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    Jurist Indonesia expands military role in civilian affairs amid protests and human rights concerns

    The Indonesian Parliament amended a law on Thursday to formally expand the military’s role in civilian affairs, triggering nationwide protests and drawing sharp criticism from human rights organizations. The parliament amended multiple articles of the National Armed Forces (Tentara Nasional...
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    Jurist UN warns of alarming increase in forced displacement in Haiti

    The UN warned on Wednesday that the recent surge of gang violence in Haiti has led to the forced displacement of over 60,000 citizens, marking a record in the country’s already dire humanitarian situation. The UN noted that the escalation of gang violence in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, has...
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    Jurist Human rights group condemns M23 rebels’ human rights abuses in DRC

    Amnesty International raised concerns on Tuesday regarding the ongoing human rights abuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Since the Rwandan-backed rebel group, M23, captured the city of Goma in January, violence has continued to escalate. The organization called for the international...
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    Jurist Canada dispatch: G7 foreign ministers show unity amid global conflicts at Quebec summit

    Darina Boykova is a 1L at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law (CA). Last week, after a 6 hour drive, I arrived in Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada, where G7 Foreign Ministers met from March 12 to 14. Hosted by Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly, the meeting was attended by the...
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    Jurist Rights advocates raise concerns over Paragon spyware use against journalists and activists in Europe

    Amnesty International condemned the extensive use of Paragon Solutions‘ Graphite spyware to target journalists and human rights defenders in Europe on Wednesday and called for urgent regulatory action to protect civil liberties. The condemnation comes following a recent Citizen Lab investigation...
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    Jurist Human rights group criticizes Peru approval of anti-NGO bill

    Amnesty International expressed concerns on Tuesday about the recent approval by the Peruvian Congress of an amendment to Law 27692, which established the Peruvian Agency for International Cooperation (APCI). The organization cited potential restrictions on human rights as a key issue and warned...
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    Jurist Europe rights court rules Türkiye violated right to fair trial in counter-terrorism case

    The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) }']ruled on Tuesday against Türkiye for violations of the right to fair trial following the failure of domestic courts to provide adequate reasons for the applicant’s conviction of membership in an armed terrorist organization. The court found that the...
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    Jurist Concerns over China activist Wang Jianbing’s freedom persist following his release

    China labor activist Wang Jianbing was released from prison on Tuesday after serving a three-and-a-half-year imprisonment sentence. Wang was convicted in 2021 after being found guilty of “inciting subversion of state power” which is an offence under Article 105 paragraph 2 of the Criminal Law of...
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    Jurist Human rights group condemns persisting abuses in Niger since military coup

    Human rights violations have persisted in Niger since the 2023 military coup, an Amnesty International report revealed on Tuesday, calling for Nigerien military regime to be held accountable. The report documents human rights abuses Nigerien authorities have committed since the military coup in...
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    Jurist Poland, Baltic states recommend withdrawing from Ottawa Convention over security concerns

    The defense ministers of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia announced on Tuesday that they have unanimously recommended their countries’ withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention due to heightened security risks amid escalating tensions with Russia. The statement read: The defense ministers...
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