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    Jurist Detained WNBA star Brittney Griner released from detention in Russia

    US President Joe Biden announced early Thursday morning that detained WNBA player Brittney Griner was released from Russian detention as part of a prisoner exchange. Griner was imprisoned for 10 months following her arrest in Russia on drug trafficking charges. Despite multiple attempts by...
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    Jurist UK Supreme Court rules Northern Ireland protesters cannot interfere with abortion services

    The UK Supreme Court Wednesday ruled that Northern Ireland’s Abortion Services Bill does not infringe on protesters rights. The court reasoned that the citizens of Northern Ireland adopted the right to abortion through the democratic process. By allowing “those who had lost the political...
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    Jurist Al Jazeera asks ICC to open investigation into killing of Palestinian-American journalist

    Al Jazeera Tuesday submitted a formal request to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to open an investigation into the killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. Israeli officials announced in September that there is a high possibility that Israeli soldiers shot and killed...
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    Jurist New Zealand Prime Minister delivers apology to Māori tribe for past violations of the Treaty of Waitangi

    New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Monday delivered an apology speech on behalf of the Crown to the Māori Tribe Ngāti Maniapoto for violations of the Treaty of Waitangi. Ardern stated: The Treaty of Waitangi was signed in 1840 and is an agreement between the Crown and Māori chiefs “to...
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    Jurist Rights group reports Australia parliament fails to consider human rights in 60% of legislation

    Australian nonprofit the Human Rights Law Centre Tuesday reported that 60 percent of legislation regarding human rights between 2019 and 2021 was passed by the Australian Federal Parliament with no review by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights. The Committee was created in 2012...
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    Jurist UN human rights chief: Myanmar junta has issued over 130 death sentences in private proceedings

    High commissioner of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk Friday condemned military courts in Myanmar for handing out over 130 death sentences in court proceedings not accessible to the public. Seven college students were sentenced to death on November 30, and the...
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    Jurist South Africa president refuses to resign amid possible impeachment

    South African President Cyril Ramaphosa Saturday announced through a spokesperson that he will not resign and will instead challenge a parliamentary report suggesting he may have illegaly concealed a crime at his private game farm. Ramaphosa’s announcement ends days of speculation over whether...
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    Jurist Human Rights Watch call for charges to be dropped against Poland reproductive rights activist

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) Sunday called for the Polish government to stop targeting reproductive rights activists, specifically calling for all charges against lawmaker Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus to be dropped. Scheuring-Wielgus, who participated in a pro-choice protest in October 2020, was...
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    Jurist Australia territories free to make law on voluntary assisted dying after Senate vote

    The Australian Senate Thursday passed the Restoring Territory Rights Bill 2022, giving the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and Northern Territory (NT) the option to make their own legislation on voluntary assisted dying (VAD). The bill marks the end of a 25-year campaign to restore these...
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    Jurist Northern Ireland equality groups clarify human rights protections amid post-Brexit agreements

    The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (ECNI) and the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) Thursday released a joint report clarifying the extent of equality and human rights protected under the Ireland-Northern Ireland Protocol. The report comes as a legal challenge to the...
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