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    Jurist HRW: Indonesian authorities should drop defamation charges against human rights defenders

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) Friday stated that Indonesian authorities should not pursue criminal defamation charges against Haris Azhar and Fatia Maulidiyanti, who are significant human rights defenders in Jakarta. The charges were brought against them based on a 2021 police report filed by Luhur...
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    Jurist US and UK target Russian oligarch affiliates in latest round of sanctions

    The US and UK governments last week unveiled a batch of sanctions against individuals and entities who have allegedly enabled Russian oligarchs on the UK’s designated sanctions list to access their external assets. This latest set of sanctions looks to target methods that were being used to...
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    Jurist Yemen to release nearly 900 prisoners

    The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Friday began facilitating the exchange of nearly 900 prisoners detained in Yemen’s long-running war. The exchange is expected to last several days, with only 318 prisoners exchanged and reunited with their families during the first day of the...
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    Jurist France Constitutional Council approves pension reform amidst renewed protests

    France’s Constitutional Council Friday approved President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform law amid protests and anger towards the reform. Earlier this week one of JURIST’s staff members from Paris, France warned of renewed protests if the council approved the pension reform. Following the...
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    Jurist Rights groups report Iran executed over 500 people in 2022

    Human rights groups Iran Human Rights (IHR) and Together Against the Death Penalty (ECPM) Thursday released a report showing a dramatic increase in the total number of executions in Iran for 2022. The report claims that 582 people were executed in Iran- the highest number of executions since...
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    Jurist India Supreme Court to build nine gender-neutral restrooms

    The Supreme Court of India Wednesday released a statement in pursuance of its aims on inclusive infrastructure and “sexuality sensitization” on its creation of nine universal restrooms in the main building and additional buildings of the court. This development follows the letter nonbinary...
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    Jurist HRW: Russian forces ran “torture center,” committed war crimes against Kherson residents

    Human Rights Watch Thursday released a report documenting the unlawful detention and torture of Kherson residents by Russian forces, which took place during their occupation of the Ukrainian city between March and November 2022. The report details numerous war crimes committed by Russian forces...
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    Jurist Malaysia abolishes mandatory death penalty for certain criminal offenses

    Malaysia’s Parliament Tuesday passed two bills reforming death penalty sentencing and abolishing the mandatory death penalty for certain offenses. Human rights groups welcomed the move as a step towards abolishing capital punishment entirely. The Abolition of Mandatory Death Penalty Bill 2023...
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    Jurist UN Special Rapporteurs say UK approach to unaccompanied child migrants breaches international human rights obligations

    A joint statement issued Tuesday on behalf of three UN Special Rapporteurs joined previous condemnation in saying that the UK is failing to “abide by its core obligations under international human rights law” over its approach to migrant children arriving in the country. The rapporteurs say...
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    Jurist UN rights chief ‘horrified’ by Myanmar air strike targeting community center

    UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk Tuesday condemned an airstrike by Myanmar fighter jets in the country’s Sagaing region, a stronghold for opposition to the country’s military-backed government. “I am horrified by reports of today’s airstrikes by Myanmar fighter jets on a...
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