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    Jurist HRW: Israel airstrike against Lebanon using US weapons likely constitute war crimes

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Monday that an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon last month, which killed three journalists and injured four others, was likely a deliberate attack on civilians and an apparent war crime. The attack used a bomb equipped with a “United States-produced Joint Direct...
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    Jurist UN warns of Nicaragua constitutional amendment granting president ‘virtually unlimited’ power

    The UN Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua voiced grave concerns on Monday over newly enacted constitutional amendments, warning that the changes are an attempt to grant President Daniel Ortega unlimited power and could undermine democratic governance. The newly adopted amendments expand...
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    Jurist Malaysia High Court orders return of seized Swatch Pride watches

    The Malaysia High Court ordered the Home Ministry to return 172 Swatch-branded watches valued at over RM64,000 within 14 days to Swatch Group (Malaysia) Sendirian Berhad on Monday. The Swatch watches, part of the company’s Pride collection associated with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and...
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    Jurist Australia government abandons legislation requiring social media companies to regulate misinformation

    The Australian government opted to abandon proposed laws on Sunday requiring social media companies to regulate misinformation and disinformation that appears on their platforms. The Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2024 was abandoned after...
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    Jurist Belarus grants asylum to defecting Poland judge

    Belarus has granted asylum to a former Polish judge following espionage charges in Poland. In a decree granting citizenship to 257 people from 16 states Friday, President Alexander Lukashenko stated that Tomasz Szmydt faces political persecution in Poland. Szmydt defected to Belarus in May and...
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    Jurist COP29 dispatch: new climate finance agreement is a discordant march toward climate action

    Sonja Rzepsiki is a JURIST Senior Editor. She attended the COP29 conference in Azerbaijan as part of a group from the Vermont Law & Graduate School. The painfully slow march of climate action was profoundly evident at COP29 this year. As a JURIST staff editor who attended the conference in...
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    Jurist UN warns situation for Myanmar children is ‘dire’ amid unprecedented anti-personnel mine causalities

    The United Nations (UN) said on Friday that Myanmar unprecedently has the highest number of civilian causalities from anti-personnel landmines, with children making up over a third of these numbers. UN experts have called for adherence to international law, warning that the situation is dire for...
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    Jurist France activists organize over 50 demonstrations to protest violence against women and femicide

    Thousands of protesters gathered across French cities on Saturday to condemn femicides and sexual violence against women in light of the Pelicot trial and US president-elect Donald Trump’s victory. The protests also took place in anticipation of the International Day for the Elimination of...
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    Jurist Nicaragua legislature unanimously approves constitutional reforms establishing co-presidency

    The Nicaraguan parliament on Friday unanimously approved partial constitutional reforms proposed by President Daniel Ortega. These reforms seek to change the political constitution of the nation by creating the position of “co-presidents” and increasing the president’s term, among other things...
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    Jurist Albania criticizes the passivization of minority home addresses by Serbia authorities

    Albania’s Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs on Friday condemned the deactivation of addresses of ethnic Albanian nationals living in Southern Serbia by local authorities and asserted that this practice violated human rights. The ministry added that Alabanian authorities are closely...
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