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    Jurist Singapore human rights lawyer suspended for five years over remarks criticizing judiciary

    Singapore’s highest court Tuesday suspended human rights lawyer M. Ravi for five years over comments criticizing the city-state’s attorney general., the maximum sentence possible. A prominent human rights lawyer who is known internationally for representing death-row inmates in Singapore, Ravi...
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    Jurist UN deputy rights commissioner presents report outlining Belarus human rights violations

    Tens of thousands of people — many of them peaceful protesters — have been arbitrarily arrested and detained in Belarus over the past two and a half years, UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada Al-Nashif said Tuesday. The comments came as Al-Nashif presented a report outlining human...
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    Jurist UN climate body announces latest policy and abatement recommendations

    After gathering in Interlaken, Switzerland last week, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Monday announced the release of its Sixth Assessment Report, analyzing the current state of climate change knowledge, the impact of climate change and possible abatements. The report...
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    Jurist Liberia deaf advocates criticize government for inaccessible election process

    Deaf advocates in Liberia Wednesday criticized the Liberian government and National Elections Commission (NEC) for failing to make the voter registration and election process accessible for deaf Liberians. They specifically cited the lack of sign-language interpreters available during the voter...
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    Jurist UN rights chief: Haiti needs international ‘specialized support force’ to confront gang violence

    UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk Tuesday issued an urgent call for international action in Haiti to confront escalating gang violence, including a “time-bound specialized support force.” Haiti is currently experiencing a crisis of instability and gang violence which “continues...
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    Jurist US Department of State addresses ‘significant human rights issues’ in India in new report

    The US Department of State Monday released its annual report on human rights, addressing what it considers significant issues with and abuses of human rights in India. Included in these issues and abuses are unlawful and arbitrary killings, torture and degrading treatment by police and prison...
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    Jurist US Department of State finds all parties in Ethiopia-Tigray conflict committed war crimes

    US Secretary of State Antony Blinken Monday stated that all parties involved in the conflict in Ethiopia committed war crimes. Blinken said the US Department of State found that the Amhara forces, Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) forces, Eritrean Defense Forces (EDF), Ethiopia National...
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    Jurist Pakistan authorities’ treatment of former PM supporters ‘worrying,’ says HRW

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) Tuesday called for Pakistani authorities to “refrain from the unlawful use of force” against protestors in support of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. At the same time, HRW called for all of those responsible for unlawful violence to be held accountable...
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    Jurist Australia soldier charged with war crimes in Afghanistan

    The Australian Federal Police and the Office of the Special Investigator (OSI) Monday stated that a member of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) had been arrested and charged for war crimes committed in Afghanistan. The man was not identified by the joint media release, however, he was later...
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    Jurist Victoria MP could face party expulsion over attendance at neo-Nazi rally amid pending state ban on Nazi symbols

    Victoria Liberal Party leader John Pesutto Monday said MP Moira Deeming’s presence at an anti-trans rally with neo-Nazi ties on Saturday is grounds for expulsion from the party. Pesutto told ABC radio that “Deeming not only attended this protest on the steps of Parliament, but was actively...
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