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Singapore human rights lawyer suspended for five years over remarks criticizing judiciary – JURIST

Singapore’s highest court Tuesday suspended human rights lawyer M. Ravi for five years over comments criticizing the city-state’s attorney general., the maximum sentence possible. A prominent human rights lawyer who is known […]

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UN rights chief: Haiti needs international ‘specialized support force’ to confront gang violence – JURIST

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk Tuesday issued an urgent call for international action in Haiti to confront escalating gang violence, including a “time-bound specialized support force.” Haiti is currently […]

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Xapo Bank Collaborates with Circle to Offer USDC Payment Rails as SWIFT Alternative

SWIFT has been revolutionary in the payments sphere. For years, it has supported international finance and commerce, however, it is not without its flaws. This has led to users looking at alternatives, […]

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Australia soldier charged with war crimes in Afghanistan – JURIST

The Australian Federal Police and the Office of the Special Investigator (OSI) Monday stated that a member of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) had been arrested and charged for war crimes committed […]

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Stables Announces Big Name Partners to Improve Physical and Online Digital Asset Payment Offering

Australian stablecoin wallet Stables (formerly tiiik) announces two new partnerships as it progresses its payments platform. It first announced a partnership with Marqeta, the global modern card issuing platform, to power its […]

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US Department of State finds all parties in Ethiopia-Tigray conflict committed war crimes – JURIST

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken Monday stated that all parties involved in the conflict in Ethiopia committed war crimes. Blinken said the US Department of State found that the Amhara forces, […]

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Germany expert commission releases report recommending legalization of early-stage abortion and amended laws for later-term pregnancies – JURIST

The Commission on Reproductive Self-Determination and Reproductive Medicine in Germany on Monday submitted a final report recommending the legalization of abortion within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy in the country.The German […]

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Australia judge rules in defamation trial that former government adviser raped a colleague in parliament – JURIST

Australia Federal Court Justice Michael Lee found that former government adviser Bruce Lehrmann raped a colleague in a Parliament House office on Monday. The judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit Lehrmann brought against […]

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Poland classifies attack on humanitarian aid workers as murder, demands Israeli cooperation in investigation – JURIST

The Polish government on Friday labeled the death of Polish aid worker Damian Soból as murder, following the deaths of seven humanitarian aid workers from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) serving in […]

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Amnesty International urges immediate investigation into war crimes in Merawi, Ethiopia – JURIST

Amnesty International asserted Friday that African and global human rights bodies must urgently investigate alleged war crimes committed by the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) in the town of Merawi, Amhara region, […]

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