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    Jurist Finland to become 31st NATO member state

    Finland is set become the 31st member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Tuesday, after the Turkish Parliament ratified Finland’s membership bid last week. Finnish Prime Minister Sauli Niinistö expressed his thanks to each of the member states, affirming that “Finland will...
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    Jurist Amnesty International accuses El Salvador authorities of human rights violations amid yearlong anti-gang crackdown

    Amnesty International reported Monday that authorities in El Salvador are “systematically committing human rights violations” as a result of the country’s aggressive new anti-gang policies. The crackdown, which began in March 2022, has resulted in the detention of 66,000 people as well as 132...
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    Jurist Council of Europe reports inhumane treatment of migrants coming to Europe

    The Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) Thursday published a report detailing that it had noticed “unlawful pushback practices and ill-treatment of foreign nationals” throughout 2022. These findings come after various...
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    Jurist Austria MPs walk out of Parliament to protest support of Ukraine in war against Russia

    Far-right members of the Austrian Parliament Thursday walked out of the legislature during a live video speech by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in protest of Vienna’s support of Ukraine in the war. Footage from the event captured the moment when approximately 20 members of the Freedom...
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    Jurist Italy bans ChatGPT over inappropriate content and privacy concerns

    Italy’s Data Protection Authority (DPA) Friday issued a statement banning further use of ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence (AI) chat platform, within the country. They noted that ChatGPT has no age verification system in place for children users and unlawfully collected users’ personal data...
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    Jurist Hague trial of former Kosovo president and Kosovo Liberation Army officers set to start

    The Kosovo Specialist Chambers in the Hague Friday announced the trial of four former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) members is due to begin Monday. The former Prime Minister of the Provisional Government of Kosovo (PGoK), Hashim Thaçi is amongst those who will stand trial. He and his...
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    Jurist UK teachers group call for clearer guidance on supporting transgender pupils in school

    General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders in England and Wales Geoff Barton Monday called for clearer guidance on how teachers can support trans-identifying pupils in schools. Despite attempts to be sensitive to the issue, Barton noted strong public opinion makes the...
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    Jurist UK report: ‘lost decade’ of climate change planning will hit vulnerable groups

    The UK Climate Change Committee Wednesday reported that Britain is “not adequately prepared” for the damaging effects of climate change. In its 2023 report to Parliament, the group found limited evidence of the implementation of adaptation needed at a national scale to mitigate the risks of...
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    Jurist UN rights chief: rule of law at risk in Guatemala

    UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk Thursday expressed alarm at the continued erosion of the rule of law in Guatemala. Türk condemned the intimidation, harassment and prosecution faced by justice operators who worked for or operated with the UN-backed International Commission...
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    Jurist UN expresses concern over ‘arbitrary arrests’ in Afghanistan

    UN Human Rights media spokesperson Jeremy Laurence Thursday issued a statement on the situation in Afghanistan, highlighting the UN’s “alarm” at the ongoing arbitrary arrests and detentions of civil society activists and media workers in Afghanistan, in particular the targeting of those who...
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