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    Jurist Russia court sentences anti-war activist to three years imprisonment for ‘justifying terrorism’

    A Russian District Military Court on Friday sentenced anti-war activist and former Moscow municipal deputy Aleksei Gorinov to an additional three years in prison, according to local media. The court found Gorinov guilty of “justifying terrorism” and ordered him to serve his sentence in a...
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    Jurist Thailand forcibly returns 6 Cambodian opposition activists

    Thai authorities have forcibly returned six Cambodian political opposition activists and a young child, Human Rights Watch reported Friday. The forcible removal puts the activists at risk of mistreatment and unfair trials in Cambodia according to the group. The six activists and one activist’s...
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    Jurist UN expert urges Poland to address discrimination and violence against LGBT community

    A group of UN experts urged Poland to address entrenched discrimination and violence against the LGBT community through swift legislative and societal reforms on Friday. The expert’s statement follows a comprehensive country visit, between November 18 and 29, that revealed both promising...
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    Jurist Amnesty International urges Angola to investigate police brutality during protests

    Amnesty International urged Angola authorities on Wednesday to hold police officers accountable for injuring and killing people during protests between November 2020 and June 2023. The organization has also lamented the delay of justice for the victims of human rights violations. A report...
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    Jurist UK prime minister promises to reduce migration through legal reform

    British Prime Minister Keir Starmer promised on Thursday to reduce the number of migrants entering the UK by overhauling the country’s points-based immigration system and by requiring businesses to train British workers. He made the announcement after the annual statistics on migration were...
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    Jurist Canada top court rules multi-crown litigation provision constitutional in opioid class action

    The Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Friday that the province of British Columbia (BC) may bring a class action on behalf of multiple governments in Canada for harm caused by opioids. Faced with a public health crisis caused by the opioid epidemic, BC enacted the Opioid Damages and Health Care...
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    Jurist Ontario judge dismisses lawsuit accusing Canada company of human rights abuses in Tanzania

    Ontario Superior Court Justice Edward Morgan on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit accusing Canadian company Barrick Gold of committing human rights abuses against Tanzanian mine workers. Justice Morgan granted Barrick Gold’s application for forum non conveniens (inconvenient forum), agreeing that...
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    Jurist Rights group says ICC arrest warrant request for Myanmar military leader is decisive in ending impunity

    Secretary-General at Amnesty International, Agnès Callamard, welcomed on Wednesday the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan’s decision to seek an arrest warrant for Myanmar military leader, Min Aung Hlaing regarding alleged crimes against humanity committed against the...
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    Jurist France to continue working closely with Netanyahu despite ICC arrest warrant

    France claimed on Wednesday it intends to continue to work closely with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and the other Israeli authorities despite the International Criminal Court’s recent arrest warrant against the Prime Minister of Israel. According to the French Foreign Ministry, under the...
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    Jurist Romania court mandates recount in first round of presidential election

    Romania’s Constitutional Court directed the Central Electoral Bureau on Thursday to reverify and recount all ballots cast in the first round of the presidential election. The court’s ruling, made in accordance with Article 146(f) of the Romanian Constitution, empowers the Constitutional Court...
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