JURIST

JANUARY 27, 2024

Over 1,259 employees of the Protestant Church of Germany have committed sexual abuse since 1946, according to an independent report published Thursday. The report analyzed approximately 4,300 disciplinary files, 780 personal files and 1,300 additional documents regarding all employees of the church, from clergy members to youth leaders.

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DECEMBER 28, 2023

Amnesty International released a report Thursday alleging the targeted use of Pegasus spyware against prominent Indian journalists, rekindling apprehensions about government surveillance and press freedom in the country, following the 2021 Pegasus project disclosures that sent shockwaves through India.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

The House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee published a 76 page report Thursday detailing “widespread concerns about the accountability of regulators” and suggesting the formation of a new independent statutory Office for Regulatory Performance. The report, titled “Who watches the watchdogs?,”

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NOVEMBER 28, 2023

According to a UN report issued Tuesday, there has been a rise in gang violence in Haiti’s central rural region, an area previously considered safe from the increased instability in the country. As well as calling on international players, the report makes several recommendations to the government of Haiti itself.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

A report released by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Tuesday highlights human rights violations and abuses endured by Syrians upon their return to Syria. The report also highlights an “alarming” economic situation.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) released a report Friday of thousands of incidents of human rights abuses it says have occurred during the ongoing conflict in Sudan, including attacks by militias in densely populated civilian areas, mass graves and widespread sexual violence.

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MARCH 9, 2024

The UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran unveiled a report on Friday alleging widespread human rights violations committed by the Iranian government, particularly in response to the “Woman, Life, Freedom” protests that began on September 16, 2022.

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JURIST

JANUARY 16, 2024

Ecuador reported Monday that a recent operation at Esmeraldas No. The post Ecuador reports 43 individuals missing from prison appeared first on JURIST - News. SNAI issued an official announcement regarding an operation at the Esmeraldas No. 2 Detention Center (CPL) on January 14, 2024. 2 Detention Center.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Human rights organization Safeguard Defenders (SD) published a report on Sunday alleging the practice of collective punishment as a political tool by the Chinese government against human rights defenders and their families on Sunday, which marks International Human Rights Day. SD previously released a reported on this incident.

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JURIST

MARCH 17, 2024

An exclusive El País report published on Saturday revealed that Ecuadorian officials are obtaining genetic information from prisoners through deception, in a bid to curb the rampant gang-related crimes in the country. Non-compliance with these protection laws should cumulate in the disposal of the data.

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JURIST

JANUARY 27, 2024

A Moscow court ruled on Friday to extend the sentence of imprisoned Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich by two months. Russia also currently holds corporate-security executive Paul Whelan and Radio Free Europe reporter Alsu Kurmasheva on related charges. This is the fourth extension of his sentence.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

In a unanimous slip opinion, the US Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) waives sovereign immunity and that the federal government can be liable for incorrect debt reporting that damages credit scores. Kirtz notified his credit reporting agency, Trans Union, of the incorrect reporting of his loan.

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JURIST

APRIL 3, 2024

According to a UN report published last week, gangs continued to use sexual violence to brutalize, punish and control people and some women are forced into exploitative sexual relations with gang members. ” The post UN High Commissioner reports unprecedented human rights abuses amid violence in Haiti appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

MARCH 20, 2024

The UN’s International Labor Organization (ILO) stated in a report on Tuesday that forced labor in the private economy generates annual illegal profits of US$236 billion per year. According to the report, the number of people in forced labor increased by 2.7 This has risen by US$64 billion since 2014. million from 2016 to 2021.

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JURIST

JANUARY 10, 2024

The Colombian Ombudsman’s Office (DPC) reported Tuesday that 181 social leaders and human rights defenders were murdered in 2023. The figure dropped 16 percent from the data reported for 2022. The report reveals that April, June, and July experienced the highest number of murders, with 19, 18, and 18 cases, respectively.

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JURIST

JANUARY 26, 2024

The Centre for Information Resilience (CIR) has released a report about military airstrikes in Myanmar. The report, released Tuesday, shows a correlation between areas that have been placed under martial law by the ruling military junta and are subject to airstrikes.

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JURIST

JANUARY 28, 2024

The Hutukara Yanomami Association, an indigenous group in Brazil, released a report for the year 2023 on Friday that assessed initiatives undertaken by the Brazil federal government to improve living conditions and control the practice of illegal mining in Yanomami Indigenous Land.

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MARCH 11, 2024

An AP and CNHI News report published Sunday found that less than a third of US states have agencies to resolve citizen disputes regarding access to public records or open meetings. The report shines a light on the need for more states to allow their citizens to documents and open meetings without jumping through bureaucratic hurdles.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

The Yale School of Public Health’s Humanitarian Research Lab released a report detailing alleged collaboration between Belarus and Russia in the systematic deportation of Ukrainian children on Thursday. Such activities have allegedly included military training exposing children to firearms in some instances.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Borders, published a report on Thursday shedding light on the physical violence experienced by asylum-seekers upon reaching Greece, such as beatings and being forcefully returned to sea.

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JANUARY 31, 2024

Governments around the world are struggling to fight corruption, according to a Transparency International (TI) report published Tuesday. The report, known as the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption.

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MARCH 27, 2024

The UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) revealed in a report on Tuesday that 8,542 people died or disappeared during migration in 2023. The report stated that at least 3,105 deaths occurred in the Mediterranean Sea. This represents a 20 percent increase in migrant deaths compared to 2022.

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JANUARY 28, 2024

Denmark’s Ministry of Social of Social affairs released a report on revealing that adoptions of South Korean were subject to “systemic illegal behavior” on the part of South Korea. The report focused on the period between January 1, 1970 and December 31, 1989 and was released on Thursday.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2024

A new Amnesty International report showed on Wednesday the increasing limits of Western sanctions as Myanmar finds alternative to sanctioned American and European jet fuel. The new report alleged that intermediaries appear to be aiding Myanmar in the purchase of fuel.

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

MARCH 10, 2024

Well, the good news is that the softwares you use every day, contain reporting functionality. All o f your case management software, customer relationship management software and accounting software, are capable of generating reports , of two types. After that, you can get a little frisky, and start designing custom reports.

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AUGUST 20, 2023

The European Union (EU) claimed on Friday that Hong Kong experienced declines in autonomy, democracy, and fundamental freedoms in its 2022 report on Hong Kong. The Hong Kong government released a statement in response on Saturday, countering that claims in the report are baseless attacks, slanders, and smears.

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JUNE 3, 2022

Freedom House released its complete report on transnational repression Thursday where it accused Rwanda of being one of the worst offenders. The report documented the anti-repression policies of nine countries: Canada, Germany, South Africa, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Human Rights Watch (HRW), SITY Research and Truth Hounds released a report Thursday on the Russian military assault on the Ukrainian city of Mariupol between February and May 2022, alleging numerous civilian casualties, with some resulting from potentially illegal attacks and hundreds of thousands left without essential services for weeks.

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OCTOBER 26, 2023

The Senate Finance Committee reported Wednesday that US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas did not repay a more than $200,000 loan for a vehicle purchase from 1999. Stemming from this finding, the committee reported that Thomas did not disclose the forgiven loan on his 2008 Financial Disclosure Report.

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JULY 13, 2023

The Intelligence and Security Committee of the UK Parliament released a long-awaited report on China on Thursday, referring to China as a “security threat.” As someone who has experienced this threat first-hand myself, I welcome this incredibly significant report and urge the government to act upon it.

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