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    Jurist UN independent mission urges respect for human rights ahead of Venezuela presidential inauguration

    An independent UN mission on Thursday urged Venezuelan authorities to respect all Venezuelans’ rights to life, liberty, and personal security. The mission also demanded the release of all arbitrarily detained individuals ahead of President Nicolás Maduro’s inauguration on January 10. The...
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    Jurist South Korean presidential security prevents arrest of ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol

    South Korea’s public prosecution ended their attempt to arrest former president Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday after being impeded by the Presidential Security Service, according to national media outlet Yonhap, with the ex-president’s security service announcing that it would not allow the arrest to...
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    Jurist Palestinian Authority suspends broadcast of Qatar-based Al Jazeera over ‘inciting material’

    The Palestinian Authorities (PA) decided Wednesday to temporarily suspend the broadcasting activity of the Qatar-based media network Al Jazeera and close its office in the occupied West Bank for reporting content that promotes division and instability in the country, according to a statement...
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    Jurist Ecuador judge orders detention of 16 air force members over disappearance of minors

    A judge in Ecuador ordered the pretrial detention of 16 Air Force personnel on Tuesday amid investigations into the disappearance and deaths of four minors in Guayaquil. The Attorney General’s Office filed charges of enforced disappearance against the 16 men, and the judge ordered their...
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    Jurist Ukraine becomes 125th state party to ICC Rome Statute

    Ukraine became the 125th state party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday. With the ratification of the Rome Statute, Ukraine gains full participation rights within the ICC framework, which includes voting on budgetary matters and influencing decisions...
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    Jurist Zimbabwe abolishes death penalty

    Zimbabwe abolished the death penalty on Tuesday when President Emmerson Mnangagwa signed the Death Penalty Abolition Act into law. The new law eliminates the death penalty as a sentencing option within the country, aligning Zimbabwe with a global movement advocating for human rights and the...
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    Jurist US imposes sanctions on Russia judge over detention of activist

    The United States imposed sanctions on Tuesday against Russian judge Olesya Mendeleeva due to her involvement in the detention of Alexei Gorinov, an activist who was sentenced to seven years in prison for opposing Russia’s war in Ukraine. The US Treasury Department imposed the sanctions...
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    Jurist US military transfers Guantánamo detainee to Tunisia following extended detention

    The Pentagon announced Monday that the US has repatriated Guantánamo detainee Ridah Bin Saleh al-Yazidi to Tunisia after more than two decades in detention. Al-Yazidi, identified as ISN 038, was transferred to Tunisia after Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin informed Congress on January 31...
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    Jurist Serbia court convicts parents of teenage school shooter

    The parents of the 13-year-old who killed 10 people at a school in Belgrade, Serbia, in 2023 were convicted on Monday. The teen’s father, Vladimir Kecmanovic, was accused of committing a serious crime against public security as well as abusing and neglecting a minor. As a result of the trial...
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    Jurist South Korea acting president to urgently fill Constitutional Court vacancies amid political turmoil

    South Korea acting president Choi Sang-mok announced on Tuesday that he would immediately move to fill vacancies on the Constitutional Court to restore stability after the impeachment of two of his predecessors this month. He underscored the ongoing financial and societal challenges, aiming to...
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