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    Jurist UN experts demand an end to unlawful killings by the US in the Caribbean and Pacific

    United Nations experts on Tuesday issued a press release demanding an end to the unlawful attacks and killings carried out by the United States military on purported drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean and Pacific. The experts indicated that, over the course of a year, these attacks, which...
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    Jurist Arbitration court orders India to honor water-sharing agreement with Pakistan

    In a monumental win for Pakistan, a panel for the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) on Monday held that India must honor a nearly 70-year-old water treaty with Pakistan. The court said that the treaty remained legally binding and that no party could unilaterally suspend or terminate it. The...
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    Jurist UN expert urges economic diversification and fiscal transparency in Tajikistan

    A UN independent expert on Monday called for Tajikistan to enact freedom of information and whistleblower legislation, saying such laws are needed to protect public access to budget and debt information and participation in budget-making. She delivered preliminary observations in Dushanbe at the...
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    Jurist Human Rights Watch warns Nigeria foreign aid bill endangers civil society groups and independent media

    Human Rights Watch reported Monday that the Foreign Aids (Regulation, Transparency, and Disclosure) Bill (FA Bill) proposed by Nigerian Senator Ibrahim Dankwambo allows the government to regulate and influence the goals and activities of independent organizations, leading to a deterioration in...
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    Jurist UN experts call for urgent action from ICC Member States to defend the Court against fresh US penalties targeting its top officials

    UN experts on Friday urged Member States of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to implement more stringent measures to safeguard the future of the Court after the latest string of sanctions by the United States targeting senior court officials, emphasizing that such sanctions threaten...
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    Jurist UN committee sounds alarm as Maasai in Tanzania face evictions and abuse

    The UN on Friday has warned that the Maasai Indigenous Peoples in Tanzania are facing forced evictions and violent law enforcement abuses, raising alarm over escalating human rights violations. The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has urged Tanzania to “immediately halt...
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    Jurist Taiwan Central Election Commission blocks referendum introducing judicial caning after human rights objections

    Taiwan’s Central Election Commission on Friday refused to put judicial caning to a referendum, with all seven members unanimously deciding that the referendum proposals were inconsistent with its international obligations. The commission reasoned that there is no criminal penalty similar to...
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    Jurist UN warns of deepening hunger crisis as aid reaches hundreds of thousands in Gaza

    The UN reported Thursday that it and its humanitarian partners had delivered food and essential supplies to more than 600,000 people in Gaza this month. However, agencies like the World Food Programme (WFP) warn that severe hunger continues to worsen across the territory despite the ongoing...
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    Jurist Human Rights Watch condemns Ecuador’s adoption law as discriminatory against LGBT and transgender families

    Human Rights Watch on Thursday criticized Ecuador’s newly enacted adoption law, which took effect on August 14 after lawmakers approved it 118-0, arguing that provisions restricting adoption by lesbian, gay and bisexual people and permitting the loss of parental authority over certain medical...
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    Jurist Amnesty International warns Kuwait’s counter-terrorism crackdown amid Iran conflict endangers fundamental human rights

    Amnesty International on Wednesday condemned Kuwait’s counter-terrorism law that may have grave repercussions for the freedoms of assembly and expression. Enacted against the backdrop of US-Israel attacks, Decree No. 47 of 2026 on Combating Terrorism Crimes was issued on March 15, 2026. The new...
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