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    Jurist Amnesty International condemns Tanzanian violence against Maasai

    Amnesty International released a statement Wednesday condemning Tanzanian violence towards the Maasai ethnic group. Fears are mounting as the indigenous Maasai are being severely injured by Tanzanian soldiers. Tanzania is planning on using Maasai lands in endeavors such as conservation and...
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    Jurist Wikimedia foundation appeals Russia court fine

    The Wikimedia Foundation Monday released a statement about their appeal of a Russian court ruling which held that the site committed an administrative offense. In March, a Moscow court fined the foundation approximately $65,000 USD for refusing to remove Wikipedia articles on the Russian...
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    Jurist US imposes new visa restrictions on Nicaragua officials

    United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken Monday announced visa restriction for 93 individuals believed to have undermined democracy in Nicaragua following President Daniel Ortega reelection. The US State Department labeled the election a “sham.” Ortega has consistently been accused of...
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    Jurist UK publishes revised Northern Ireland post-Brexit trade protocol

    British legislators Monday published a Reformed Northern Ireland Protocol to tackle disruption to post-Brexit trade with EU nations like Ireland. The original protocol aimed to keep Northern Ireland aligned with the EU market to avoid a hard border between the province and the EU. However, this...
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    Jurist Political critics tortured in Rwanda prison, Human Rights Watch reports

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) Monday reported that prominent Rwandan YouTube commentator Aimable Karasira has accused prison authorities of beating him and other jailed critics. Karasira spoke out about losing a family member to Hutu extremists and to the RPF during and after the 1994 Rwandan...
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    Jurist ECHR intervenes to stop deportations of UK asylum-seekers to Rwanda

    The European Court of Human Rights Tuesday (ECHR) issued a last minute interim measure to potentially stop the planned Tuesday evening deportations of seven UK asylum-seekers to Rwanda. The ruling applies directly to only one asylum seeker, but the court’s reasoning applies to all seven. The...
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    Jurist ECHR rules Russia ‘foreign agent’ designation violates human rights

    The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Tuesday ,%22documentcollectionid2%22:[%22JUDGMENTS%22],%22itemid%22:[%22001-217751%22]}']ruled that Russia’s “foreign agent” legislation violates the rights of the groups designated as foreign agents. The designation has allegedly been used to dissolve...
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    Jurist Alleged funder of Rwandan genocide fit to stand trial, UN court rules

    The UN’s Residual Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (RMICT) Monday ruled that Felicien Kabuga is fit to stand trial. Kabuga is charged with genocide, complicity in genocide, direct and public incitement to commit genocide, attempt to commit genocide and conspiracy to commit genocide...
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    Jurist Kenya dispatch: controversial bill regulating IT professionals awaits president’s signature

    Last week, Kenya’s parliament passed the controversial Information, Communication Technology (ICT) Practitioners Bill 2020. This is a bill that has found its way back to parliament time and time again despite being rejected in 2016, 2018 and 2020. It seeks to regulate people who make use of...
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    Jurist Amnesty International condemns Russian shelling, ‘war crimes’ in Kharkiv

    Amnesty International Monday reported that hundreds of civilians have been killed in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv by indiscriminate Russian use of cluster munitions and inherently inaccurate rockets. The report documents 606 civilians, including children and the elderly, killed and 1248 injured...
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