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  1. Dadparvar

    Jurist Eviction of Ivory Coast farmers sparks international concerns over lack of compensation

    Amnesty International on Friday urged authorities in Côte d’Ivoire to compensate the 133 farmers who have lost their livelihoods after being forcefully evicted from the Gesco Rivière site in Abidjan last year, emphasizing that authorities must comply with human rights standards. The rights...
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    Jurist Trump administration removes deportation protection for half million Haitians

    The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Thursday that the Trump administration has removed half a million Haitians from temporary protected status (TPS), reversing a Biden administration move that had extended their TPS by 18 months. Secretary Kristi Noem stated that she was...
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    Jurist Canada Dispatch: Montreal activist jailed after series of charges over Israel-Gaza social media posts

    Pitasanna Shanmugathas is a law student at the University of Windsor and a graduate of the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs. Montreal-based author and activist Yves Engler turned himself in to Montreal police for arrest at 9:30 am Thursday on multiple charges, initially...
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    Jurist US refuses to co-sponsor draft UN resolution condemning Russia aggression in Ukraine

    The United States on Thursday declined to co-sponsor a draft UN General Assembly resolution marking three years since the invasion of Ukraine, according to a source for Interfax-Ukraine. The resolution, scheduled for February 24, condemns Russian aggression and reaffirms a commitment “to the...
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    Jurist Assassination of openly gay imam in South Africa spurs hate crime concerns

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday urged South African authorities to thoroughly investigate the assassination of an openly gay imam last week, demanding the country determine whether the killing was a hate crime and uphold its commitment to protecting all residents, including the LGBTQ+...
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    Jurist Ottawa Freedom Convoy organizer sentenced to three months house arrest

    A key organizer of the Freedom Convoy protests that paralyzed downtown Ottawa for weeks in 2022 was sentenced on Wednesday to three months of house arrest. Justice Charles Hackland also sentenced organizer Pat King to 12 months of probation, which is to begin once King’s house arrest ends. The...
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    Jurist Trump media companies sue Brazil justice involved in Bolsonaro coup investigation

    Media companies tied to US President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Thursday against Brazillian Federal Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, accusing him of violating a US-based far-right commentator’s right to free speech when issuing orders suspending social media accounts for spreading...
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    Jurist US federal court sentences former Guatemala congressman to prison for drug trafficking

    The US Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas announced on Tuesday that the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas sentenced former Guatemalan congressman Jose Armando Ubico Aguilar to 18 years in prison for international drug trafficking. US District Judge Michael Truncale...
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    Jurist UN committee denounces violations of child rights in DRC

    The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child stated on Thursday that children were facing extreme violations of rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The committee, established to help protect child rights in its signatory states including the DRC, has expressed concern over violence...
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    Jurist Mexico president threatens to take legal action against Google over Gulf name change

    Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum threatened Monday to take Google to court if its map continues to show US-based users the label “Gulf of America” instead of “Gulf of Mexico.” President Donald Trump’s first day in office concluded with an executive order renaming the “Gulf of Mexico” to the...
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