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Uganda slammed for failure to protect LGBTQ+ community from online harassment

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In the months following Uganda’s passage of draconian anti-LGBTQ+ legislation , human rights advocates are sounding the alarm over the country’s failure to protect members of the community from online harassment.

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International community to establish special tribunal for crime of aggression against Ukraine

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It is the duty of the international community to ensure that the so-called troika – president, prime minister and foreign minister – cannot evade accountability and hide behind immunity. Russia’s aggression against Ukraine is not a challenge for Ukraine and Europe alone, it concerns the entire international community.

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Indigenous Philippines communities endure human rights violations amid nickel mining expansion: Amnesty International

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Indigenous people and rural communities in the Philippines are facing human rights abuses amid nickel mining expansion, according to a report published by Amnesty International on Thursday. Despite the concerns of the local communities, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

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Amnesty: land restitution to Brazil indigenous communities a positive yet inadequate measure

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However, the organization stressed that while this measure is a positive first step toward compensating the Av Guaran for the human rights violations they have endured, it does not discharge Itaipu Binacionalor the respective governments from their duty to provide full reparation to the indigenous communities.

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UN Secretary-General calls on international community to eliminate chemical weapons

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Saturday marks the Day of Remembrance of All Victims of Chemical Warfare when he also called on the international community to reaffirm its commitment to ending this threat once and for all. The post UN Secretary-General calls on international community to eliminate chemical weapons appeared first on JURIST - News.

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New Zealand to criminalize stalking in response to community concerns

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Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith said the law reform was a response to growing concern among the community about stalking, stating that “every New Zealander deserves to feel safe in their community and this Government is committed to making sure victims are at the heart of the justice system.”

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Historic agreements reached at COP16 to empower Indigenous Communities and safeguard global biodiversity

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Susana Muhamad, Colombia’s Environment Minister and President of COP16, commented , “With this decision, the value of the traditional knowledge of Indigenous peoples, Afro-descendants, and local communities is recognized, and a 26-year-old historical debt in the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is settled.”

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