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    Jurist UN Middle East envoy warns Gaza at breaking point, urges ceasefire and aid access

    The interim United Nations (UN) Special Coordinator for the Middle East Process warned the UN Security Council on Wednesday that Gaza’s population is being “starved and denied the very basics,” with the region at a dangerous crossroads. Sigrid Kaag called the crisis “manmade,” accusing Israel...
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    Jurist UN investigators: Russian drone attacks on Ukraine civilians is a crime against humanity

    Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine published a report Wednesday that declared Russian drone attacks on Ukrainian civilians in Kherson Province as crimes against humanity and war crimes. The commission claimed that roughly 150 Ukrainian civilians have been killed as a...
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    Jurist Constitutional Court of Peru extends deadline to address prison overcrowding by five years

    The Constitutional Court of Peru (TC) approved on Wednesday a five-year extension for reducing overcrowding of the nation’s prisons. The resolution, formed in 2020 and set to expire on Tuesday, was extended due to complaints from Congress. Ministry of Justice and Human Rights cited a lack of...
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    Jurist EU lifts economic sanctions on Syria after fall of Assad regime

    The European Union (EU) on Wednesday announced that it lifted economic sanctions on Syria after the toppling of the repressive Assad regime in an effort to revive the country’s economy. The EU’s decision to lift all of the restrictive measures includes the removal of 24 entities from the list...
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    Jurist South Korea imposes travel ban on former prime minister and finance minister

    South Korean authorities enacted a travel ban on former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and former Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok, according to local reports on Tuesday. The ban was reportedly imposed on Han and Choi around the middle of this month. Former Prime Minister Han and ex-Finance Minister...
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    Jurist UN panel finds detention of British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah illegal

    British-Egyptian writer and human rights activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah is being unlawfully detained by the Egyptian government, according to an investigation by the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention. Following the 18-month investigation, the panel concluded that his arrest...
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    Jurist Rights group condemns Uganda law for persecuting LGBT people

    A news report released by Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday indicated that the Ugandan government has perpetrated violence against LGBTQ+ people, their families, and supporters since Uganda’s 2023 Anti-Homosexuality Act was enacted. The report highlights abuses instigated and enabled by...
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    Jurist UN Security Council urged to renew arms embargo against South Sudan

    Amnesty International urged the UN Security Council (UNSC) to renew its arms embargo against South Sudan on Wednesday. The embargo is a part of a series of sanctions that have been in place since 2015, stemming from human rights abuses during the civil war. Both sides of the conflict have been...
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    Jurist France votes to adopt historic assisted dying bill

    France’s National Assembly on Tuesday voted in favor of adopting a bill providing the right to assisted dying. During the parliamentary session, MP Philippe Vigier said that the bill aims to give people the right to an “ethical path” to assisted dying. He clarified that the option will not...
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    Jurist UN experts release report on children’s rights in Brazil

    The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child on Monday released its review of Brazil’s fifth to seventh periodic reports on state programmes under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and its first report under the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the sale of children, child...
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