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    Jurist 55 dead amid police response to Peru anti-government protests

    The Ombudsman Office of Peru (Defensoría del Pueblo del Perú) Saturday reported that 55 people have been killed by authorities amid ongoing protests against President Dina Boluarte’s government. The office also reported that it inquired into the arrest of 191 people in Lima and interviewed...
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    Jurist Canada settles Indigenous residential school class action lawsuit for $2.8B

    The Canadian government Saturday announced a $2.8 billion settlement to conclude a 325-member class litigation from Indigenous Canadians affected by the country’s condemned residential school program, which sent 150,000 children into 139 residential schools from the late 1800s to the 1990s...
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    Jurist Colombia government to continue ceasefire peace talks with ELN rebels in Mexico in February

    Colombia and the National Liberation Army (ELN) rebel group Saturday released a joint statement saying that they will resume peace talks in Mexico next month, in response to the government recently declaring, and then subsequently calling off, a bilateral ceasefire. These talks have been in...
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    Jurist European Parliament condemns Iran for human rights violations in nonbinding resolution

    The European Parliament Thursday resolved to condemn the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for human rights violations in the wake of protests against the state after the death of Mahsa Amini. The nonbinding resolution calls for “the expansion of restrictive measures” against Iran. The...
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    Jurist Victoria police will not be given further powers in midst of public drunkenness reform

    Victoria, Australia Attorney General Jaclyn Symes Tuesday told reporters that police will not be given additional powers once the recently enacted decriminalization of public intoxication reforms go into effect. Symes acknowledged that implementing more powers would undermine the...
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    Jurist Australia government ‘deeply troubled’ by ongoing China detainment of Australia citizen

    Senator Penny Wong from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs Office Thursday said that the “Australian Government is deeply troubled by the ongoing” detainment of Dr. Yang Hengju (also known as Dr. Yang Jun), an Australian citizen and academic. Yang first travelled to Guangzhou, China in January 19...
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    Jurist India Supreme Court agrees to simplify passive euthanasia process

    The Supreme Court of India Wednesday agreed to modify its 2018 judgement legalising passive euthanasia in the country, setting plans in motion to make the authorisation process easier. The petition initiating this case was filed by Common Cause, a civil society organization behind the legal...
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    Jurist Ontario authorities to investigate housing development plans on protected lands

    Ontario Integrity Commissioner Jonathan Batty and Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk Wednesday announced separate investigations into the provincial Conservative government’s controversial decision to open protected Greenbelt lands to housing developments. The investigations come amidst concerns that...
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    Jurist European Parliament urges establishment of war crimes tribunal for Russia, Belarus

    The European Parliament Thursday approved a resolution that demands the establishment of a tribunal for war crimes committed by Russia and Belarus in Ukraine. The resolution focuses on atrocities committed in Bucha, Irpin and other parts of Ukraine that “reveal the brutality of the war.”...
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    Jurist Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps should be added to terrorist list, votes European Parliament

    The European Parliament Thursday called upon the European Council to add the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and other Iranian officials to the EU terrorist list. Members of Parliament (MEPs) said, “Any country in which the IRGC deploys military, economic, or informational operations...
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