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    Jurist Rights group urges Thailand to halt deportation of Karen refugees to Myanmar

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on Thai authorities on Monday to halt the deportation of ethnic Karen villagers from Phetchaburi province to Myanmar, citing fears of grave risks to their safety if returned and urging their immediate release from immigration detention. HRW reported that Thai...
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    Jurist UN experts warn revised UK Equality Act puts transgender people at risk

    United Nations (UN) experts warned on Monday that the UK’s revisions to the Equality Act 2010 risk discriminating against and excluding transgender people. The UN human rights experts warned that the updated Code of Practice essentially advises service providers that “a women’s service must...
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    Jurist Canada Ontario’s mandatory cash bail policy faces constitutional challenge

    Canadian rights groups on Monday filed an urgent challenge to the constitutionality of Ontario’s mandatory cash bail policy. The challenge argued that the provincial policy violates the Charter rights to the presumption of innocence and to reasonable bail, as well as the rules of Canadian...
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    Jurist Morocco authorities arrest hundreds of migrants trying to reach Spain

    Security forces in Morocco prevented nearly 300 “irregular migrants” from crossing into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta and arrested hundreds of other would-be migrants in the city of Fnideq, northern Morocco, on Saturday, according to local media. The actions occurred amid a persistent migration...
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    Jurist UN calls on Mozambique to protect human rights while countering terrorism

    The UN special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Ben Saul, urged the government of Mozambique on Friday to strengthen its efforts to protect human rights when combating terrorism and to address the root causes of the...
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    Jurist Rights group warns Russia strike on Ukraine may constitute war crime

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday warned that Russia’s attack on Kyiv, which utilized cluster munitions in a crowded residential area, may constitute a war crime under international law, citing the weapon’s indiscriminate nature and the high toll of civilian deaths it caused in violation of...
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    Jurist Myanmar announces bilateral Rohingya repatriation as ICJ genocide case continues

    Myanmar announced on Saturday that it had undertaken steps to receive Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh and will continue working with the country to support the return of those it verifies as former residents of Rakhine State, maintaining that the repatriation process should be handled...
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    Jurist UN urges warring parties to protect civilians amidst continued attacks and escalating displacement in Sudan

    The United Nations issued a statement Wednesday urging warring parties in Sudan to take tangible action to protect civilians as attacks continue in the country’s Blue Nile and North Kordofan states. The call comes as the war between rival militaries, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the...
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    Jurist France Constitutional Council rules under-15 social media ban violates free speech rights

    The Constitutional Council of France blocked the under-15 social media ban on Friday, holding that the ban was unconstitutional. The council reasoned that the ban unjustifiably deprived children of their right to freedom of expression and communication. The council found that the ban on all...
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    Jurist UN youth advocates convene to discuss AI policies

    The UN convened young people from across the world in New York on Wednesday to deliberate on Artificial Intelligence (AI) governance. Over 600 young people discussed how AI can support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the delegates put forward a Youth-led Declaration on AI Policy...
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