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    Jurist Iran faces global criticism at UN review session over alleged human rights violations

    Iran faced global criticism at the 48th Session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Friday, as member nations denounced the country’s treatment of women, crackdown on dissent, and widespread use of the death penalty. Nations including the...
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    Jurist HRW: Tanzania fails to protect educational rights of pregnant girls and adolescent mothers

    Human Rights Watch stated on Friday that the Tanzanian government has failed to implement adequate legal and policy measures to protect the educational rights of pregnant girls and adolescent mothers or to address years of systemic exclusion from schools. As a result, HRW found that these girls...
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    Jurist Yemen’s Houti rebels release commercial ship crew after Gaza ceasefire

    The UN Special Envoy for Yemen and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretary-General welcomed Wednesday the release of the 25-member crew of the commercial vessel the MV Galaxy Leader by Yemen’s Houthi rebels after a temporary ceasefire in Gaza, stressing the importance of ending...
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    Jurist Rohingya survivor files complaint against Meta for alleged contribution to Myanmar atrocities

    Rohingya atrocity survivor, Maung Sawyeddollah, filed a complaint with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against Meta for its alleged role in promoting the spread of content inciting attacks against the Rohingya in Myanmar, according to a statement published by Amnesty...
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    Jurist Belarus must end its repression ahead of presidential election: Amnesty International

    Amnesty International urged Friday Belarusian authorities to end their cycle of repression in light of the upcoming presidential election on January 26, 2025. The human rights organization claims President Lukashenko’s government is denying the Belarusian population the right to free speech by...
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    Jurist Pakistan passes amendments to regulate social media and punish spread of false information

    Pakistan’s National Assembly passed an amendment to the 2016 Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act on Thursday, giving the government the power to regulate social media usage in the country. The amendment includes a punishment for false and fake information presented as follows: The government...
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    Jurist BEUC: Meta’s revised subscription model may breach EU consumer protection laws

    The European Consumer Organization (BEUC) said Thursday that Meta’s current pay-or-consent strategy in the EU may violate consumer and data protection laws, urging relevant EU agencies to protect consumers immediately. The statement accused Meta of using ambiguous terms and confusing interfaces...
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    Jurist South African president signs bill redefining compensation requirements for government expropriated land

    South African President Cyril Ramaphosa signed a controversial bill into law Thursday that authorizes the government to expropriate private land without compensation in certain cases. The law, the product of a five-year project, repeals the predemocractic-era Expropriation Act of 1975. In a...
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    Jurist Alberta judge certifies lawsuit alleging abuse of Indigenous school children

    An Alberta judge on Tuesday certified a class-action lawsuit alleging that a local school abused Indigenous children in the 1960s and 1970s. Court of King’s Bench Justice James Neilson certified the lawsuit brought by representative plaintiff Cynthia Youngchief, who is the face of the survivor...
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    Jurist Supreme Court of Canada to hear challenge to Quebec secularism law

    The Supreme Court of Canada announced on Thursday that it will hear a landmark challenge to Quebec’s secularism law, Bill 21. The law was passed in 2019 and prohibits certain public sector employees in positions of authority from wearing religious symbols while on duty. Central to the case are...
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