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    Jurist South Africa refuses to help 4,000 underground miners in an attempt to curb illegal mining

    The South African government has refused to help an estimated 4,000 miners illegally occupying an underground mine in Stilfontein, attempting to “smoke them out” and crack down on illegal mining. When asked whether the government would be sending any help to the miners still remaining...
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    Jurist South Korea court sentences opposition leader to prison for violating election laws

    The Seoul Central District Court on Friday sentenced opposition figure Lee Jae-myung to a suspended one year in prison for making false statements before the 2022 presidential elections, according to a statement published by South Korean member of Parliament Lee So-young. The Seoul Central...
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    Jurist Inter-American Court finds Guatemala responsible for 1989 forced disappearances of Indigenous rights defenders

    The Inter-American Court of Human Rights released its ruling in the Case of Pérez Lucas et al v. Guatemala on Thursday, finding the State responsible for the forced disappearance of four Indigenous human rights defenders in 1989. The court determined that Guatemala violated multiple rights...
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    Jurist UN special rappourteur urges Ecuador to investigate alleged torture of vice president

    The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Alice Edwards, on Thursday called on Ecuador to investigate and prosecute the alleged torture of its former vice president Jorge Glas. The Special Rapporteur raised alarm over the conditions of Glas, who has shown signs of physical and psychological...
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    Jurist ECHR rules Poland deprived fair trial by increasing sentence of prisoner on parole

    The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) }']ruled on Thursday that Poland violated the right to a fair trial enshrined in Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights by quashing and modifying the sentence of a prisoner who had already served the majority of his sentence. The Polish...
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    Jurist India apex court directs Jammu and Kashmir government to develop prisoner premature release policy

    The Supreme Court of India directed Friday the newly formed Jammu & Kashmir union territory government to frame a policy for the premature release of prisoners. The Supreme Court directed the Jammu and Kashmir administration to develop a policy on the premature release of prisoners after a...
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    Jurist UN official reports Sudan civilians face dire circumstances, calls for immediate ceasefire

    UN Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo told the Security Council on Tuesday that foreign parties supplying weapons are enabling the conflict in Sudan. DiCarlo stated that “Sudan is trapped in a nightmare” and called for an immediate ceasefire. The Under-Secretary-General stressed that both...
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    Jurist French weapons components could violate UN arms embargo on Sudan

    France risks breaching the UN arms embargo on Sudan for allowing its French-manufactured military technology to be incorporated into armored personnel carriers (APCs) currently being used in war zones in Darfur, Amnesty International reported on Thursday. The Nimr Ajban APCs used by the...
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    Jurist Israel accused of war crimes for forced displacement in Gaza

    Israel’s forced displacement of civilians in Gaza could constitute a war crime, according to a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW). The report alleges that Israel’s military operations have left nearly the entire population of Gaza displaced, with evacuation orders issued under conditions that...
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    Jurist India Supreme Court rules against ‘bulldozer justice’ as permissible punishment for crimes

    India’s Supreme Court released a ruling on Wednesday finding that the country’s authorities cannot use demolition of properties as punishment for those accused or convicted of crimes. It set stringent guidelines against the act, also known as “bulldozer justice”, and laid out strict punishment...
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