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    Jurist Colombia records highest number of environmental defender killings in 2022

    Colombia recorded the world’s highest number of environmental defender killings in 2022, with 60 individuals murdered, according to a report released on Tuesday by activist organization Global Witness. According to Global Witness, which has been documenting environmental defender deaths since...
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    Jurist UN reports US-Mexico border is world’s deadliest migrant route

    The UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) released data Monday showing that the US-Mexico border is the deadliest migrant route on land in the world. According to the organization’s Missing Migrants Project report, 686 people died at the US-Mexico border in 2022. However, there is...
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    Jurist Amnesty International: Mexico climate defenders criminalized for exercising right to protest

    Amnesty International published a report Wednesday, labeling the “disproportionate use of criminal law” as “one of the main threats facing the right to protest peacefully in defense of land, territory and environment in Mexico.” The report asserts that, rather than addressing the alarming rate...
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    Jurist 50 human rights organisations urge UN action in Sudan conflict

    A group of 50 human rights organizations sounded the alarm Tuesday over the ongoing Sudan conflict’s severe humanitarian impact and called on the UN to take decisive action. The organizations released their statement as the UN Security Council met to discuss the ongoing situation in Sudan and...
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    Jurist Hong Kong court sentences university student to 6 months prison over Pillar of Shame banner

    A Hong Kong court found on Tuesday a Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) student guilty of attempting to commit sedition by obtaining a banner of The Pillar of Shame, according to local news reports. The student pleaded guilty to the charge of attempting to commit sedition over her plan to...
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    Jurist Syria security forces reportedly fire live rounds at protestors, wounding 3

    Security forces in Syria fired at anti-government protestors Wednesday in Sweida, a Druze city in the southwest of the country, according to a correspondent from news outlet Suwayda 24. The protestors were fired upon near the entrance of a local Ba’ath party building after they attempted to shut...
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    Jurist 200+ civil society organizations raise concerns about UAE rights record and climate policies ahead of COP28

    Amnesty International, along with over 200 civil society organizations, called upon participating governments of the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) on Wednesday to address the human rights records and climate policies of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The COP28, an annual conference of...
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    Jurist UK elections must remain accessible under new ID rules, says UK watchdog

    A new report released by the UK Electoral Commission revealed on Wednesday that voters in the UK faced new challenges at the May local elections due to the recent requirement of bringing a voter ID. The commission believes “urgent action” is required to address these issues ahead of the next...
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    Jurist US to unfreeze $6B Iran assets in exchange for prisoner release

    The US State Department informed Congress on Monday that it would be waiving sanctions and unfreezing $6 billion in Iranian assets at banking institutions to be used for “humanitarian aid” in exchange for five US citizens held as prisoners in Iran. The exchange has allegedly been in the works...
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    Jurist Israel Supreme Court hears petitions against judicial reform amendment

    The Israeli Supreme Court convened Tuesday morning to hear petitions against a judicial reform amendment which would annul the country’s reasonableness standard. The reforms, introduced by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last year, continue to fuel nationwide protests. All 15 Israeli Supreme...
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