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    Jurist Russian missile kills estimated 30 people in apartment building strike

    A Russian missile hit an apartment building in Dnipro, Ukraine on Saturday, according to Ukrainian authorities. In an address to the Ukrainian people on Saturday evening, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the attack and reported that the casualties had already risen to 30, including the...
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    Jurist Australia watchdog report finds 7,000 abuse and neglect complaints in disability living centers

    The Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Commission Monday released a report detailing 7,000 complaints – including sexual misconduct, serious injury, abuse and neglect – in connection with the supported accommodation services, specifically group homes. Australia’s independent...
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    Jurist International companies must cease weapons support of Myanmar junta: report

    The Special Advisory Council for Myanmar (SAC-M) Monday released a report identifying international companies which are helping the Myanmar military junta (Tatmadaw) to commit atrocities by supplying them weapons it has used to repress the country’s population. Titled “Fatal Business: Supplying...
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    Jurist Human rights group reports 522 Iran protestor deaths since September 2022

    Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) Monday released statistics showing the number of deaths and arrests of anti-government protestors in Iran protestors since September 2022. 522 protestors, including 70 children, have been killed. Authorities have arrested 19,400 people. 168 are children...
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    Jurist Brazil police arrest former justice minister over alleged January 8 riots involvement

    Brazilian federal police Saturday said in a statement that former Secretary of Public Security for the Federal District of Brasilia Anderson Torres has been arrested at Brasilia airport. The police said they were acting on an arrest warrant issued by the federal supreme court. Minister...
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    Jurist German police clash with climate protestors over mine construction

    German police clashed with protestors Saturday as thousands rallied behind the protection of the German village of Lützerath, which is set to be destroyed to make way for a coal mine. Earlier in the week, a German regional court upheld an earlier ruling to clear the village, which is in the...
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    Jurist WHO director meets with Chinese officials over COVID-19 surge

    World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhnom Ghebreyesus Saturday spoke with the Director of China’s National Health Commission Ma Xiaowei about the COVID-19 surge the country is currently facing. During the meeting, Chinese officials provided information to WHO on the...
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    Jurist Iran executes British-Iranian citizen on espionage charges

    Iranian authorities Saturday executed dual British-Iranian national and former public official Alireza Akbari on charges of “corruption in the land and extensive action against the internal and external security of the country through espionage” for the UK. The execution was reported by the...
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    Jurist Amnesty International urges Greece authorities to drop charges against migrant rescuers

    The director of Amnesty International’s European Regional Office Friday urged Greek authorities to drop all charges against two dozen search and rescue volunteers and to stop criminalizing aid workers who assist refugees and migrants in need. Director Nils Muižnieks issued his statement after...
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    Jurist South Korea unveils controversial plan to compensate WWII forced labor victims with domestic fund

    The South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs Thursday unveiled a plan to create a domestic fund for compensating WWII forced labor victims while victim advocates maintain that the compensation should come from Japan. The Supreme Court of South Korea ordered two Japanese steel companies to...
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