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    Jurist Taiwan constitutional court upholds death penalty for serious crimes but mandates procedural reforms

    Taiwan’s Constitutional Court ruled on Friday that the death penalty remains partially constitutional for serious offenses, including murder. However, the court ordered the government to amend criminal procedures within two years to better protect the right to life. The case challenged the...
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    Jurist Amnesty International calls for global investigation after deadly explosions in Lebanon and Syria

    Amnesty International on Friday called for an international investigation into simultaneous explosions across Lebanon and Syria that have sparked global outrage. The explosions killed at least 37 people, including 12 civilians, and injured over 2,931. The rights group highlighted that the use...
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    Jurist Brazil Supreme Court fines X over noncompliance with suspension order

    Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to pay a daily fine of R$5 million ($900,000 USD) on Thursday following the platform’s failure to comply with the court’s order to suspend its operation in Brazil. The decision comes after Brazil’s National...
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    Jurist Israel challenges ICC jurisdiction over arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant

    Israel submitted its official challenge to the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the legality of the requests for arrest warrants by the ICC Prosecutor, Karim Khan KC against Prime Minister Netanyahu and Minister of Defence Yoav Gallant, according to a press statement by...
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    Jurist Fiji coup leader George Speight released from prison after presidential pardon

    Failed Fijian coup leader George Speight and six others were released from prison on Thursday after being granted a presidential pardon by President Ratu Wiliame Katonivere, who acted on the advice of Fiji’s Mercy Commission. The president approved Speight’s release after the Mercy Commission...
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    Jurist Two Kanak people killed by France police operation in New Caledonia

    Two people were killed during a French police operation in New Caledonia on Thursday, according to French media. The police operation took place amid unrest between French loyalists and indigenous Kanak people in the territory. French forces took to the streets of San Louis in Le Mont-Dore, New...
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    Jurist US lawmakers urge Biden administration to secure release of unjustly detained citizens in China

    US lawmakers urged the Biden administration in a hearing on Wednesday to intensify efforts to secure the release of Americans allegedly unjustly detained in China. Representative Chris Smith and Senator Jeff Merkley, co-chairs of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), alongside...
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    Jurist UN report says Russia strikes on Ukraine facilities possibly violated international humanitarian law

    The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) said in a report on Thursday that Russian armed forces’ attacks on energy facilities in Ukraine had devastating effects on the country’s infrastructure and possibly violated principles of international humanitarian law. The UN-mandated...
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    Jurist Sweden indicts woman over genocide and crimes against humanity offenses in Syria

    Swedish prosecutors indicted a 52-year-old woman for crimes against humanity, genocide, and war crimes over accusations of enslaving Yazidi women in Syria between August 2014 and December 2016. The defendant, Lina Ishaq, has denied the charges. The indictment comes 10 years after the Islamic...
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    Jurist Amnesty International urges Israel to comply with UN resolution to end occupation of Palestinian territory

    Amnesty International on Wednesday urged Israel to implement a UN General Assembly (UNGA) resolution demanding the end to its occupation of the Occupied Palestinian Territory. The resolution, adopted earlier by a substantial majority, calls for Israel to withdraw its military forces, cease...
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