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    Jurist Government silence fuels fears for disappeared children in Guinea, UN experts say

    United Nations human rights experts on Thursday condemned the enforced disappearance of three children and an adult in Guinea, warning that the victims appear to have been targeted in retaliation against exiled activist and musician Elie Kamano. The experts called on Guinean authorities to...
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    Jurist China military court hands down suspended death sentence to former defense ministers accused of corruption

    A Chinese military court on Thursday sentenced two former defense ministers to death with a two-year reprieve for corruption, marking the heaviest penalties imposed on senior military officials since President Xi Jinping launched his anti-corruption campaign more than a decade ago. Wei Fenghe...
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    Jurist UN human rights chief urges Tunisia to halt persecution against civil society and judiciary

    UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Tuesday urged Tunisian authorities to halt their persecution of civil society organizations, journalists, human rights activists, and members of the judiciary, who have been subjected to criminal proceedings in retaliation for their outspoken criticism of...
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    Jurist Press group requests investigation into violent attack against journalists in India

    The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Thursday called on authorities in India to investigate a violent attack against two journalists while covering the Health Minister’s visit to the eastern state of Jharkhand and to ensure that all perpetrators are held accountable. The reported...
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    Jurist UN committee warns systemic discrimination against Indigenous children in Australia youth justice system

    The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) warned in a statement issued Tuesday that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in Australia continue to face systemic racial discrimination within the country’s criminal justice system. The committee urged the state to...
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    Jurist Rights group claims armed group in DRC committed war crimes and crimes against humanity

    Amnesty International stated on Tuesday that fighters from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), an armed group active in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), committed numerous human rights abuses against civilians in the region that amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity. The...
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    Jurist UN experts condemn attacks on Sudan healthcare system

    UN experts on Monday decried the ongoing attacks on Sudan’s hospitals and medical personnel, calling on the international community to take concrete action to protect the country’s collapsing health care system. The UN experts highlighted that systematic attacks on Sudan’s health care system...
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    Jurist Sweden arrests Chinese captain of suspected Russia shadow fleet tanker

    Swedish authorities arrested the Chinese captain of a suspected Russia-linked oil tanker on Monday over suspicion of using forged documents and violating maritime law in the Baltic Sea, according to local media. On Sunday, the Swedish Coast Guard stopped the Jin Hui, a 182-meter tanker, in...
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    Jurist Rights group says online hate speech is escalating in Canada

    Amnesty International released a report on Monday outlining the rising level of online hate speech towards women, visible minorities, and the 2SLGBTQI+ community in Canada. The report details the increase of xenophobia, misogyny, and racism in Canada. It also explains how these factors...
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    Jurist ICJ opens oral hearings as Guyana asks court to affirm century-old boundary with Venezuela

    The International Court of Justice opened oral hearings Monday on the merits of a territorial dispute between Guyana and Venezuela over the Essequibo region, with Guyana asking the court to declare that Venezuela has no legitimate claim to the potentially oil-rich territory that constitutes some...
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