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    Jurist Vatican returns Indigenous cultural items to Canada amid reconciliation efforts

    The Vatican on Saturday returned 62 Indigenous artifacts to Canada’s Catholic bishops, describing the transfer as “a concrete sign of dialogue, respect and fraternity” amid longstanding efforts by Indigenous nations to reclaim cultural property removed under colonial rule. In the joint...
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    Jurist Rights group presses governments to strengthen protections for gig workers

    Human Rights Watch said Friday that governments negotiating a new global treaty on gig work should strengthen the draft text to ensure fair wages and social security for these workers and protect them from exploitative management. The call to action was issued alongside a formal briefing...
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    Jurist Rights group urges Tunisia to overturn conspiracy trial convictions

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Tunisia on Friday to overturn convictions in the so-called “Conspiracy Case” appeal to be heard next week; demanding the release of all detainees. The 37 defendants—including opponents of President Kais Saied, activists, lawyers, and researchers—were charged under...
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    Jurist EU launches probe into Google’s anti-spam policy

    The European Commission announced on Thursday that it has opened an investigation into Google for a potential breach of the Digital Markets Act (DMA), focusing on whether the tech giant’s spam policy unfairly demotes media publishers in search results. The formal proceedings, announced by the...
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    Jurist Thailand and Vietnam cooperation sparks international concerns for refugee deportations

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) condemned on Thursday the increased cooperation between Thai and Vietnamese authorities, warning that it puts Vietnamese refugees at imminent risk of forced removal in violation of international refugee law. HRW said that authorities have detained “scores of Vietnamese...
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    Jurist Indigenous groups in Brazil protest at COP30

    Indigenous groups in Brazil organized protests on Friday in Belém, blocking the main entrance to the restricted area at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) and demanding that the Brazilian government halt extractive projects that jeopardize their livelihoods. The protesters belonged to the...
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    Jurist Colombia urged to reform military jurisdiction over human rights cases

    Amnesty International warned on Friday that Colombia’s military criminal justice system’s continued use of military courts to handle killings, torture, enforced disappearances, and other grave abuses by soldiers and police is a structural engine of impunity. In a new report, the rights group...
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    Jurist China urged to release journalist after Beijing court upholds espionage sentence

    The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Thursday called on Chinese authorities to immediately release veteran journalist Dong Yuyu after the Beijing High Court upheld his seven-year prison sentence for espionage. CPJ said the court affirmed the conviction without providing reasons, and...
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    Jurist Top UN rights body orders investigation into Sudan atrocities amid ongoing violence

    The United Nations’ top human rights body on Friday adopted a resolution ordering an urgent and independent fact-finding mission into allegations of human rights violations and other atrocities in the Sudanese city of El Fasher, where the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have reportedly...
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    Jurist English High Court holds Australian company liable for 2015 collapse of Brazilian dam

    The English High Court on Friday ruled that Australia-based company BHP Mining was liable for the collapse of the Fundão Dam in Brazil over a decade ago, which caused the country’s worst environmental disaster, despite the company not owning the dam then. In delivering the long-awaited...
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