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    Jurist Rights group calls for justice for prisoners after former Belarus presidential candidate released following stroke

    Belarussian prisoner of conscience and opposition politician Mikalai Statkevich was released from imprisonmenton Friday after he suffered a stroke earlier in January. Following his release, Amnesty International highlighted the need for justice for victims of human rights violations in Belarus...
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    Jurist Former Philippines president Duterte to face ICC hearing over alleged crimes against humanity

    Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte is set to appear before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in a crucial pre-trial hearing next week, a milestone in the long-running international case alleging crimes against humanity linked to Duterte’s administration’s controversial “war on...
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    Jurist North Korea’s ninth party congress bolsters repression of youth and information

    North Korea began the Ninth Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea on February 20, 2026, signaling a tightening of control over youth and access to information. A key focus of the Party Congress was the current state of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s “five-point strategy for building the...
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    Jurist Alberta to hold referendum on provincial immigration control and constitutional amendments

    Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced Thursday that the province will hold a referendum on provincial immigration control and constitutional amendments in October 2026. The provincial referendum will ask Albertan voters six questions. In terms of policy issues, voters will indicate their...
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    Jurist UN calls trafficking into cyber-scam operations a ‘wicked problem’

    The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday released a report warning that the rapid expansion of cyber-enabled fraud compounds in Southeast Asia has resulted in widespread human rights abuses. The OHCHR described the phenomenon as a “wicked problem” requiring...
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    Jurist UN rights office finds gang violence and child trafficking deepen crisis in Haiti

    Child trafficking by gangs in Haiti has intensified amid escalating violence and institutional collapse and has placed the country’s long-term stability in jeopardy, according to a report released on Friday by the UN’s human rights office. The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights...
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    Jurist UNICEF urges immediate release of children detained in Iran

    UNICEF published a statement Thursday outlining their deep concerns with the detention of children in Iran amidst ongoing public unrest. The statement, by UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Edouard Beigbeder, stresses several key issues. First, the number and...
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    Jurist Australia bars citizen from returning from Syria under counterterrorism powers

    Australia issued a Temporary Exclusion Order (TEO) on Wednesday to prevent an Australian citizen in detention in northeast Syria from returning home because of security concerns. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke confirmed that the TEO has been issued under the Counter-Terrorism (Temporary...
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    Jurist UN condemns continued Israel annexation of West Bank

    UN experts condemned Israel’s continued attempts to take over the Palestinian West Bank on Wednesday, following approved measures that grants Israel power to purchase land in the occupied territory with almost no limitations. Francesca Albanese, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human...
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    Jurist UN encourages nations to curb over-criminalization of women ahead of global conference

    UN experts on Wednesday urged member nations to place a higher emphasis on curbing the over-criminalization of women and girls across the globe ahead of 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70). The announcement detailed reports on the dramatic increase in incarceration of...
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