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    Jurist UK launches independent inquiry into wrongful conviction case for which man served 17 years in prison

    Two top lawyers for the UK government, Lord Chancellor Alex Chalk and Attorney General Victoria Prentis, ordered Thursday an independent inquiry into the handling of a case in which a man was wrongfully imprisoned for over 17 years. The announcement comes less than a month after the Court of...
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    Jurist UK to provide UN and ICC with evidence in war crimes investigations in Sudan

    UK Minister for Africa Andrew Mitchell announced Tuesday that the UK would send evidence to the UN of alleged war crimes in Darfur, Sudan. In a joint statement with the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office, Mitchell said that the UK was “extremely concerned by the growing body of...
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    Jurist Russia court further extends US journalist’s detention to November

    A Moscow court extended on Thursday the pre-trial detention of detained Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reporter Evan Gershkovich in a closed hearing, according to reports from Russian state media source TASS. Gershkovich’s detention was previously extended until August, and will now continue until...
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    Jurist Ethiopia launches investigation into alleged migrant killings at Saudi-Yemen border

    The government of Ethiopia announced on Tuesday a joint investigation with the government of Saudi Arabia into the alleged mass killings of Ethiopian migrants at the Saudi-Yemeni border. In a statement posted on the Ethiopian foreign ministry’s official X (Twitter) account, the government...
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    Jurist Amnesty International calls for universal jurisdiction against Taliban members accused of international law violations

    Amnesty International on Thursday called for the application of universal jurisdiction against members of the Taliban accused of crimes under international law. Universal jurisdiction in this case would give any country the ability to prosecute Taliban members for violations of international...
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    Jurist Ecuador violence against justice officials sparks concern from UN

    A UN official expressed concern Wednesday over the recent wave of violence against justice officials in Ecuador. Margaret Satterthwaite, the UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, said that four criminal prosecutors were assassinated between 2022 and 2023. In June...
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    Jurist Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin dead in plane crash weeks after thwarted uprising against Moscow

    The leader and the alleged founder of powerful Russian mercenary group Wagner both died in a plane crash nearly two months after leading an attempted mutiny in Russia, the group and state media announced Wednesday. “The Wagner leadership has confirmed the deaths of Prigozhin and Utkin,”...
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    Jurist Central America parliament addresses Taiwan status shift

    The Central American Parliament (PARLACEN) of six Central American nations – namely Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, and the Dominican Republic – convened on Monday in Managua to propose advocating the replacement of Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan with the All-China Assembly of...
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    Jurist African Union suspends Niger over coup, calls for restoration of democracy

    The African Union’s (AU) Peace and Security Council announced Tuesday that Niger has been suspended from participating in all AU activities following a military coup in the country. The suspension will remain in effect until Niger’s constitutional order is fully restored. The council strongly...
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    Jurist England and Wales to ban ‘pain-inducing’ physical restraint against young offenders in children’s prisons

    England and Wales banned the use of pain-inducing physical restraint last week in children’s prisons. Such techniques are to be “minimised and will only be used as a last resort where it is a reasonable, necessary and proportionate response” under a new framework which governs the operations of...
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