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    Jurist New Brunswick judge rules school district lacks standing in gender identity policy lawsuit

    A New Brunswick judge ruled on Friday that the Anglophone East District Education Council does not have the legal standing to challenge changes to Policy 713, a gender identity policy made by the provincial government. The judge ruled that none of the plaintiffs were directly impacted by the...
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    Jurist Prominent Russian opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza transferred to prison hospital

    Pulitzer Prize-winning Russian journalist and opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza has been transferred to a prison hospital while serving out a 25-year sentence for criticizing his country’s invasion of Ukraine, his wife announced via social media on Friday. His wife, Evgenia Kara-Murza...
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    Jurist Israel government approves illegal settlements in occupied Palestine territories

    Peace Now, an Israeli NGO, on Thursday reported that the Israeli government is planning the progression of 5,295 housing units across the West Bank. According to the organization, the government intends to expand not only its settlements but also the legal involvement of three outposts located...
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    Jurist Belarus releases several political prisoners in accordance with new amnesty law

    17 political prisoners have been amnestied and pardoned in Belarus, following the signing of the Law On Amnesty in Connection with the 80th Anniversary of the Liberation of Belarus from Nazi Invaders, the Viasna Human Rights Center (‘Viasna’) said on Friday. The Belarussian president...
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    Jurist Peru congress approves bill introducing statute of limitations for crimes against humanity and war crimes

    The Peruvian Congress approved a bill on Thursday that introduces a statute of limitations for crimes against humanity in the second vote, despite opposition from human rights organizations for its potential interruption of ongoing investigations into serious abuses. Bill 6951 proposes to...
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    Jurist UN High Commissioner for Human Rights reports civilian casualty rise in Ukraine

    The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) issued a report Wednesday on the human rights situation in Ukraine, showing that intensified military operations by Russian armed led to a rise in civilian casualties and extensive damage to civilian property and...
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    Jurist Amnesty International: Malaysia violations of international law persist despite repeal of death penalty

    It has been one year since Malaysia repealed the mandatory death penalty, however, Amnesty International has highlighted ongoing violations of international human rights standards. The abolition of the mandatory death penalty, under the Abolition of Mandatory Death Penalty Act 2023, has led to a...
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    Jurist IACHR raises alarm over the use of violence against protesters in Argentina

    The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) and its Special Rapporteurship for Freedom of Expression (RELE, by its initials in Spanish) issued a press release expressing alarm over the excessive use of public force against journalists and peaceful protesters in Argentina. The press...
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    Jurist India Supreme Court criticizes Manipur court denying health treatment to minority prisoner

    The Indian Supreme Court on Wednesday disapproved the Manipur High Court’s decision to curtail hospital treatment for a prisoner belonging to the minority Kuki community, citing ethnic clashes in the state. While giving the order, the Apex Court expressed disappointment, “We do not trust the...
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    Jurist France citizen admits charges of collecting sensitive military data, Russia FSB claims

    French researcher Laurent Vinatier admitted during interrogation to illegally collecting sensitive Russian military information, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Wednesday. Laurent Claude Jean-Louis Vinatier, who worked for a long time in Russia in the Swiss non-governmental...
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