalist access to the acquittal judgment of a former Minister of Internal Affairs in a high-profile criminal case. The court...
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    Jurist UN human rights council urged to condemn the forced return of Eritrean refugees

    Amnesty International urged the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Tuesday to condemn the forced return of Eritrean refugees to their home country during the 58th session of the human rights council that focused on the human rights situation in Eritrea. In its statement, Amnesty International...
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    Jurist Former Manitoba chief judge to investigate corruption allegations against Alberta Health Services

    Alberta appointed former Chief Judge of the Provincial Court of Manitoba Raymond Wyant to lead the investigation into corruption allegations against Alberta Health Services on Monday. The investigation is set to end by June 30 this year, with a published final written report and recommendations...
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    Jurist India High Court temporarily stays FIR order against former SEBI chairperson in fraud case

    The Bombay High Court on Monday directed the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to halt the proceedings on a Special Court order requiring a First Information Report (FIR) against former Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch, three SEBI officials and two Bombay...
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    Jurist Indonesia state-owned gas company CEO apologizes following corruption allegation

    Indonesia’s state-owned gas company Pertamina pledged to improve transparency following an investigation into the company by the attorney general of Indonesia pursuant to allegations of dilution and embezzlement. Speaking to the media, the president of Pertamine conveyed his deepest apologies...
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