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    Jurist HRW calls for electoral violence investigation ahead of upcoming DR Congo polls

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Saturday urged Congolese authorities to investigate incidents of electoral violence that the human rights organization says imperil the country’s upcoming general elections. In its statement, HRW called attention to the various forms of violence and human rights...
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    Jurist Tasmania government introduces bill to ban conversion therapy

    The government of the Australian state of Tasmania is seeking to ban conversion therapy practices in a recently released draft legislation. The Bill, known as the Justice Miscellaneous (Conversion Practices) Bill 2024, follows the Tasmanian government’s promise last year to render conversion...
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    Jurist Australia woman acquitted due to evidentiary issues following 20-year conviction

    An Australian appeals court acquitted on Thursday Australian mother Kathleen Folbigg, who was wrongfully convicted of both murder and manslaughter in May 2003 based on the death of her four infant children. In overturning her conviction, the New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal cited...
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    Jurist India Supreme Court suspends MP Afjal Ansari conviction based on ‘exceptional circumstances’

    In a decision with a two-to-one split verdict on Thursday, the India Supreme Court suspended the conviction of Afjal Ansari, a member of India’s Parliament from the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), in a case filed under the Uttar Pradesh Gangster Act, 2007. While the decision paves the way for...
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    Jurist China announces mediated ceasefire in Myanmar conflict near countries’ shared border

    China’s government announced that it has mediated a short-term ceasefire to the conflict between the Myanmar junta and armed groups from ethnic minorities in the northern regions near the Chinese border. The conflict has been ongoing since the Arakan Army (AA), the Myanmar National Democratic...
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    Jurist Finland closes all land borders with Russia amid surge of illegal immigration

    The Finnish Ministry of the Interior announced on Thursday that all of its land borders with Russia would be closed from December 15 to January 14 due to the surge of illegal immigration, just a few hours after reopening two of the eight border crossings. Due to the surge of illegal...
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    Jurist Venezuela and Guyana resolve to peacefully settle Essequibo border dispute

    The presidents of Guyana and Venezuela came to a resolution Thursday agreeing not to use force against each other and to resolve the ongoing Essequibo border dispute according to international law, following a day of talks in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Guyanese President Irfaan Ali and...
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    Jurist UK soldier charged over Bloody Sunday killings to be tried for murder

    A Northern Ireland court ruled Thursday that the sole British soldier facing charges in connection with the 1972 “Bloody Sunday” killings of Catholic protesters will be tried for murder. Ted Magill, a District Judge in Londonderry, decided that the case against the defendant “Soldier F” would...
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    Jurist DRC presidential candidate suspends campaign events after violent rally

    Moïse Katumbi, a prominent political figure and candidate in the upcoming presidential elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), suspended two campaign events following a violent incident at an election rally on Wednesday. Katumbi said that police fired live rounds during the...
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    Jurist European Court of Human Rights finds Poland failure to recognize same-sex couples violates right to privacy

    The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ,%22itemid%22:[%22001-229391%22]}']ruled Tuesday that Poland’s failure to recognize same-sex couples violates its obligations to human rights. }']Przybyszewska and Others v. Poland involved several same-sex couples who had all attempted to obtain formal...
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