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    Jurist Conviction of peaceful environmental activist in Türkiye condemned as ‘devastating blow’

    Amnesty International on Monday condemned the conviction in Türkiye of peaceful environmental activist Esra Işık. Esther Major, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for Europe recognized the broader impacts of the conviction on the fight to defend the environment, stating: The...
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    Jurist UN agencies warn Afghanistan faces one of world’s biggest displacement crises

    UN agencies warned on Monday that Afghanistan faces one of the world’s biggest displacement crises. This warning was based on a series of overlapping challenges identified in the country’s latest socioeconomic review by the UN Development Programme (UNDP). UNDP chief, Alexander De Croo, said...
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    Jurist UN experts warn Belarus political prisoners face continuing repression due to passport invalidation

    UN experts on Monday warned that the expulsion of political prisoners from Belarus and subsequent invalidation of their passports may amount to transnational repression, increased statelessness, and human rights violations. Their concerns stem from the December 2025 release of 123 prisoners to...
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    Jurist Hamas announces dissolution of Gaza governance

    Leaders of the militant Palestinian group Hamas announced on Monday that it will dissolve its leadership in Gaza, engaging with the terms of the US-brokered peace deal and welcoming a technocratic governing committee. Hamas has governed the Gaza Strip for nearly two decades. Dr. Ismail...
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    Jurist UK financial regulator publishes landmark AI review

    The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a landmark review on Monday that proposes recommendations to regulate the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the financial decisions made by consumers. The review, titled the Mills Review, anticipates that both consumers and firms will...
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    Jurist Over 300 children killed or injured amid escalating conflict in Sudan, UNICEF reports

    The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported Monday that more than 300 children were killed or injured in Sudan during the first six months of 2026, warning that intensified fighting in the Darfur and Kordofan regions has continued to place children at heightened risk. According to...
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    Jurist Bahrain court holds first hearing in case involving Iran-linked terrorist organization

    Bahrain’s High Criminal Court held its first hearing Sunday in a national security case involving 19 defendants accused of forming and operating a terrorist organization allegedly linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The case concerns 19 individuals, of whom 11 are...
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    Jurist UK and Dutch governments apologize for forced adoptions

    The British and Duch governments made a public apology on Thursday to the people affected by the forced removal and forced adoptions of children in the second half of the last century. In England, between 1949 and 1976, the state and the Christian church created a system that targeted young...
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    Jurist Rights groups urge EU action on Vietnam’s repression of dissidents in Thailand

    A coalition of human rights organizations urged the EU and its member states Wednesday to demand transparency and human rights safeguards in ongoing negotiations for a bilateral extradition treaty between Vietnam and Thailand, warning that the agreement could provide a legal framework for the...
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    Jurist UN rights expert warns racism and intolerance persist in sports

    A UN expert warned Thursday that racism, xenophobia, discrimination, and other intolerance are entrenched across sports. Dr. Ashwani K.P., the UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, gave her report to the Human Rights Council, saying, “sport has the extraordinary ability to...
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