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APRIL 11, 2024

A confrontation between Argentine authorities and anti-government protesters, incensed by President Javier Milei’s economic measures , reached a boiling point on Wednesday. The post Argentina police clash with anti-government protesters over government spending cuts appeared first on JURIST - News.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The newly elected Labour government is aiming to accelerate global efforts to establish a tribunal capable of trying Russian officials for crimes of aggression in Ukraine, according to Lord Chancellor Shabana Mahmood. The Labour government is committed to devising an efficient and legally sound approach, without unnecessary delays.

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DECEMBER 19, 2023

The closure, ICRC declared, marks the end of its humanitarian mission in the country, which began in 2018 after a mass anti-government uprising. In the following year, the ICRC opened its permanent mission in Managua and also signed an agreement with the Ortega-Murillo government to engage with political detainees.

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AUGUST 7, 2024

Bangladesh Government authorities announced Tuesday that Muhammad Yunus, the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize laureate renowned for his work in microcredit markets and a well-known critic and political opponent of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, will lead the country’s interim government.

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JULY 5, 2024

Reflecting the systematic misogyny now going on in Afghanistan, a government decree was recently published aimed at reducing the salaries of women professors and other government employees to 5000 AFG, or ~70$, without considering their expert knowledge and abilities. For privacy and security reasons we cannot disclose her name.

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JULY 23, 2024

The family members of Syrian-American Majd Kamalmaz filed a civil lawsuit against the Syrian government on Monday, seeking damages of at least $70 million from the Assad regime for the unlawful detention, torture and killing of Kamalmaz. This is not the first time such a lawsuit has been filed.

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APRIL 1, 2024

Puntland refused to recognize the authority of the federal government of Somalia on Sunday, rejecting the latest constitutional reforms approved by the Somali Parliament. They further added that Puntland will have its own government functioning independently until an agreement is made.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

The British government announced Wednesday it will pass legislation to control 16 drugs that were not previously controlled. ” The decision of the UK government was influenced by a report on the use of xylazine by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.

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JULY 7, 2024

Venezuela’s 8rd National Prosecutor ordered the investigation of claims by Colombian paramilitaries that they were approached to destabilize the government of President Nicolás Maduro, Attorney General Tarek William Saab announced Friday.

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JULY 21, 2024

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Kenya condemned the excessive use of force by the police during the recent wave of anti-government protests in the country. The CSOs called for government accountability in law enforcement and the budget-making process.

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JULY 21, 2024

The Supreme Court of Bangladesh on Sunday overturned the restoration of the government’s quota system for civil service employment after days of deadly turmoil and clashes between police and protesters. The post Bangladesh Supreme Court overturns restoration of quota system for government employment appeared first on JURIST - News.

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MAY 3, 2024

The UK High Court ruled Friday that the Government’s climate strategy is inadequate and therefore violates the UK Climate Change Act 2008. The ruling comes nearly two years after a previous High Court judgment ordered the Government to strengthen its net zero strategy to bring it in line with the Climate Change Act.

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MAY 5, 2024

.” The charity said its legal action against the Rwanda plan aims to ensure the government does not overlook “evidence of individual risk in Rwanda cases,” and to prevent cases from being unlawfully blocked from being admitted into the asylum system. Three people have been charged with obstruction of the highway.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Non-profit First Nations advocacy group “First Light” has released a report finding that the Newfoundland and Labrador government has made limited progress on many of the calls to action set out by the National Center of Truth and Reconciliation (TRC).

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MAY 13, 2024

The Tunisia Lawyers Council called Sunday for a nationwide strike after police conducted a raid on the headquarters of Tunisia’s bar association and arrested Sonia Dahmani, a prominent critic of the government. These arrests come amid an increasing crackdown by the Tunisian government on dissidents and critics using Decree 54.

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AUGUST 13, 2024

Free speech organization Article 19 urged the government of Algeria to repeal recent amendments made to the Algerian Penal Code to align with international freedom of expression standards in a statement published on Monday. These changes to the law will empower them to further erase political and social dissidence in Algeria.”

