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    Jurist UK announces new sanctions targeting Russian ships

    The UK Government announced Thursday its latest sanction package on Russia, the first to target Russia’s”shadow fleet” of oil ships, in a bid to hinder President Vladimir Putin’s ability to fund the country’s war against Ukraine. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak made clear that the UK stands in...
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    Jurist Russia employs starvation as method of warfare: global rights group report

    Russia employed starvation as a method of warfare during their 85-day siege of Mariupol in 2022, said a report published on Thursday by Global Rights Compliance (GRC). The report, titled ‘The Hope Left Us: Russia’s Siege, Starvation, and Capture of Mariupol City,” was published by the GRC...
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    Jurist UK High Court grants rights groups permission to join legal challenge of Israel arms sales

    UK High Court granted Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and Oxfam permission to join a legal bid to halt UK arms sales to Israel, in a decision made Thursday. The case was originally brought by Al-Haq and GLAN in December 2023. They are calling on the High Court to order the Business and...
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    Jurist Tunisia court orders prison terms for smugglers involved in 2022 migrant shipwreck

    Tunisia’s Tribunal of First Instance of Medenine sentenced five individuals Thursday involved in the tragic 2022 Zarzis shipwreck case which killed 18 people from the southern coastal town to prison sentences between four and 10 years, the general prosecutor told local Radio channel Mosaïque FM...
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    Jurist UN refugee and migration agencies criticize Greece response to 2023 shipwreck

    The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) released a statement Friday criticising Greece’s response to the shipwreck off the coast of Pylos, Greece in 2023. The statement was released exactly one year after the “tragic” shipwreck which resulted in the...
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    Jurist EU court orders Hungary to pay €200M lump sum plus daily penalties for non-compliance with asylum judgment

    The Court of Justice of the European Union on Thursday ordered Hungary to pay the European Commission a lump sum of €200 million and a penalty payment of €1 million per day of delay due to noncompliance with a previous asylum and migration judgment. This decision follows 2020’s Commission v...
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    Jurist ECHR: Hungary refusal of medically assisted death does not violate human rights

    The European Court of Human Rights ruled Thursday that Hungarian authorities’ refusal of a citizen’s request to end his life by physician-assisted death doesn’t violate the European Convention on Human Rights. The case started with Daniel Karsai’s request to have access to medical suicide after...
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    Jurist Violence against children in conflict reaching ‘extreme levels:’ UN chief

    Violence against children in armed conflict reached “extreme levels” in 2023, rising by 21 percent to 30,705, UN Secretary-General António Guterres stated in a report on Thursday. According to Guterres, severe violations and disregard for international human rights law contributed to the...
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    Jurist European Commission asks three pornography sites for information on minor protection measures

    The European Commission asked three of the world’s largest pornography sites, Pornhub, Stripchat, and XVideos, on Thursday to provide information on the measures they have taken to assure minors cannot access their content and to prevent amplification of illegal content and gender-based...
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    Jurist Scotland lawmakers vote to approve early release of prisoners due to overcrowding

    Scotland MSPs voted in favor of releasing many prisoners early to address overcrowding in Scottish jails, in a meeting of the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday. Approximately 550 prisoners are currently eligible for early release, according to the Scottish Parliament. This will only apply to...
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