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    Jurist Escalating violence in Haiti sparks international human rights concerns

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned Thursday that the escalating violence in Haiti is putting civilians at “grave risk,” urging the international community to protect human rights in the country. HRW said Haiti’s transitional government is unable to contain the spread of violence throughout the...
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    Jurist Russia court sentences 19-year-old activist for poetic protest of Ukraine conflict

    The Petrogradsky District Court of St. Petersburg in Russia sentenced activist Daria Kozyreva to two years and eight months in prison for “discrediting the armed forces” by using 19th-century Ukrainian poetry and graffiti in protest of Russia’s war in Ukraine, according to local media sources...
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    Jurist US appeals court upholds protections for Venezuelans facing deportation

    The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Friday rejected a bid by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to strip deportation safeguards from roughly 350,000 Venezuelans who live and work in the US under Temporary Protected Status (TPS), according to the plaintiffs. The three-judge...
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    Jurist Poland president asks constitutional tribunal to review criminal amendment on LGBTQ+ hate crime

    Polish President Andrzej Duda sent a bill to the Constitutional Tribunal Thursday for review. The bill seeks to expand on hate crimes provisions by adding sexual orientation, gender and others to the list of protected groups from hate crimes. The tribunal will consider whether the bill violates...
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    Jurist Russia court removes Taliban regime from terrorist list

    The Russian Supreme Court officially lifted the designation of the Taliban as a terrorist organization on Thursday, marking a significant shift in Moscow’s diplomatic stance toward Afghanistan’s de facto rulers. The move was confirmed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which stated that the...
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    Jurist UN expresses concerns over the suspension of the Maldives Supreme Court judges

    The UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Margaret Satterthwaite, expressed concerns on Thursday over the suspension and the disciplinary actions taken against three judges of the Supreme Court of Maldives. The UN expert indicated that these decisions aimed at...
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    Jurist International Bar Association raises concern over Peru restrictions on NGO activity

    The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) on Thursday expressed criticism and concern over Peru’s decision to enhance the scope and powers of its Peruvian Agency for International Cooperation (APCI), which will impact the rights and activities of non-governmental...
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    Jurist Lawyers file lawsuit against Costa Rica for detaining minors deported from the US

    A group of lawyers filed a lawsuit on Thursday before the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child against the Costa Rican government for allegedly violating the rights of minors deported from the United States. Lawyers from the Global Strategic Litigation Council, Instituto...
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    Jurist UN experts urge end to public execution in Afghanistan

    UN experts urged Thursday the Taliban to immediately impose a moratorium on inhumane punishments, including capital and corporal punishments, in response to public executions carried out on April 11. The de facto Supreme Court announced four public executions across the provinces of Badghis...
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    Jurist Canada Federal Court of Appeal upholds assault-style firearms ban

    Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal dismissed a prominent challenge to the federal government’s 2020 ban on assault-style firearms on Tuesday. The ruling upheld the legality of the government’s decision to prohibit over 1,500 models of firearms deemed by Ottawa to be “assault-style” and unsuitable...
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