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    Jurist Vietnam news platform suspends publications after government investigation

    Zing News, a popular Vietnamese online magazine owned by one of Vietnam’s foremost digital organizations VNG Corporation, announced Thursday that it will be suspending publications for three months starting on July 14. This comes after an investigation by the inspector of the Ministry of...
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    Jurist Taiwan proposes stricter laws to combat sexual harassment

    Taiwan’s Executive Yuan approved draft amendments to several laws against sexual harassment on Thursday amid a recent surge in high-profile allegations of sexual harassment on the island. In recent months, the #MeToo movement has gained momentum in Taiwan, with many female victims standing up...
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    Jurist United Nations refugee agency urges Ghana to cease forced return of Burkina Faso refugees

    The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) on Wednesday said it was concerned about reports that hundreds of Burkinabe refugees, including women and children, fleeing to Ghana were being deported. For the past few years, Burkina Faso has been experiencing violence and terrorist attacks from...
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    Jurist Former Mozambique finance minister extradited to US over $2B fraud scandal

    South African authorities extradited Mozambique’s former Finance Minister Manuel Chang to the US on Wednesday to face corruption charges. Chang faces faces US criminal charges for his role in a $2 billion fraud and money laundering scheme that nearly crashed Mozambique’s economy and victimized...
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    Jurist ASEAN leaders condemn continued violence in Myanmar, reaffirm commitment to peace plan

    The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) held a foreign ministers meeting on Wednesday in the capital city of Indonesia to form a consensus over how to deal with the situation in Myanmar. Ministers condemned the junta’s continued human rights violations and reaffirmed ASEAN’s...
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    Jurist Ukraine receives cluster munitions from US amid international criticism

    The Ukrainian armed forces confirmed Thursday they received cluster munitions sent by the US. Tavria Region defense spokesman Valery Shershen confirmed the delivery to Radio Free Liberty in Ukraine amidst international condemnation of the US’s decision to provide the weapons. Following US...
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    Jurist UK ‘hard-hitting’ parliamentary report finds China poses ‘security threat’

    The Intelligence and Security Committee of the UK Parliament released a long-awaited report on China on Thursday, which refers to China as a “security threat.” The report is wide-reaching with findings spanning the national security threat posed by China through protecting UK academia...
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    Jurist UN official urges Tunisia to protect human rights amidst expulsion of sub-Saharan migrants

    A UN refugee and human rights official expressed concern on Tuesday over the expulsion of sub-Saharan migrants to the Lybian desert after the migrants killed a Tunisian individual. Maya Sahli Fadel—who serves as the Special Rapporteur on Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Internally Displaced Persons...
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    Jurist Racism towards American patients of African descent drives disparities in maternal mortality, UN report reveals

    A UN report published this month found that racism from health care providers is likely contributing to higher rates of pregnancy-related deaths among people of African descent in North and South America. The analysis, led by the UN Population Fund (UNPF), made three key findings: The UNPF...
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    Jurist 60+ individuals and groups issue global call for action against China crackdown on human rights

    A coalition of over 60 human rights organizations, bar associations, scholars and Chinese human rights defenders Monday, called out the Chinese Communist Party’s roundup of over 300 human rights lawyers and legal assistant on July 9, 2015—what is known as the “709 crackdown”. In a Monday...
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