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    Jurist West Bengal death toll increases as at least 2 more die in local election-related incidents

    The death toll of West Bengal’s electoral violence increased Saturday when two more people were reported killed over issues related to the state’s recent village council elections. Since the West Bengal State Election Commission released its schedule for the elections, which were held on July 8...
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    Jurist ICC Appeals Chamber rejects attempt to block investigation into Philippine ‘war on drugs’

    The International Criminal Court Appeals Chamber upheld a prior ICC decision to resume its investigations into civilian deaths as a result of the Philippine government’s “war on drugs” on Tuesday, stymying an attempt by the Philippines to block an external investigation. In a 3-2 ruling, the...
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    Jurist UK terrorism survivors say compensation scheme is ‘broken’ and in need of reform

    A survey of terrorism survivors in the UK released Monday found that many survivors believe that the government’s terrorism compensation scheme is broken. In the survey, the advocacy group Survivors Against Terror found most respondents are unhappy with the Ministry of Justice’s Criminal...
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    Jurist Four Cambodia opposition party officials arrested, 17 fined for ‘disrupting’ election

    Four officials from the Cambodian opposition Candlelight Party were arrested for spoiling ballots, inciting people to destroy ballots, and disturbing the peace during the recent Cambodia general election, Cambodian authorities also fined 17 other opposition activists and politicians and banned...
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    Jurist Iran authorities announce morality police campaign forcing women to wear hijab

    Iran Police Command spokesman Sardar Saeed Montazerul-Mahdi announced on Sunday that the country’s morality police would resume notifying and detaining women who are not wearing a hijab—an Islamic headscarf—in public, 10 months after the death of Mahsa Amini sparked nationwide protests. The...
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    Jurist Israel Prime Minister expels party member over Holocaust insults targeting judicial reform protesters

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday expelled an activist from his Likud party who had made ethnically derogatory remarks about the Holocaust. The incident occurred during protests against Israel’s ongoing judicial reform, which has widened political divisions in the nation and...
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    Jurist Mexico journalist killed amid spate of anti-news media violence

    Mexican journalist Nelson Matus Peña was shot and killed in the city of Acapulco in Guerrero on Saturday. He was the founder of ‘Lo Real de Guerrero‘, a Mexican media outlet. Human Rights Watch Researcher Tyler Mattiace announced Matus’s death on Monday. Mattiace further added that Matus...
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    Jurist Hong Kong court orders retrial for ‘wrongful’ acquittal of 2019 riot defendants

    The Hong Kong Court of Appeal handed down its judgment on Friday on an appeal brought by the Department of Justice, ruling that defendants in riot cases from 2019 were “wrongfully” acquitted. The Court of Appeal held that the trial judge committed serious mistakes in acquitting the defendants...
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    Jurist Human rights groups condemn Russia legislation targeting transgender people

    Human rights groups, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, released statements on Friday condemning Russia’s newly adopted bill that targets transgender people. The new legislation states that citizens who have already changed their sex will be prohibited from adopting children...
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    Jurist More than 30 embassies urge Hungary to protect LGBTQ+ rights ahead of Pride Festival

    Multiple embassies and various cultural institutions from over 30 countries released a joint statement on Friday supporting the rights of LGBTQ+ people in Hungary, ahead of the 28th Budapest Pride Festival. Signatories to the statement included the US, the UK, Ukraine, France, Germany, Italy and...
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