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    Jurist UN rights chief warns AI and censorship pose new threats to press freedom

    UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned on Friday of the significant risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI) and censorship to press freedom, noting that states increasingly “weaponize” AI to restrict the flow of information. In conjunction with World Press Freedom Day...
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    Jurist UNHCR warns that severe funding cuts put refugees at increased danger

    The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) warned on Friday that severe funding shortfalls are stripping away essential protections for the world’s most vulnerable refugees and leaving them increasingly exposed to abuse, poverty, forced returns to unsafe conditions, and the...
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    Jurist Human Rights Watch urges US to repeal the Alien Enemies Act

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday issued a 59-page report stating that the US should repeal the Alien Enemies Act. HRW emphasized that US obligations under international law have drastically changed since the Alien Enemies Act was enacted. The organization stated: “T]he US is party to...
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    Jurist UN rights commissioner warns of unremitting violence against civilians in Myanmar

    UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned on Friday of the “unremitting violence” being committed against civilians in Myanmar’s ongoing civil war despite an active ceasefire that began in the wake of the March 28 earthquakes. Türk noted that the Myanmar military, or the...
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    Jurist UN review of Laos human rights record spurs international concern

    Human Rights Watch reported on Friday that the fourth UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Laos showed little progress over the past five years, condemning the country’s attacks on dissidents and activists. HRW criticized the country for not ensuring rights obligations in ceasing arbitrary...
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    Jurist Canada Supreme Court rejects government appeal in youth-led climate case

    The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) on Thursday rejected Ontario’s request for an appeal on a landmark case concerning Canada’s climate policy. The SCC’s refusal to hear the appeal was celebrated by activist groups as it affirms the Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision that the province’s climate...
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    Jurist 300 global figures urge the UN to intervene in Iran political executions

    Justice for the Victims of the 1988 Massacre in Iran (JVMI) on Friday urged the United Nations to prevent the Iranian government’s rising campaign of politically motivated killings. More than 300 global personalities supported the plea, including UN experts, Nobel laureates, former ambassadors...
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    Jurist Morocco deportation of Italy journalists in Western Sahara spurs international concern

    The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Friday called on Moroccan officials to stop their efforts to suppress independent journalism in the disputed region of Western Sahara after the deportation of Italian freelance journalists. CPJ Regional Director Sara Qudah said that the recent...
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    Jurist UN report highlights worsening human rights crisis in Haiti amid escalating gang violence

    A report released by the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) on Tuesday highlighted a significant deterioration in Haiti’s human rights situation since January, emphasizing the alarming impact of escalating gang violence on the civilian population. The report detailed widespread...
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    Jurist UNAMA: Taliban systemically erasing women’s public life and freedom of movement

    The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Thursday released its first quarterly human rights report of 2025, stating that the Taliban continues to implement decrees aimed at erasing women from public life and restricting their fundamental freedoms, including access to education, work...
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