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    Jurist Belarus detained activist resurfaces after months of no contact with family

    The Viasna Human Rights Center, a human rights organization based in Belarus, reported Tuesday that imprisoned Belarusian activist Maryia Kalesnikava resurfaced after more than 18 months without contact. Kalesnikava met her father in the prison hospital. Kalesnikava a known opposition activist...
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    Jurist UN demands halt to capital punishment in Afghanistan after public execution

    The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has condemned the Taliban’s latest public execution of a convicted murderer, which took place at a sports stadium in eastern Afghanistan’s Paktya province on Wednesday. The execution marks the sixth known public execution since the...
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    Jurist Explosions outside Brazil Supreme Court kills one person

    A man set off explosives killing himself outside Brazil’s Supreme Court (STF) after trying to enter the building on Wednesday. The STF confirmed the safety of its ministers, who had concluded a plenary session before the accident and were evacuated promptly. Precautionary measures were...
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    Jurist ICJ to hear Armenia and Azerbaijan’s competing racial discrimination allegations

    The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Tuesday ruled that it has jurisdiction to hear competing racial discrimination allegations raised by Armenia and Azerbaijan against each other under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Armenia alleges...
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    Jurist Thousands protest in Georgia against election results amid Russia interference allegations

    Thousands of opposition supporters were joined by EU officials at a rally on Monday in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi, protesting against the ruling party’s victory. The protesters allege that the elections were rigged in favor of Georgian Dream (GD) with support from Russia and demand new elections...
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    Jurist Georgia opposition withdraws from new ‘illegitimate’ parliament amid electoral integrity controversy

    The two largest Georgian opposition coalitions, Coalition 4 Change (C4C) and United National Movement (UNM) announced Tuesday their rejection of mandates from the disputed October 26 election. Declaring the ruling pro-Russian Georgia Dream (GD) party as the winner, the election results have been...
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    Jurist New Zealand PM formally apologizes for decades of abuse in state and faith-based care

    New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon formally apologized in Parliament on Tuesday for decades of abuse in state and faith-based care. During the live-streamed session, Luxon extended a “formal and unreserved apology” to survivors and their families. The prime minister noted his apology...
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    Jurist Survey finds 73 percent of English and Welsh sexual assault survivors’ mental health damaged by experiences with police

    The results of a survey of 5,436 people (with approximately 3,000 analysed) who experienced sexual assault between July 2023 and June 2024 were released on Tuesday. It revealed that only 1/10 would report a sexual assault to the police should it occur again, despite approximately 80 percent...
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    Jurist Mexico authorities arrest security official for the murder of state capital’s mayor

    The Attorney General’s Office of the State of Guerrero (FGEGuerrero), the Mexican Army, and the National Guard of Mexico arrested a former prosecutor on Tuesday for the murder of Alejandro Arcos Catalán, the municipal president of Chilpancingo de los Bravo, capital of the Mexican state of...
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    Jurist Church of England head Justin Welby resigns amid abuse scandal

    Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby announced his resignation on Tuesday following an independent review that found significant failings in the Church of England’s handling of abuse allegations against volunteer John Smyth. Smyth, who operated at Christian summer camps in the UK, Zimbabwe and...
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