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    Jurist El Salvador constitutional amendment sparks international concerns over human rights

    Amnesty International on Friday expressed deep concern over the recent amendment to Article 248 of the El Salvador Constitution, warning that the change could drastically undermine human rights protections. Amnesty International Americas Director Ana Piquer criticized the new legislative method...
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    Jurist Families file case at ECtHR over alleged UK bereavement benefits discrimination

    Two bereaved families filed a case at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Wednesday, claiming that the UK government’s bereavement support policy is discriminatory. Leigh Day, the law firm representing the families, said the government’s cut-off date for Bereavement Support Payment...
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    Jurist UN human rights chief expresses concerns over escalating violence in DRC

    UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk expressed concern on Friday over the recent escalation of violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), particularly in North Kivu and South Kivu, where the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group continues its offensive. According to the UN...
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    Jurist HRW urges repatriation of thousands trapped in Syrian detainment camps

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on countries Friday to urgently repatriate their nationals from Syrian detainment camps, where thousands remain trapped in life-threatening conditions. The organization urged governments to fulfil their international legal obligations by prosecuting those...
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    Jurist Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan’s lawyer arrested for verbal attacks against jail officer

    Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s lawyer Faisal Chaudry was arrested on Friday after using derogatory language toward an official at the jail where Khan has been held for the last 553 days, according to local media. Chaudry and three other lawyers visited Adiala Jail as per a court...
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    Jurist Sweden to tighten gun laws after Örebro mass shooting

    The Swedish government announced on Friday its plans to tighten the nation’s gun laws after 11 people were killed in a mass shooting at the Campus Risbergska adult school in Örebro earlier in the week. In response to the worst mass shooting in Swedish history, the key mandate was to tighten the...
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    Jurist Tunisia intensifies crackdown on LGBTI individuals: Amnesty International

    Amnesty International denounced Tunisian authorities’ increased arrests of LGBTI individuals on Thursday. The organization reported that at least 84 individuals, mostly gay men and transgender women, have been arrested since September 2024. The wave of arrests began after a homophobic and...
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    Jurist Australia enacts tough hate speech laws amid anti-semitism surge

    The Australian government enacted a new law banning the display of hate symbols and mandating minimum sentences for certain terror offences on Thursday, as part of a broader effort to curb the surge in antisemitism across the country. The Criminal Code Amendment (Hate Crimes) Bill 2024 targets...
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    Jurist Press freedom advocates urge Sri Lanka to ensure accountability for journalist killings

    The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) condemned Sri Lankan authorities on Thursday for their alleged failure to uphold accountability and due process in the 2009 extrajudicial killing of investigative journalist Lasantha Wickrematunge, urging decisive action to end the country’s “alarming...
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    Jurist ICC condemns US order imposing sanctions on its staff

    The president of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Judge Tomoko Akane, on Friday condemned US President Donald Trump’s Thursday executive order that imposed sanctions on the court’s staff. The order follows the ICC’s issuance of arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
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