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UN urges Israel to withdraw mandatory death penalty bill

Jurist 05 Feb 2026
The UN experts assert this move flagrantly contradicts Israel’s obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the norms of international humanitarian ...
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UN experts condemn conviction of human rights defenders in Pakistan

Jurist 04 Feb 2026
They stated that “awyers, like other individuals, are entitled to freedom of expression ... The right to freedom of expression is protected under Article 19 of the (ICCPR) ... The Special Rapporteurs contacted Pakistan with these concerns ... ....
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UN calls for justice after attacks on media during Bangladesh protests

Jurist 24 Dec 2025
Hadi, 32, a key figure of the 2024 student-led uprising that ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, was shot in broad daylight in Dhaka on December 12 while launching his campaign for parliament. He died a week later in a Singapore hospital ... ....
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UN condemns Iran over planned execution of electrical engineer

Jurist 24 Dec 2025
The experts stated. ... They further emphasized that the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), which Iran ratified in 1975, restricts the death penalty to the “most serious crimes,” involving intentional killing ... ....
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Rights group raises concern over conviction of Egyptian economist

Jurist 17 Dec 2025
They pointed to the UN Human Rights Committee’s of the ICCPR as underscoring that the limitations on Farouk’s speech are neither necessary nor proportionate.
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Ecuador criticized for freezing indigenous and environmental groups bank accounts

Jurist 11 Dec 2025
In an apparent effort to silence protests against the Ecuadorian government, the government’s financial agency froze indigenous and environmental groups’ bank accounts using secret intelligence information, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday ... ....
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Kazakhstan approves amendments restricting discussion of LGBTIQ+ issues

Jurist 12 Nov 2025
Article 19 of the (ICCPR) protects the right to freedom of expression and to receive information. Article 26 ICCPR is also at risk, protecting the right to equality before the law and prohibiting ...
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Rights group urges justice in killing of Angolan protestor, five years on

Jurist 12 Nov 2025
... adherence to Angola’s obligations under Article 21 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and under Article 11 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR).
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Press group condemns use of cybercrime legislation to detain journalists in Niger

Jurist 11 Nov 2025
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Friday urged Nigerian authorities to release three journalists held in pre-trial detention for alleged cybercrimes and accused the government of using cybercrime laws to chill free speech ... ....
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