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    Jurist DR Congo and Rwanda sign US brokered peace agreement

    The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda on Friday signed a US-brokered peace agreement, ending a 30-year-old conflict that has killed thousands of people. The agreement, built on the Declaration of Principles signed by the parties on April 25, 2025, aims to promote lasting peace...
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    Jurist Rights groups condemn US sanctions on ICC

    Rights groups have criticized recent US sanctions targeting the International Criminal Court (ICC), its staff, and those cooperating with it, including the designation of the ICC prosecutor and four judges. The coalition of international legal organizations, consisting of the International Bar...
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    Jurist UN rights expert urges reform of Central African Republic electoral authority ahead of 2025 elections

    The UN Independent Expert on the human rights situation in the Central African Republic called Thursday for urgent institutional reform of the country’s electoral authority, warning that its persistent internal dysfunction has led to ineffectiveness and a risk of missing important deadlines for...
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    Jurist Peru juvenile detention in adult prisons concerns UN rights experts

    The UN Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture (SPT) expressed concern Friday after visiting Peru, where it observed serious issues such as prison overcrowding, lengthy pretrial detention, and a controversial new law that treats 16- and 17-year-old juveniles as adults within the penal system...
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    Jurist Ecuador law reforms spark concern for children’s rights

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday warned that a newly enacted law in Ecuador threatens the rights and protections of children, particularly those recruited or used by organized crime groups. The Public Integrity Law, passed by the National Assembly on June 24 and signed by President Daniel...
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    Jurist Kyrgyzstan adopts laws weakening media freedom and torture prevention, rights group says

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday said Kyrgyzstan’s parliament passed two bills that allow the authorities to restrict media activities without judicial oversight and merge the country’s main anti-torture body with the ombudsman’s office, threatening media freedom and protection from torture...
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    Jurist Pope Leo XIV condemns overpowering of international law

    Pope Leo XIV denounced what he called the recent violations of international and humanitarian law occurring in Gaza and Ukraine, in a statement made in front of the Reunion of Aid Agencies for the Oriental Churches on Thursday. In the statement, Pope Leo XIV referenced the situations occurring...
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    Jurist Amnesty International: widespread human trafficking and forced labor in Cambodian ‘scam compounds’

    A new report published by Amnesty International on Thursday revealed that crime groups in Cambodian labor camps regularly subject individuals to human trafficking, slavery, and forced labor, emphasizing a need for immediate intervention in reaction to the government’s lacking response. The...
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    Jurist Group presses UN to promote global tax cooperation to protect human rights

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) stated on Thursday that the United Nations (UN) Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) should focus on promoting international tax cooperation to ensure the realization of human rights worldwide. The rights group contended that protecting...
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    Jurist Human rights group entreats Syria to extend support to torture victims

    On Thursday, Amnesty International called upon the new regime in Syria to provide requisite support to people who were detained and subjected to torture in its military prisons. Survivors of Syria’s detention system face severe mental and physical consequences due to the torture they...
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