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UN Committee holds states have legal duty to consider transatlantic slave trade reparations

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) on Monday stated that countries have a legal obligation ...
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Vanuatu sues France over Pacific Islands and Exclusive Economic Zone dispute

The nation of Vanuatu on Monday filed an application with the UN's International Court of Justice (ICJ) against France, ...
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Human Rights Watch urges Chilean Congress to reject President José Antonio Kast’s constitutional overhaul

Human Rights Watch on Tuesday called for the Chilean Congress to reject a proposed constitutional amendment addressing national security pushed by President José Antonio Kast, arguing that the ...
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Venezuela National Assembly expands judicial nominations committee in step toward Supreme Court overhaul

Venezuela's National Assembly on Tuesday unanimously approved a reform to the Organic Law of the Supreme Tribunal of Justice expanding the Judicial Nominations Committee from 21 to 23 members and ...
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Amnesty International decries Belarus crackdown on EHU students abroad and their families

Amnesty International on Tuesday condemned the Belarusian authorities following reports of alleged persecution, intimidation and systematic targeting of students and affiliates of the European ...
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UN experts demand an end to unlawful killings by the US in the Caribbean and Pacific

United Nations experts on Tuesday issued a press release demanding an end to the unlawful attacks and killings carried out by the United States military on purported drug-trafficking boats in the ...
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UN expert urges economic diversification and fiscal transparency in Tajikistan

A UN independent expert on Monday called for Tajikistan to enact freedom of information and whistleblower legislation, saying such laws are needed to protect public access to budget and debt ...
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Human Rights Watch warns Nigeria foreign aid bill endangers civil society groups and independent media

Human Rights Watch reported Monday that the Foreign Aids (Regulation, Transparency, and Disclosure) Bill (FA Bill) proposed by Nigerian Senator Ibrahim Dankwambo allows the government to regulate and ...
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US Supreme Court clears way for Trump White House ballroom despite preservation challenge

The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from a historic preservation group that sought to indefinitely stop the construction of a ballroom at the White House. In a 5-4 vote, the court held ...
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UN committee warns of racial discrimination amid civilian deaths and mass displacement in Lebanon

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) on Wednesday called for an end to attacks directed ...
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Federal judge strikes down administration’s ban on visas for immigrants from 75 countries

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Friday struck down a ban on immigrant visas for ...
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US judge blocks USPS rule restricting mail-in voting ahead of midterm elections

US District Judge Indira Talwani on Thursday issued a 14-day temporary restraining order (TRO) blocking key provisions of a new US Postal Service (USPS) rule implementing President Donald Trump’s ...