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UN ‘deeply troubled’ over arbitrary detention of Vietnam environmental activist – JURIST

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) announced Friday that they are “deeply troubled” by the detention of environmental human rights defender Hoang Thi Minh Hong in Ho […]

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Rights group estimates Iran executed at least 140 people in May – JURIST

Iran Human Rights released data on Thursday which shows Iran executed 142 people in May, making it the highest number of Iranian executions in one month since 2015.Some of the charges used […]

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London fintech unicorn Revolut surpasses 30M retail customers globally; processes 400M monthly transactions

Image credits: Revolut London-based fintech unicorn Revolut announced on Friday that it has surpassed 30M retail customers worldwide and processes over 400M transactions a month. Nik Storonsky, Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer, […]

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Switzerland appeals court upholds 20-year prison sentence for former Liberian warlord – JURIST

The Federal Criminal Court of Switzerland on Thursday upheld former Liberian warlord Alieu Kosiah’s 20-year prison sentence for war crimes and convicted him of crimes against humanity, the first such conviction in Switzerland. Kosiah […]

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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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