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    Jurist HRW reports Cameroon social media activist feared victim of enforced disappearance

    Steve Akam, a Cameroonian social media activist, is feared to have forcibly disappeared, according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) news report issued Tuesday. Human Rights Watch issued a statement demanding Akam’s whereabouts and advocating his release. Akam was reportedly last seen in a video...
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    Jurist Bangladesh former PM calls for investigation into deadly protest violence during national unrest

    Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, through a statement posted by her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, called for an investigation into the killings that occurred during weeks of protests in Bangladesh. In her first public statement...
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    Jurist Peru enacts law shielding pre-2002 crimes against humanity from prosecution

    Peru’s government enacted a controversial law on Friday that prevents the prosecution of crimes against humanity committed before 2002, following the approval of legislative initiative 6951/2023-CR by the Peruvian Congress on July 4. This decision notably favors former President Alberto Fujimori...
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    Jurist Venezuela opposition calls for worldwide protests over disputed presidential election result

    The leading opposition party in Venezuela is calling for protests around the world this Saturday to dispute the electoral victory of incumbent President Nicolás Maduro, which was upheld by the country’s Supreme Court of Justice. President of the Court Caryslia Beatriz Rodríguez stated that the...
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    Jurist Amnesty International warns Amazon gas flares threaten human rights in Ecuador

    A new Amnesty International report published on Monday revealed that gas flares in the Amazon pose an imminent threat to human rights. The report focuses on the Ecuadorian government’s failure to address the issue and stop activities such as flaring, which are harmful to the environment and the...
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    Jurist Hong Kong top court dismisses seven activists’ unauthorized assembly appeals

    The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal dismissed the appeals brought by seven activists, including businessman Jimmy Lai, against their unauthorized assembly convictions on Monday. Following the UK Supreme Court’s judgments in DPP v Ziegler and Reference re Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones)...
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    Jurist Bangladesh court acquits interim leader Muhammad Yunus on corruption charges

    Muhammad Yunus, the interim leader of Bangladesh, was acquitted Sunday in a corruption case by a special court in Dhaka, according to an official of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) who spoke to The Daily Star. Yunus, a Nobel laureate, was acquitted by Judge Muhammed Rabiul Alam of the...
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    Jurist Red Cross president says international humanitarian law under strain

    The President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Mirjana Spoljaric, said Monday that international humanitarian law (IHL) is “under strain” due to “noncompliance.” In a speech given to mark the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, Spoljaric raised concerns about “overly...
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    Jurist X faces European complaints over alleged data privacy violations

    Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) faces a series of complaints filed across nine European countries on Monday, accusing the company of illegal use of private data in violation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). NGO None of Your Business (Noyb) lodged complaints in...
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    Jurist Seven charged under UK terrorism laws for Palestine Action protest

    A group of seven have been charged over a ram-raid that the UK’s Crown Prosecution Service will say had “a terrorist connection,” according to a report released on Tuesday. Two further suspects remain in custody for further investigation and have not yet been charged. The seven are due to appear...
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