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France's Nicolas Sarkozy To Wear Electronic Tag After Corruption Ruling
Sarkozy's lawyer, Patrice Spinosi, stated that his client will "evidently" respect the terms of the conviction. However, Spinosi also announced plans to appeal the decision to the European Court of Human Rights within weeks.
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Taliban Ban Afghan Women 'From Hearing Each Other': Report
The Taliban in Afghanistan have imposed a new, oppressive rule that silences women's voices even further.
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Who Is Sheikh Hasina Who Once Saved Bangladesh From Military Rule
Sheikh Hasina once helped rescue Bangladesh from military rule, but her time in power has seen the mass arrest of her political opponents and human rights sanctions against her security forces.
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Northern Ireland Court Blocks UK Law To Deport Asylum-Seekers To Rwanda
A High Court judge in Belfast on Monday ruled that a UK law allowing asylum-seekers to be deported to Rwanda should be disapplied in Northern Ireland on human rights grounds.
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Switzerland Violated Human Rights: Europe Court's Climate Change Ruling
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday in favour of a group of elderly Swiss women who had argued that their government's inadequate efforts to combat climate change put them at risk of dying during heatwaves.
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Netherlands Can Continue Export Of F-35 Jets To Israel, Rules Dutch Court
The Netherlands can continue to deliver parts for F-35 fighter jets used by Israel in the Gaza Strip, after a Dutch court on Friday threw out a case brought by a group of human rights organisations.
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"Wounds Require Healing": Justice SK Kaul's Separate Order On Article 370
In a separate ruling during the hearing of the scrapping of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul called for an impartial investigation into human rights abuses in Jammu and Kashmir since the 1980s.
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Caster Semenya's Human Rights Violated by Switzerland, European Rights Court Rules
Double Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya's human rights were violated by courts in Switzerland, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday
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Concerned Over "Increasing Incidents Of Violence In Pak": US Congressman
An influential US Congressman has raised concerns over the continuous violation of human rights and democracy in Pakistan and asked the government to ensure freedom of speech and the application of rule of law in the country.
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Afghanistan Becomes World's 'Least Secure' Country: Report
Amid unabated human rights violations in Afghanistan due to Taliban rule, the war-torn country has been ranked as the "least secure" country in the world, local media reported citing a report by Gallup's Law and Order Index.
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Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong To Renounce US Citizenship Over Supreme Court's Abortion Ruling
UN Human Rights chief Michelle Bachelet in a statement described this decision was a "major setback" for sexual and reproductive health across the US.
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Russia Blocks Website of Prominent Human Rights Monitor OVD-Info
The website of a prominent human rights monitor OVD-Info has been blocked by Russia, the group said on Saturday, as authorities press ahead with a crackdown on dissent.
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"Blatant Violation Of Human Rights": EU On Aung San Suu Kyi's Jail Term
The European Union on Monday condemned the Myanmar ruling junta's jailing of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi as "politically motivated" and a "blatant violation of human rights".
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China's Communist Party Appoints Xinjiang Official Sanctioned By US As Its Tibet Unit Chief
China's ruling Communist Party has appointed Wang Junzheng, sanctioned by the US, Britain, EU, and Canada for his alleged role in the human rights violations against Uygur Muslims in Xinjiang, as the head of its party unit in Tibet.
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UN Rights Report Warns Of North Korea "Starvation Risk"
North Korea's most vulnerable are "at risk of starvation" with the economy worsening due to a self-imposed coronavirus blockade, and UN sanctions imposed over the country's nuclear programmes should be eased, a UN human rights expert said.
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France's Nicolas Sarkozy To Wear Electronic Tag After Corruption Ruling
Sarkozy's lawyer, Patrice Spinosi, stated that his client will "evidently" respect the terms of the conviction. However, Spinosi also announced plans to appeal the decision to the European Court of Human Rights within weeks.
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Taliban Ban Afghan Women 'From Hearing Each Other': Report
The Taliban in Afghanistan have imposed a new, oppressive rule that silences women's voices even further.
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Who Is Sheikh Hasina Who Once Saved Bangladesh From Military Rule
Sheikh Hasina once helped rescue Bangladesh from military rule, but her time in power has seen the mass arrest of her political opponents and human rights sanctions against her security forces.
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Northern Ireland Court Blocks UK Law To Deport Asylum-Seekers To Rwanda
A High Court judge in Belfast on Monday ruled that a UK law allowing asylum-seekers to be deported to Rwanda should be disapplied in Northern Ireland on human rights grounds.
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Switzerland Violated Human Rights: Europe Court's Climate Change Ruling
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday in favour of a group of elderly Swiss women who had argued that their government's inadequate efforts to combat climate change put them at risk of dying during heatwaves.
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Netherlands Can Continue Export Of F-35 Jets To Israel, Rules Dutch Court
The Netherlands can continue to deliver parts for F-35 fighter jets used by Israel in the Gaza Strip, after a Dutch court on Friday threw out a case brought by a group of human rights organisations.
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"Wounds Require Healing": Justice SK Kaul's Separate Order On Article 370
In a separate ruling during the hearing of the scrapping of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul called for an impartial investigation into human rights abuses in Jammu and Kashmir since the 1980s.
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Caster Semenya's Human Rights Violated by Switzerland, European Rights Court Rules
Double Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya's human rights were violated by courts in Switzerland, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday
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Concerned Over "Increasing Incidents Of Violence In Pak": US Congressman
An influential US Congressman has raised concerns over the continuous violation of human rights and democracy in Pakistan and asked the government to ensure freedom of speech and the application of rule of law in the country.
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Afghanistan Becomes World's 'Least Secure' Country: Report
Amid unabated human rights violations in Afghanistan due to Taliban rule, the war-torn country has been ranked as the "least secure" country in the world, local media reported citing a report by Gallup's Law and Order Index.
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Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong To Renounce US Citizenship Over Supreme Court's Abortion Ruling
UN Human Rights chief Michelle Bachelet in a statement described this decision was a "major setback" for sexual and reproductive health across the US.
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Russia Blocks Website of Prominent Human Rights Monitor OVD-Info
The website of a prominent human rights monitor OVD-Info has been blocked by Russia, the group said on Saturday, as authorities press ahead with a crackdown on dissent.
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"Blatant Violation Of Human Rights": EU On Aung San Suu Kyi's Jail Term
The European Union on Monday condemned the Myanmar ruling junta's jailing of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi as "politically motivated" and a "blatant violation of human rights".
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China's Communist Party Appoints Xinjiang Official Sanctioned By US As Its Tibet Unit Chief
China's ruling Communist Party has appointed Wang Junzheng, sanctioned by the US, Britain, EU, and Canada for his alleged role in the human rights violations against Uygur Muslims in Xinjiang, as the head of its party unit in Tibet.
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UN Rights Report Warns Of North Korea "Starvation Risk"
North Korea's most vulnerable are "at risk of starvation" with the economy worsening due to a self-imposed coronavirus blockade, and UN sanctions imposed over the country's nuclear programmes should be eased, a UN human rights expert said.
