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    Jurist Canada top court affirms sex work-related offenses respect security rights

    The Supreme Court of Canada affirmed Thursday the constitutionality of sex work-related offenses. The court held that the impugned offenses do not infringe the right to security of sex workers under Section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The appeal concerned Criminal Code...
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    Jurist Rights group finds Ukrainian officials targeting an anti-corruption activist

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) exposed direct targeting of Vitaliy Shabunin–a co-founder of Anti-Corruption Action Centre (AntAC)–by Ukraine’s State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) Thursday. Shabunin, “a prominent anti-corruption activist who has played a key role in exposing allegations of government...
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    Jurist Iran cluster munitions violate international humanitarian law, rights group says

    Amnesty International on Thursday condemned Iranian forces use of cluster munitions in populated living areas during June attacks on Israel, declaring the actions a blatant violation of international humanitarian law. The organization argued that the deployment of these weapons clearly breached...
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    Jurist UN experts call for Pakistan to repeal blasphemy laws, protect religious minorities

    UN human rights experts on Thursday pressured the Pakistani government to implement more proactive measures to prevent “extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests, and assaults on cemeteries and places of worship” of religious minorities, particularly Ahmadiyya Muslims. “We are shocked at...
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    Jurist Rights group demands immediate release of Niger’s detained former president

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Niger authorities on Wednesday to immediately release former president Mohamed Bazoum who remains in detention since being ousted two years ago in a military coup. The organization argued that the continued detention represents a violation of fundamental human...
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    Jurist Press group urges Liberia to prosecute traditionalist group members for journalist abduction

    The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Wednesday urged Liberian authorities to pursue justice against members of the Poro Society following the assault and abduction of journalist Alex Seryea Yormie on June 30. Yormie was allegedly taken by a group members shortly after a broadcast...
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    Jurist UN report finds Afghanistan violated human rights of involuntary returnees

    The United Nations released a report on Thursday indicating that the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan committed human rights violations against Afghan refugees who returned to their home country. The UN condemned these abuses and urged authorities to adhere to Afghanistan’s obligations under...
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    Jurist UN Secretary-General calls for respect of international law at Security Council open debate

    The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged countries to pursue peace and uphold international law at a meeting of the Security Council on Tuesday. The Secretary-General expressed significant concern about disregard for and violation of international law globally, citing conflict “from Gaza...
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    Jurist UN court affirms states obligations to act against climate change

    The International Court of Justice (ICJ) affirmed Wednesday obligations of states relating to climate change under treaties and customary law. The court emphasized that the severe and far-reaching climate change consequences are an “urgent and existential threat.” The court affirmed that...
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    Jurist Mexico court condemned over gag order imposed on retired journalist for critical reporting on Campeche governor

    The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), on Tuesday, expressed alarm over a court verdict imposing a gag order on retired Mexican journalist Jorge Luis González Valdez and the newspaper Tribuna. CPJ called on Governor Sansores to “immediately cease any judicial harassment” of González Valdez...
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