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    Jurist Serbia opposition lawmakers throw smoke grenades in parliament amid student protests

    Serbia’s opposition lawmakers on Tuesday threw smoke grenades and tear gas inside the National Assembly to support demonstrating students. One legislator suffered a stroke during the chaos and three MP’s were injured, with politicians seen clashing with security on live footage. The opposition...
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    Jurist Human rights group says Israel attacks on healthcare providers in Lebanon must be investigated as war crimes

    Amnesty International called on Wednesday for an investigation into Israeli military attacks on health facilities during the Lebanon war and labeled them as war crimes. Amnesty International’s investigation focused on four Israeli attacks in Beirut between October 3 and 9, 2024, which killed 19...
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    Jurist Human rights group issues report on Russia’s ‘war crimes’ and ‘crimes against humanity’ against Ukrainians

    Amnesty International published a report on Tuesday exposing Russia’s mistreatment of both Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) and civilian captives currently held in detention within Ukraine and Russia. The report determined that Russia’s treatment of detained Ukrainians amounted to war crimes...
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    Jurist UN experts urge Poland to acquit abortion rights activist awaiting retrial

    UN experts on Tuesday urged Poland to acquit Justyna Wydrzyńska, a human rights defender and abortion rights activist previously sentenced to eight months of community service. Advocating for the protection of human rights defenders such as Wydrzyńska, the experts noted the work of individuals...
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    Jurist UN expert urges support for human rights defenders in DRC

    UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders called on Wednesday for support for human rights defenders in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. UN expert Mary Lawlor recognized the deteriorating situation in the DRC. Lawlor claimed, “Human rights defenders in the...
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    Jurist India criticizes UN Human Rights chief for ‘unfounded’ remarks on Kashmir and Manipur

    India on Monday strongly rebuked UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk for his remarks on Kashmir and Manipur, calling them “unfounded and baseless”. The sharp response came after Turk, in his global update at the 58th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, raised concerns...
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    Jurist Ontario Law Commission releases background report on human rights guidelines in AI development

    The Law Commission of Ontario (LSO) and the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) released a background report on the Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA) on the development of AI on Monday. The report serves as a follow-up review of the LSO and OHRC’s initial 2024 HRIA framework which was...
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    Jurist Asylum applications in Europe reduced by 11 percent in 2024: report

    The EU Agency for Asylum (EUAA) reported on Monday that asylum applications across the EU+ (the EU member states plus Norway and Switzerland) decreased by 11 percent in 2024 compared to the previous year. The decline interrupted a three-year trend of applications exceeding one million annually...
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    Jurist ECHR rules Bulgaria violated human rights by denying journalist access to acquittal judgment

    The European Court of Human Rights ,%22itemid%22:[%22001-242053%22]}']ruled on Tuesday that Bulgaria violated the European Convention on Human Rights by denying a journalist access to the acquittal judgment of a former Minister of Internal Affairs in a high-profile criminal case. The court...
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    Jurist UN human rights council urged to condemn the forced return of Eritrean refugees

    Amnesty International urged the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Tuesday to condemn the forced return of Eritrean refugees to their home country during the 58th session of the human rights council that focused on the human rights situation in Eritrea. In its statement, Amnesty International...
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