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UN establishes independent body to investigate missing persons in Syria – JURIST

The UN General Assembly formally instituted on Thursday an autonomous body tasked with conducting investigations into cases of missing persons within the territory of Syria. The body, which will be called the […]

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UN human rights office: Myanmar’s humanitarian crisis has reached ‘alarming levels’ – JURIST

Myanmar’s human rights situation has deteriorated to “alarming levels,” according to a report published by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday. The report states that, […]

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TerraPay and Attijariwafa Bank Bring Real-Time Money Transfers to Bank Accounts in Morocco

Global payments infrastructure provider TerraPay has partnered with Morocco-based Attijariwafa Bank to enable real-time and seamless global money transfers directly to bank accounts in Morocco.  In an aim to foster financial empowerment, financial […]

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Red Cross facilitates release of 125 Sudanese soldiers in paramilitary custody – JURIST

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced Thursday its successful facilitation of the release of 125 Sudanese soldiers, 44 of whom were wounded, who had been detained by the Rapid […]

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UK Court of Appeal finds Rwanda refugee removal plan unlawful – JURIST

The UK Court of Appeal Thursday ruled that the UK Government’s “Rwanda Plan” is unlawful. In the ruling the Lord Chief Justice Burnett reversed the High Court’s finding, writing, “Unless and until the […]

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Economy

New forms of debt restructuring reward bad behaviour

Negotiations over international debt are often headspinning. To reduce the debts of a country that can’t pay the bills, it takes referees from the imf, teams of lawyers and a contest between […]

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Economy

How Russia dodges diesel sanctions

On june 26th the Captain Paris, a Greek-owned vessel transporting 730,000 barrels of diesel from Russia, reached the Suez canal. The crew are familiar with the passage, through which they usually ferry […]

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Financial sanctions may not deter China from invading Taiwan

A few months ago the China Select Committee in America’s House of Representatives took part in a war game, complete with tabletop maps and blue and red counters. It simulated a Chinese […]

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Fintech

Lithuania’s fintech guidelines for 2023-2028 unveiled: Know more

The main institutional actors of the Fintech industry in Lithuania signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to confirm the National Fintech Guidelines for 2023-2028.  Among the signers of the MoU are the […]

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UN human rights office details widespread detention, torture, and killing of civilians by Russian armed forces – JURIST

The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine on Tuesday released a report which details the arbitrary detention, torture, and occasional killing of civilians by Russian armed forces in the context of […]

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North Korea releases US soldier who crossed demilitarized zone 2 months ago – JURIST

North Korea expelled US soldier Travis King on Wednesday, 2 months after he crossed into its territory from South Korea. KCNA, North Korea’s state media, announced that North Korea expelled King after […]

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South Korea court overturns North Korea leaflet ban – JURIST

The Constitutional Court of South Korea on Tuesday struck down a provision of the Law on the Development of Inter-Korean Relations which prohibits the distribution of leaflets in North Korea and imposes […]

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Hong Kong court sentences journalist to 5 days in jail for obstructing police officer – JURIST

The West Kowloon Magistrates’ Court on Monday sentenced the head of the Hong Kong Journalists Association Ronson Chan to five days in jail, according to the Hong Kong Free Press (HKFP). As […]

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Philippine Coast Guard removes floating barrier allegedly placed by China – JURIST

A Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesperson announced Monday that the PCG removed a floating barrier allegedly placed by China near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. This comes days […]

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