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    Jurist UK parliament gives initial approval to pass assisted dying bill

    The UK parliament voted to advance the assisted dying bill on Friday, after hours of parliamentary debate. The bill proposes to give adults over the age of 18 with less than six months left to live the possibility of choosing to end their lives through compassionate medical cases, in a manner...
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    Jurist Treatment of children in Venezuela sparks accusations of torture and arbitrary detention

    Amnesty International reported Thursday that Venezuelan authorities have systematically tortured and arbitrarily detained dozens of children following the country’s disputed July presidential election. Amnesty International’s investigation found that nearly 200 children have suffered serious...
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    Jurist Decriminalization of abortion in Mexico spurs international calls for stronger reforms

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday called on Mexican authorities to strengthen abortion access and eliminate remaining criminal code barriers after the Congress of the State of Mexico voted to decriminalize abortion during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. HRW emphasized that while the State...
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    Jurist China court sentences journalist to seven years imprisonment for espionage

    A Beijing Court sentenced veteran Chinese state media journalist Dong Yuyu on Friday to seven years in prison for espionage, according to Dong’s family in a statement provided to Reuters. Dong’s family called the verdict a “grave injustice” to Dong, his family, and “to every freethinking...
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    Jurist Russia court sentences anti-war activist to three years imprisonment for ‘justifying terrorism’

    A Russian District Military Court on Friday sentenced anti-war activist and former Moscow municipal deputy Aleksei Gorinov to an additional three years in prison, according to local media. The court found Gorinov guilty of “justifying terrorism” and ordered him to serve his sentence in a...
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    Jurist Thailand forcibly returns 6 Cambodian opposition activists

    Thai authorities have forcibly returned six Cambodian political opposition activists and a young child, Human Rights Watch reported Friday. The forcible removal puts the activists at risk of mistreatment and unfair trials in Cambodia according to the group. The six activists and one activist’s...
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    Jurist UN expert urges Poland to address discrimination and violence against LGBT community

    A group of UN experts urged Poland to address entrenched discrimination and violence against the LGBT community through swift legislative and societal reforms on Friday. The expert’s statement follows a comprehensive country visit, between November 18 and 29, that revealed both promising...
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    Jurist Amnesty International urges Angola to investigate police brutality during protests

    Amnesty International urged Angola authorities on Wednesday to hold police officers accountable for injuring and killing people during protests between November 2020 and June 2023. The organization has also lamented the delay of justice for the victims of human rights violations. A report...
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    Jurist UK prime minister promises to reduce migration through legal reform

    British Prime Minister Keir Starmer promised on Thursday to reduce the number of migrants entering the UK by overhauling the country’s points-based immigration system and by requiring businesses to train British workers. He made the announcement after the annual statistics on migration were...
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    Jurist Canada top court rules multi-crown litigation provision constitutional in opioid class action

    The Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Friday that the province of British Columbia (BC) may bring a class action on behalf of multiple governments in Canada for harm caused by opioids. Faced with a public health crisis caused by the opioid epidemic, BC enacted the Opioid Damages and Health Care...
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