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    Jurist Hong Kong court finds Tiananmen crackdown commemorators guilty of subversion

    The Hong Kong Court of First Instance on Friday found Chow Hang-tung, Lee Cheuk-yan and their now-disbanded organization, the Hong Kong Alliance, guilty of a national security offense under the Beijing-imposed National Security Law (NSL). Three NSL-designated judges unanimously ruled that the...
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    Jurist Amnesty International decries Argentina’s expanding AI surveillance as tool of social control

    Amnesty International on Wednesday accused Argentina of building techno-authoritarian surveillance infrastructure without adequate legal safeguards as the government’s newly created AI security unit expands state monitoring powers over citizens’ online communications and physical movements. In...
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    Jurist Brazil top court strengthens protections for women against violent men

    Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) on Wednesday unanimously expanded the scope of the landmark Maria da Penha Law (Law 11.340/2006), ensuring women are protected from gender-based violence not only in domestic settings but also in public, professional, political, and community spaces. The STF...
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    Jurist Renewed violence arises in South Sudan as elections near, UN reports

    The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan (UN Commission) reported Thursday that a rise in violence and atrocity crimes is disrupting South Sudan’s conflict resolution trajectory as the country is set to hold its first elections since independence. Under the authority of President Salva...
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    Jurist UN rights chief flags Zambia opposition arrests after election

    UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk raised concerns Wednesday about arrests and detentions of opposition members surrounding Zambia’s elections on August 13. Türk stated that “arrests and resulting court proceedings … must be fully consistent with international human rights standards, as well as...
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    Jurist Corporate human rights watchdog finds forced labor persists on Dominican Republic plantations

    The human rights watchdog Corporate Accountability Lab (CAL) released a report on Tuesday finding that forced labor persists on sugarcane plantations in the Dominican Republic (DR). CAL called for the US to impose an import ban in response to the publication. The alleged labor abuses include...
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    Jurist ICC condemns US latest sanctions against its president and prosecutor

    The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday condemned the US for its latest sanctions against Tomoko Akane, the president of the court, and Abdoulaye Seye, senior trial lawyer at the Office of the Prosecutor. The court reiterated its steadfast commitment to upholding accountability and...
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    Jurist Malaysia dispatch: revisiting the “To Kill A Movement” exhibition

    On July 29, the Malaysian government announced that around 5,000 Rohingya refugees will be repatriated to Myanmar, where they face an obvious risk of persecution or torture. The government later clarified that the refugees will not be repatriated if they face a risk of persecution or torture...
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    Jurist Romania dispatch: low Danube levels force shutdown of Cernavodă nuclear reactor

    Romania’s last operational nuclear reactor was shut down on August 13 after record-low water levels in the Danube threatened the availability of cooling water at the Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant. The shutdown has left Romania temporarily without nuclear power generation and prompted the...
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    Jurist Russia sentences anti-war politician Shlosberg to 11 years in prison

    A Russian court sentenced politician Lev Shlosberg to 11 years and one month in a penal colony on charges of repeatedly “discrediting” the Russian military and spreading “false information” about it, Amnesty International said on Monday. Marie Struthers, Amnesty International’s Eastern Europe...
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