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AUGUST 23, 2024

The union representing Canada rail workers on Friday challenged the federal government’s directive imposing final binding arbitration to resolve labour bargaining, according to local media, and instead issued a strike notice set to commence on Monday. Hearings began yesterday, with a final decision to be issued in the near future.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Amnesty International (AI) issued a statement Monday urging Ethiopian authorities to stop using the country’s state of emergency as a medium to “silence peaceful dissent” by arbitrarily detaining politicians and journalists critical of the government. ” The US previously called for an investigation into the killings.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Alice Jill Edwards, urged the UK government Tuesday to stop the impending extradition of Julian Assange to the US. She urged the government to carefully consider Assange’s appeal and cited significant concerns that his extradition could put him at risk of treatment amounting to torture.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The Parliament of Poland constituted an inquiry committee which held its first meeting on Monday to investigate the illegal use of Pegasus, a spyware software, by the members of the last ruling government and state officers, including police and other fiscal authorities. Chairman Sroka Magdalena heads the committee.

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AUGUST 27, 2024

In 2011, governments of the member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Philippines, Vietnam, Brunei and Malaysia, Taiwan and China agreed on the Declaration of Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea. The Philippines and China have disputed control of maritime territory in the South China Sea for years.

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MAY 12, 2024

The US government filed a motion on Friday to partially end a 27-year-old agreement that requires the federal government to comply with court supervision about the treatment of migrant children in its custody. The Court should terminate the FSA as to HHS,” the government wrote.

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AUGUST 1, 2024

Amnesty International urged Nigeria’s government on Thursday to uphold human rights ahead of widespread youth protests against food shortages and the cost of living crises. Government officials must also refrain from issuing rhetoric to demonize protesters and stifle peaceful dissent.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The commission stressed that the damage done to civilian lives “outside the law” by government officials could be greater than the numbers stated. After the end of the civil war with TPLF, the government headed by Ethiopian President Abiy Ahmed failed to continue their alliance with Fano.

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JUNE 9, 2024

The orders were issued by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha in accordance with Article 311(2)(c) of the Constitution of India , which empowers the government to terminate employees without an inquiry in the interest of national security. Governor Manoj Sinha in Jammu & Kashmir.

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JUNE 18, 2024

A group of human rights organizations in a joint statement released on Tuesday called on the government of Tunisia to end its recent crackdown on free speech and free association and to uphold respect for human rights as attacks on journalists, lawyers and human rights groups have “significantly escalated” in the last month.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Canada’s government on Monday proposed draft legislation, known as Bill C-63 , which aims to combat online hate and promote online safety through the enactment of the Online Harms Act. The post Canada government introduces draft online harms legislation appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JULY 19, 2024

Nigerian Minister of Information Mohammed Idris announced on Thursday that the Nigerian government and main labor unions have agreed on a new monthly minimum wage of 70,000 Naira ($44) after months of negotiations and threats of strikes.

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APRIL 30, 2024

The British government operated a “widespread, systematic, and systemic practice of impunity” that protected security forces from sanction during the conflict in Northern Ireland, according to a report released Monday by a panel of international human rights experts. The court has yet to decide on the matter.

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MAY 5, 2024

Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security said Saturday that the Police Investigation Agency issued a decision to prosecute and arrest Mai Tien Dung, who served as head of the government office of Vietnam, for the offense of abusing power or position while performing official duties.

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AUGUST 27, 2023

State media has not addressed the protests, but proponents of the government have assigned blame to foreign powers and western sanctions for actively contributing to the unrest. The post Syria anti-government protesters demonstrate for fifth day appeared first on JURIST - News.

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MARCH 3, 2024

The Peace Delegation of the Colombian Government announced the release of the 26 individuals who, until December 2023, had been reported and confirmed as victims of kidnapping with economic motives by Colombia’s self-proclaimed National Liberation Army (ELN). While in Colombia the ELN has waged an armed revolution against the state.

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AUGUST 17, 2024

The UK Government released further documents on Friday about the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme, which was designed to “bring redress” to the more than 30,000 people who were infected by HIV and Hepatitis C after receiving contaminated blood.

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APRIL 7, 2024

Tens of thousands of protesters gathered Saturday in downtown Budapest, Hungary to protest the government of incumbent Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Magyar has since made similar allegations against Orbán, though the government has repeatedly denied the claims.

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MARCH 9, 2024

The UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran unveiled a report on Friday alleging widespread human rights violations committed by the Iranian government, particularly in response to the “Woman, Life, Freedom” protests that began on September 16, 2022.

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MARCH 26, 2024

Australia’s Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) urged the Victorian Government on Monday to reject proposals requiring protestors to get a police permit to protest, following the country’s recent shift to anti-protest measures .

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