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At least 100 Israel civilians killed following Hamas ground and rocket attacks – JURIST

Over 100 Israeli civilians were killed Saturday after Hamas fired rockets into Israel and scores of Hamas militants entered Israeli territory from Gaza, according to Israeli officials. The Palestinian Ministry of Health […]

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UN rights chief opens investigation into Russian airstrike on Kharkiv – JURIST

Elizabeth Throssell, spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, condemned on Thursday a Russian airstrike on the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv that killed at least 51 civilians. In a […]

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Thailand opposition party proposes bill for amnesty of political offenses – JURIST

Thailand’s progressive opposition party, the Move Forward Party submitted on Thursday a draft bill to Parliament. The proposed legislation seeks to establish amnesty for potentially thousands of individuals who have been charged […]

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Myanmar Supreme Court dismisses appeals of Aung San Suu Kyi corruption convictions – JURIST

The Supreme Court of Myanmar dismissed special motions for appeal Friday regarding former State Counsellor and democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi’s six corruption convictions, according to Bloomberg News and the Associated […]

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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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