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    Jurist Canada sanctions Sri Lanka ex-presidents for civil war human rights violations

    The Canadian government announced Tuesday that they placed sanctions on four Sri Lankan officials, including former Presidents Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Mahinda Rajapaksa, in response to the Sri Lankan government’s crackdown on human rights during the Sri Lankan civil war between 1983 and 2009...
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    Jurist Amnesty International warns of trial violations and torture in Algeria mass death sentencing

    Amnesty International Monday condemned the death sentences of 54 individuals, who had been linked by Algerian prosecutors to the lynching of activist Djamel Ben Ismail amid wildfires in the Kabylie region in August 2021. Amnesty International alleged that numerous fair trial violations occurred...
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    Jurist Meta restores post about Iran supreme leader after finding it is not a ‘credible threat’

    The Meta Oversight Board Monday overturned Meta’s original decision to remove a Facebook post with the slogan, “marg bar Khamenei” which literally translates to “death to Khamenei.” Ayatollah Khamenei is the Supreme Leader of Iran. The board has called for better safeguards to political speech...
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    Jurist EU should pass legislation to protect digital labor platform workers, HRW says

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) Monday said that the EU should pass clear legislation to protect people working for digital labor platforms, like Uber. HRW said the purpose of the legislation should be to reduce employment misclassification in the industry and create world-leading safeguards against...
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    Jurist Norwegian Refugee Council warns of ‘devastating consequences’ from Taliban ban on women NGO workers

    Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Secretary General Jan Egeland Sunday warned of the “devastating consequences” of Afghanistan’s continued ban on women non-governmental organization (NGO) workers. The ban stems from a December 25, 2022 Minister of Economy (MoE) directive. Following a meeting with...
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    Jurist Swedish PM confident on joining NATO but cannot fulfill all of Türkiye’s conditions

    Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson Sunday affirmed that Sweden is confident Türkiye will ratify Sweden’s North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) application. At the same time, Kristersson expressed concern since Sweden is unable to accept certain demands made by Türkiye. This comes as...
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    Jurist Putin introduces new bill to withdraw Russia from Europe anti-corruption convention

    Russian President Vladimir Putin Monday introduced a bill in the Duma, the lower house of Russia’s Parliament, to withdraw from the Criminal Law Convention on Corruption. Russia ratified the convention on January 27, 1999. The convention aims to coordinate criminalization of a large number of...
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    Jurist UN Security Council unanimously reauthorizes cross-border humanitarian operations in Syria

    The UN Security Council Monday unanimously adopted Resolution 2672, which authorized the renewal of the cross-border mechanism in Syria a day before it was set to expire. Resolution 2672 renewed the UN’s previous authorization of the Bab al-Hawa crossing point on Syria’s border with Türkiye...
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    Jurist EU, UK, France and Germany summon Iran envoys over protester executions

    The European Union, France, Germany and the UK Monday independently summoned Iran’s envoys to their respective countries over Tehran’s severe crackdowns on and executions of anti-government protesters. The EU reiterated to Iran ambassador Hossein Dehghani its “strong appalment” over the January...
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    Jurist Peru ombudsman says 17 dead in anti-government protests

    At least 17 people were killed Monday during anti-government protests in Peru, according to the Peruvian Ombudsman’s Office. The protests began in early December 2022 following the removal and arrest of former president Pedro Castillo, who is currently serving 18 months of pre-trial detention on...
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