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    Jurist UN commissioner urges humanitarian response in Haiti, warns against ‘never-ending cycle of violence’

    UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Tuesday warned against a “never-ending cycle of violence” in Haiti after releasing a quarterly report on the island nation. Türk visited Haiti in February and stated that during the visit he saw some of “the most frightening situations in the...
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    Jurist UK Bar Council, Archbishop of Canterbury call Illegal Migration Bill ‘deeply flawed’ and ‘morally unacceptable’

    The UK Bar Council on Wednesday called on peers in the House of Lords to reject the “deeply flawed” Illegal Migration Bill. The second reading of the bill took place in the House of Lords this afternoon and saw the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby make representations as to the immorality...
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    Jurist Arrest of former Pakistan PM sparks protests

    Pakistan authorities Tuesday arrested former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan outside of the Islamabad courts. Fawad Chaudhry, a senior member of Khan’s party, known as Tehreek-e-insaf (PTI), confirmed the arrest on his Twitter. He wrote that Khan was abducted by “unknown people to an unknown...
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    Jurist Scotland lawyers to boycott plans to conduct rape trials without juries

    Lawyers in Aberdeen, Scotland Monday stated they will join a boycott of plans to pilot rape trials without juries in Scotland. The Aberdeen Bar Association branded the proposal, contained in the Victims, Witnesses and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill, “a danger” and accused the Scottish government...
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    Jurist Australia state police commissioner apologizes to Indigenous people for police harm

    Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police Shane Patton Monday apologized to the Indigenous people of Victoria, Australia for harm they have experienced at the hands of Victorian police. At the Yoorrook Justice Commission (the Commission), Patton recognized and apologized “formally and reservedly”...
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    Jurist Australia capital state to raise age of criminal responsibility

    The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) government Tuesday introduced a bill to raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility from 10 years old to 14. The Justice (Age of Criminal Responsibility) Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 has been introduced in the Legislative Assembly, making the ACT...
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    Jurist Iran executes 2 men for blasphemy

    Iran Monday executed two men in Arak Central Prison in Iran, following multiple convictions confirmed by the Supreme Court of Iran. According to the human rights organisation Iran Human Rights, these hangings are the most recent of 42 executions carried out in Iran in the last ten days. Mizan...
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    Jurist UN Afghanistan assistance mission condemns Taliban use of corporal punishment in new report

    The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Monday released a report condemning the Taliban’s use of corporal punishment and the death penalty in Afghanistan. The UN says the Taliban imposed “lashings and other beatings, amputations and executions by shooting, beheading and...
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    Jurist Rights organizations urge independent and impartial inquiry into Burkina Faso Karma Massacre

    Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International Friday urged Burkina Faso’s authorities to ensure an independent and impartial inquiry into a massacre in the northern village of Karma that occurred on April 20, 2023. This reiterated an earlier call for an investigation by the Office of the High...
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    Jurist Protesters arrested prior to anti-monarchy demonstration at UK coronation

    The UK Metropolitan police arrested protesters of anti-monarchy group Republic as they prepared to protest the coronation of King Charles III. Police state concerns were raised particularly about the type of alarm the group had intended to use, which is known to scare horses and create public...
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