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    Jurist France declares state of emergency in New Caledonia amidst riots against proposed voting changes

    France declared a state of emergency in New Caledonia on Wednesday in an attempt to quell recent riots in the South Pacific territory, which left four people dead and hundreds injured. The riots have grown out of opposition to a set of proposed changes to voting rights in the territory. The...
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    Jurist ECHR holds hearing on gender-based exclusion rules of international sports competitions

    The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held a hearing Wednesday on a case involving an international athlete’s claims that World Athletics’ eligibility rules are discriminatory, forcing her to undergo medical treatment to compete. The applicant is asserting several violations of the European...
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    Jurist India issues citizenship certificates to first batch of 14 refugees under controversial Citizenship Amendment Act

    India granted citizenship to its first batch of 14 refugees under the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) on Wednesday. The refugees are from the neighboring countries of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. The law was originally proposed and passed in 2019 by the Indian Cabinet...
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    Jurist Australia capital supreme court sentences war crimes whistleblower David McBride for theft and leaking military information

    The Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory on Tuesday sentenced war crimes whistleblower David McBride to five years and eight months’ imprisonment for theft and sharing classified military documents with journalists after McBride exposed allegations of Australian war crimes in...
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    Jurist Slovak officials say attempted assassination of PM Fico motivated by reduced Ukraine aid, other policy squabbles

    The alleged gunman implicated in the recent attack on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has been formally charged with attempted premeditated murder, high-ranking officials said during a press conference on Thursday, during which they also described the attack as politically motivated. Interior...
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    Jurist Amnesty International asks Israel to uphold Palestinians’ right to return

    Amnesty International called on Israel to respect the human rights of Palestinian refugees in a press release issued on Wednesday. The statement highlighted the mass forced displacement and destruction of civilian properties and infrastructure due to both the war in Gaza and Israel’s policies...
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    Jurist Canada Québec judge refuses provisional injunction to disband McGill encampment

    The Canada Superior Court of Québec ruled on Wednesday against granting an interlocutory injunction brought by McGill University to dismantle a pro-Palestine encampment on its campus. Justice Marc St-Pierre in his decision determined that the encampment’s presence was not sufficiently urgent to...
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    Jurist Paris, France mayor decries vandalized Holocaust memorial

    Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo decried the vandalization of the Shoah Memorial, a memorial dedicated to the Holocaust and Jewish history during the Second World War, as “unspeakable” in a press release on Tuesday. About 20 red hands were spray painted on the Shoah Memorial, including the Wall of the...
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    Jurist UK Foreign Office summons China ambassador over spying allegations

    The UK Foreign Office summoned the Chinese ambassador in response to spying allegations on Tuesday. A statement from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) also confirmed that three individuals have been charged with offences under the National Security Act as part of an...
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    Jurist ECHR rules North Macedonia violated the right to private and family life amidst secrecy rule on adoptions

    The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled North Macedonia violated Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights on Tuesday by refusing access to sensitive adoption records based exclusively on national legislation. The Strasbourg-based court determined that the North Macedonian...
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