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    Jurist UN court affirms international labor treaty protects workers right to strike

    The International Court of Justice opined Thursday that an international labor treaty protects the right to strike. The advisory opinion provides clarity to the treaty provisions, particularly the scope of the right to association at international law. The controversy centers on the...
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    Jurist UN warns of surging mass displacement in Haiti due to gang violence

    The UN reported on Wednesday that nearly 30,000 people have fled their homes in Haiti to escape a new wave of violent attacks perpetrated by armed gangs over the past ten days, exacerbating the already dire humanitarian and security situations resulting from ongoing gang violence in the...
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    Jurist Supreme Court says cruise lines can be sued over seized Cuba docks

    The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that four cruise lines can be sued for using docks in the Port of Havana that Cuba’s communist government seized from an American company in 1960, reviving a case that could leave the companies owing hundreds of millions of dollars. The 8-1 decision sided...
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    Jurist UN rights chief urges states to protect LGBTQ+ community

    UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has urged states to protect the LGBTQ+ community in a statement marking the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. Türk said discrimination and violence against the LGBTQ+ community remain widespread. According to him...
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    Jurist Rights group urges RSF commander to be removed from Sudan battlefield

    Amnesty International demanded the removal of Rapid Support Forces (RSF) Commander ‘Abu Lulu’ on Tuesday, citing war crime allegations. Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East Africa, Tigere Chagutah, said in their official demand: The rights organization also called for the RSF...
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    Jurist US unseals indictment charging Raúl Castro in 1996 Brothers to the Rescue shootdown

    Federal prosecutors on Wednesday unsealed a superseding indictment charging former Cuban leader Raúl Castro and five former Cuban military pilots in the 1996 shootdown of two civilian planes flown by the Miami exile group Brothers to the Rescue, an attack that killed four people over...
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    Jurist Rights group says global executions hit 44 year record high

    Amnesty International released a report Monday stating that the number of executions globally hit its highest number since 1981. The group condemned use of the death penalty to create fear, under the pretext of national security and public safety. In the report Death Sentences and Executions...
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    Jurist Philippines top court rejects senator’s bid to challenge ICC warrant

    The Supreme Court of the Philippines rejected on Wednesday Senator Ronald Dela Rosa’s request to bar the authorities from enforcing the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant against him. By a 9-5-1 majority, the court rejected Dela Rosa’s request for a temporary restraining order...
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    Jurist Global housing crisis takes center stage as World Urban Forum opens in Azerbaijan

    The 13th World Urban Forum opened on Sunday in Baku, Azerbaijan, under the theme “Housing the world: Safe and resilient cities and communities.” The event brings together governments, cities, civil society, the private sector, youth and other stakeholders aiming to respond to the global housing...
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    Jurist UN working group highlights entrenched racism facing people of African descent in Colombia

    The International Independent Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in Law Enforcement on Thursday found that racism against individuals of African descent in Colombia is still deeply embedded in the country’s institutions, creating a sense of fear among youth in the community. The...
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