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    Jurist EU urged to classify Sarawak as ‘High Risk’ for deforestation

    A coalition of environmental, human rights, and Indigenous groups has called on the EU to designate Malaysia’s Sarawak state as “high risk” under its new anti-deforestation law. This comes as the EU prepares to implement the Deforestation-Free Products Regulation (EUDR) in January 2025, which...
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    Jurist Singapore former transport minister pleads guilty to five charges in corruption case

    The former minister of transport of Singapore, S Iswaran pleaded guilty on Tuesday for receiving gifts worth over S $400,000 ( more than US $300,000) while in office and for obstructing the course of justice, local news agency Channel News Asia (CNA) reported. Iswaran faced charges related to...
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    Jurist Canada announces plans to end homeless encampments

    Canada’s federal government announced on Monday that it would commit CAD 250mn (USD 186mn) to address the growing problem of encampments and homelessness across Canada. Provinces will be required to match the government’s investment cost to qualify for the grants. The funding builds on the...
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    Jurist Argentina and Venezuela issue reciprocal arrest warrants for presidents amid diplomatic tensions

    Venezuela’s Supreme Tribunal of Justice (TSJ) endorsed an arrest warrant for Argentine President Javier Milei on Monday over the alleged “theft” of a Venezuelan cargo plane confiscated in Buenos Aires and handed over to the United States. On the same day, the Federal Chamber of the City of...
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    Jurist UN General Assembly adopts Pact for the Future in move to focus on long-term goals

    World leaders adopted a “Pact for the Future” at the 2024 UN Summit for the Future on Sunday, indicating their renewed commitments to a number of key international goals. The President of the General Assembly described the summit as “a call to action” that recommits states to “the principles of...
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    Jurist Tanzania authorities arrest opposition leaders ahead of planned protests

    Tanzania police on Monday arrested opposition members, including prominent opposition leader Tundu Lissu, and journalists in Dar es Salaam before planned peaceful protests calling on the government to address the abduction of opposition members in recent months. The opposition had called for...
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    Jurist Amnesty International urges US to provide humanitarian aid to Rukban

    Amnesty International on Monday called on the US to provide urgent humanitarian aid to more than 8000 displaced Syrians in the Rukban camp, a remote area in southeast Syria that borders Jordan and Iraq. Rukban became one of the crossing points for Syrian refugees fleeing the Syrian Civil War in...
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    Jurist Council of Europe: Poland’s migrant legislation violates human rights standar

    Council of Europe (COE) Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty, on Monday criticized Poland’s current legislation on migrants handling, stating that it fails to meet the standards of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). O’Flaherty highlighted that the practice of returning...
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    Jurist India Supreme Court declares possession of child exploitation material a criminal offence

    The Supreme Court of India ruled on Monday that individuals can face criminal liability for viewing, downloading, storing, or distributing child pornography. This landmark decision—based on the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), 2012 and the Information Technology Act (IT)...
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    Jurist France deploys anti-riot police to Martinique amid protests over rising living costs

    The French government deployed anti-riot police, the Republican Security Companies (CRS) 8, to Martinique on Sunday in response to ongoing protests against the rising cost of living on the French Caribbean island. The deployment marks the first time CRS units have been sent to Martinique since...
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