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    Jurist Proposed Iraq child marriage amendments spur international concerns

    Amnesty International on Thursday called for Iraqi lawmakers to drop proposed amendments to the Personal Status Law in Iraq, which codifies the rules of marriage and family matters in the country. The amendments, if passed, would allow young girls aged nine and above to be married. The rights...
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    Jurist France, Italy, and Spain condemn Israel attacks on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon

    The leaders of France, Italy, and Spain released a joint statement on Friday condemning the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) for its “unjustifiable” attacks on United Nations peacekeepers stationed in southern Lebanon earlier that day. The countries’ leaders stated, “These attacks constitute [a]...
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    Jurist ECHR finds violation of right to life in case of woman living at Hungary care home

    The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) delivered a judgment on Thursday finding a violation of the right to life in the case of a 45-year-old woman suffering from an intellectual disability who died while being resident in a state-run Hungarian care home. The court cited an inadequate...
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    Jurist UN report labels Israel attacks on Gaza medical facilities war crimes

    A UN report released Thursday found Israeli attacks on healthcare facilities and medical personnel in the Gaza Strip in violation of international human rights laws, calling the attacks war crimes and crimes against humanity. The report, written by the Independent International Commission of...
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    Jurist Canada Supreme Court reserves decision in challenge to Saskatchewan prison disciplinary policy

    The Supreme Court of Canada reserved its decision on Wednesday in a case challenging the constitutionality of Saskatchewan’s prison disciplinary procedures, which allegedly violate inmates’ rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. John Howard Society of Saskatchewan (JHSS)...
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    Jurist Amnesty International urges UNGA to negotiate convention on crimes against humanity

    Amnesty International on Wednesday called on the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to commence negotiations on a global treaty to prevent and punish crimes against humanity. The group said UNGA must attempt to solidify and strengthen the existing international framework in order to deliver...
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    Jurist UN Human Rights Council renews mandate of fact-finding mission in Sudan

    The UN Human Rights Council renewed the mandate of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan, highlighting its condemnation of the ongoing conflict between the parties and its concern about the humanitarian crisis in the country. The resolution was adopted by a recorded...
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    Jurist Human rights experts raise concerns over Guinea activists following disappearance

    The United Nations and the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR) raised concerns in a press release on Thursday over Guinean civil society activists Oumar Sylla and Mamadou Billo Bah’s disappearance as experts say they could face torture, mistreatment, and even extra-judicial...
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    Jurist UN Afghanistan resolution spurs human rights concerns

    Amnesty International on Thursday criticized a recent United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) resolution regarding human rights in Afghanistan, joining other rights groups in claiming that the resolution fails to hold human rights abusers in the country accountable. Amnesty International’s...
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    Jurist Colombia president’s electoral campaign to be investigated over alleged financing limit violations

    A majority of Colombia’s National Electoral Council has approved an investigation into the 2022 election campaign of President Gustavo Petro over alleged violation of financing limits, the council confirmed in a statement Tuesday. Nine out of the Council’s 10 magistrates voted in favor of the...
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