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    Jurist New Zealand unveils 25-year plan to combat domestic violence

    Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence Marama Davidson Tuesday launched a 25-year plan to tackle domestic and family violence in New Zealand homes. This is the country’s first national strategy for eliminating family violence and sexual violence. It is...
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    Jurist Lithuania parliament extends state of emergency on Belarus border

    The Parliament of Lithuania extended the country’s state of emergency in response to the ongoing EU border crisis with Belarus Tuesday, claiming that an ongoing “critical situation” regarding the influx of migrants from Belarus justified continued emergency operations. The ruling of the Seimas...
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    Jurist Indonesia police charge eight Papuan students on treason charges over ‘independence’ protest

    Indonesia’s police Friday arrested eight Papuan university students on charges of treason for raising the banned “Morning Star” flag in a demonstration of the independence of the Papua region in Indonesia. The region was liberated from Dutch colonial occupation on December 1, 1963 which is...
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    Jurist Former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to prison by military junta

    Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi was convicted Monday of incitement and breaking COVID-19 rules by the military junta which has seized control of the country. Suu Kyi was arrested by members of the Tatmadaw, the Myanmar military, when it staged a coup on February 1 and has since been held...
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    Jurist India journalists protest restrictions on parliament entry

    India news organizations Thursday protested restrictions on entry and access to the Parliament building in New Delhi which they claim has obstructed news reporting of the legislature’s proceedings and stifled freedom of the press. The protest was announced by five news organizations, including...
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    Jurist Experts urge EU to sanction NSO Group over Pegasus human rights abuses

    A group of 86 human rights organizations and independent experts Friday urged the European Union to impose “targeted sanctions” against the NSO Group, an Israeli company producing the Pegasus surveillance software linked with human rights abuses. The signatories cited investigations by the...
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    Jurist Europe Court to issue infringement proceedings against Turkey for failure to release philanthropist

    The Council of Europe Friday warned Turkey they would begin taking “infringement proceedings” following the country’s failure to release a philanthropist who has been imprisoned for two years. The European Human Rights Watchdog referred to the 2019 }']decision. Previously they prompted Tuejry...
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    Jurist UN team delivers report on Islamic State atrocities committed in Iraq

    The head of the United Nations team investigating Islamic State crimes in Iraq Thursday delivered his report to the Security Council, accusing Islamic State (IS) actors of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity. Christian Ritscher, Special Adviser and Head of the United Nations...
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    Jurist Civil society groups call upon UN to investigate atrocities in Yemen

    More than 60 civil society organizations Thursday called upon the United Nations to create an independent panel to investigate and report on violations of international law committed in Yemen. The groups, including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, noted that until October of this...
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    Jurist Canada House of Commons unanimously passes bill banning conversion therapy

    The House of Commons of Canada unanimously adopted a motion Wednesday to pass Bill C-4 banning conversion therapy. The bill became the first to pass Commons in the 44th Parliament, which began on November 20. The bill defines conversion therapy as a “practice, treatment or service” designed to...
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