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    Jurist UN experts welcome General Assembly resolution affirming state obligations to combat climate change

    More than 30 UN special rapporteurs and human rights experts welcomed on Friday a General Assembly resolution that reaffirms state parties’ obligations on climate change. This comes one day after the publication of a meteorology report, suggesting that the Paris Agreement’s long-term climate...
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    Jurist Australia court admits first-ever UN environmental expert in natural gas site extension challenge

    The Federal Court of Australia has admitted a UN special rapporteur on human rights and environment as an intervenor in a judicial review case on a liquefied natural gas (LNG) operation site, according to a Friday press release. The admission marks the first time the court has allowed a UN...
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    Jurist Spain court authorizes search of Socialist Party headquarters in judicial interference investigation

    Judge Santiago Pedraz of Spain’s National Court issued a judicial order Wednesday directing the Civil Guard’s Central Operational Unit (UCO) to obtain documents, electronic records, accounting materials, and internal communications from the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) headquarters...
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    Jurist Ghana parliament approves bill criminalizing promotion of LGBTQ activity

    Ghana’s parliament on Friday approved a controversial new bill that criminalizes the so-called promotion of LGBTQ activity. The Human Sexual Rights and Family Values bill imposes prison terms of up to 10 years for individuals who “promote, sponsor, or advocate LGBTQ+ acts” and bans the funding...
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    Jurist Rights group urges iterim Rio de Janeiro governor to guarantee fully independent forensic services

    Human Rights Watch on Thursday urged acting Rio de Janeiro governor Ricardo Couto to pass a bill that would establish fully independent forensic services and mandate additional measures to strengthen forensic analysis, citing repeated failures by the civil police, whose current control over...
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    Jurist Thailand criminal court acquits political leader of lèse majesté charges

    Thailand’s Criminal Court acquitted on Thursday political figure and founder of the Progressive Movement Party Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit of charges of defaming the monarchy, arising from comments he had made in 2021 criticizing the government’s procurement of the COVID-19 vaccine. The court...
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    Jurist European Council adopts further sanctions against Israel extremist groups

    The European Council on Thursday adopted measures against extremist Israeli settlers, in an effort to curb human rights abuses against Palestinians in the Occupied West Bank. The restrictive measures were issued under the EU Global Human Rights Sanction Regime, which allows the EU to “impose...
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    Jurist ICC to begin Philippines ex-president Duterte’s trial in November

    The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday scheduled the trial of former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte to begin on November 30, marking the first time an Asian former head of state will face the court for alleged crimes against humanity. Presiding Judge Joanna Korner announced...
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    Jurist France legislature unanimously repeals texts codifying slavery

    The French National Assembly on Thursday unanimously voted to repeal texts codifying slavery. MP Max Mathiasin sponsored the bill to repeal Code Noir, which was first tabled on September 16, 2025. Code Noir is “a set of texts promulgated between 1685 and 1724 that regulated and codified slavery...
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    Jurist US adds UN Palestine expert back to sanctions list

    UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese was added back to the list of sanctioned people by the US Department of the Treasury on Wednesday, according to a notice by the Office of Foreign Asset Control. The move comes following a recent district court...
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