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    Jurist Five police officers arrested in connection with fatal Haiti heritage site stampede

    Haitian National Police on Monday announced the arrest of five people and two employees of the Institute for the Safeguarding of National Heritage (ISPAN) involved in a stampede at the Citadelle Laferrière. The incident at the mountaintop heritage site was reportedly a result of “severe...
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    Jurist Former Brazil intelligence chief arrested in US

    The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained Brazil’s former intelligence chief Alexandre Ramagem on Monday, according to a Brazilian senator, after he fled Brazil to avoid a 16-year prison sentence for his role in an alleged coup attempt. ICE confirmed Ramagem’s detention through...
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    Jurist International rights group calls for impartial application of new Venezuela amnesty law

    Amnesty International on Monday urged Venezuelan authorities to ensure that a newly enacted amnesty law is employed justly and impartially, following reports of its arbitrary application. The rights group expressed concerns that Venezuelan courts have selectively applied the law, which grants...
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    Jurist Top UN aid official warns Sudan crisis is being ‘abandoned’

    UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan, Denise Brown, warned on Sunday that the crisis in Sudan being “abandoned.” The global rollback of humanitarian assistance, as well as the proliferation of armed conflict and climate disasters, have squeezed humanitarian organizations to the brink, and the...
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    Jurist Peru extends presidential election after ballot delivery failures leave thousands unable to vote

    Peru’s National Office of Electoral Process (ONPE) extended presidential and congressional elections into a second day Monday after a private contractor failed to deliver ballots to dozens of polling stations across Lima, preventing more than 52,000 citizens from voting on time. The Jurado...
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    Jurist Group warns strikes on Iran oil depots may cause long-term environmental harm

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday reported that Israeli strikes on four Iranian oil depots put the health of civilians and the environment at risk and may constitute war crimes under international humanitarian law. The group warned that the release of toxic pollutants may impose long-term...
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    Jurist Rights group urges new Hungary government to restore rule of law

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged Hungary’s incoming government to take immediate steps to restore fundamental rights and dismantle laws and institutions used to suppress dissent, following opposition leader Péter Magyar’s landslide victory in Sunday’s parliamentary elections that is set...
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    Jurist UK police arrest over 500 during Palestine Action protest

    The UK Metropolitan Police on Saturday arrested 523 people for supporting Palestine Action, a proscribed organisation. Those arrested ranged in age from 18 to 87 years old. Hundreds of people gathered in Trafalgar Square on Saturday to peacefully protest the ongoing classification of Palestine...
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    Jurist HRW condemns Georgia expulsion of Azerbaijan journalist amid persecution risk

    Human Rights Watch on Friday condemned the Georgian authorities for their expulsion of Azerbaijani journalist, Afgan Sadigov, to Azerbaijan, exposing him to a credible risk of politically motivated prosecution and ill-treatment. “Georgian authorities returned Sadigov to a country where he faces...
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    Jurist Defamation lawsuits against Thai journalists draw criticism from rights groups

    Human Rights Watch on Thursday condemned the decision of authorities in Thailand in bringing criminal defamation lawsuits against two renowned journalists who reported on a bribery case, citing the importance of safeguarding press freedom as a cornerstone of democratic society. In late February...
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