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    Jurist Former Honduras army intelligence official convicted in murder of environmental activist

    Former executive president of Desarrollos Energéticos S.A. (DESA) Roberto David Castillo Mejía was found guilty of murder on Monday for the 2016 killing of environmental activist Berta Isabel Cáceres Flores. Mejía was a US-trained former intelligence official for the Honduran Army. The company...
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    Jurist UN rights expert calls for sanctions on Myanmar gas and oil sectors

    UN Special Rapporteur Thomas Andrews called Wednesday for countries to impose economic sanctions on Myanmar’s oil and gas sector in order to cripple the junta that took power over the country five months ago. Andrews identified two patterns that have emerged since then; the military junta’s...
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    Jurist Europe rights court rules Russia violated trans mother’s rights to contact with children

    The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Wednesday that the domestic courts of Russia had }']violated a transgender mother’s parental rights by depriving her of any contact with her children due to her gender identity. The applicant A.M., whose gender was registered as “male” at birth...
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    Jurist Canada indigenous community signs agreement with government to reclaim child welfare jurisdiction

    The Cowessess First Nation became the first Canadian Indigenous community on Tuesday to sign an agreement with the Canadian and Saskatchewan governments under Canada’s landmark Bill C-92 passed in 2019. The subsequent legislation empowered Indigenous communities to reclaim jurisdiction based on...
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    Jurist TikTok resumes operation in Pakistan after third ban in nine months lifted

    TikTok is up and running again in Pakistan, just days after the Pakistan Telecoms Authority (PTA) suspended public access to the popular social media app over complaints from citizens about alleged immoral and obscene content. On Friday, the Sindh High Court revoked the suspension but ordered...
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    Jurist South Africa court agrees to hear ex-president’s challenge to 15-month jail term

    A South African court has agreed to hear ex-president Jacob Zuma’s challenge to a 15-month jail term for failing to attend a corruption hearing, the South African Broadcasting Corporation reported. The Constitutional Court ruled on June 29 that Zuma will be sentenced to 15 months imprisonment...
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    Jurist Cargo ship that blocked Suez Canal to be released following settlement agreement

    Ever Given, the cargo ship that blocked the Suez Canal for nearly six days in March, will be released from its impoundment in the Great Bitter Lake following a settlement agreement between the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) and the ship’s owners and insurers. The Ever Given has been held at the...
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    Jurist UK court quashes wrongful conviction in ‘Stockwell Six’ case

    The UK’s Court of Appeal on Monday quashed the convictions of three black men who were arrested for robbery in the late 1970s, where the court relied on the testimony of a knowingly corrupt police officer. The hearing in front of the Royal Court of Justice sought to overturn the convictions of...
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    Jurist France Senate blocks Macron’s plan to enshrine climate change fight in constitution

    The French Senate voted Monday against a government-sponsored bill that would add a climate clause to the French constitution. President Emmanuel Macron had promised a referendum to include environmental protection in the heart of French constitutional principles, but the bill needed to pass...
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    Jurist UN rights chief urges international support for people of Myanmar

    UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet urged the Human Rights Council and UN nations on Tuesday to take swift action to aid the deteriorating situation in Myanmar. Speaking at the 47th Session of the Human Rights Council, Bachelet said that the situation in Myanmar “has evolved...
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