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An Austrian aid worker, named Fayad Mulla, released video footage on Saturday capturing Greek officials mistreating refugees seeking asylum within the country. The New York Times verified the footage with several of the refugees, who have since been relocated to Turkey. The refugees interviewed originated from Somalia, Eritrea and Ethiopia. The footage shows refugees–including women [...]

University staff across Australia are striking from Monday as academics protest for improved job security, manageable workloads and wages in line with the increased cost of living. The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) Monday announced the National Week of Action for Better Universities and Better Workplaces, which will see university staff partake in demonstrations, enterprise [...]

Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman Sunday reported that Russia is illegally detaining 180 political prisoners in occupied Crimea. Dmytro Lubinets’ report comes as the country marks the ninth anniversary of Russia’s occupation of the peninsula. Since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, President Volodymr Zelensky has promised to take back all of Ukraine’s territory including Crimea, stating [...]

Anjana Meza is a JURIST Staff Correspondent in Lima, and a law student in the Facultad de Derecho, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. January was a difficult month for all Peruvians. Once Dina Boluarte was sworn in as president of Peru in December 2022, protests did not take long to appear. With the new year, we [...]

A plenary session of the Peruvian Congress Thursday rejected a proposal to move the date of the general election forward to July 2023 from the current April 2024 date. The Peru Libre party presented the proposal for debate following the Council of Minister’s approval of President Dina Boluarte’s second constitutional reform bill, which would move [...]

The Ombudsman Office of Peru (Defensoría del Pueblo del Perú) Saturday reported that 55 people have been killed by authorities amid ongoing protests against President Dina Boluarte’s government. The office also reported that it inquired into the arrest of 191 people in Lima and interviewed police to determine when protestors may be released. In further [...]

The government of Peru Saturday declared a state of emergency through in the wake of national anti-government protests that have left 42 civilians dead. Supreme Decree No. 009-2023—published in Peru’s official gazette —declares that from January 15, a 30-day emergency period will be imposed in various provinces, including the capital city of Lima. The decree explicitly [...]

At least 17 people were killed Monday during anti-government protests in Peru, according to the Peruvian Ombudsman’s Office. The protests began in early December 2022 following the removal and arrest of former president Pedro Castillo, who is currently serving 18 months of pre-trial detention on rebellion charges after he attempted to dissolve Congress illegally. The [...]

Irish Minister for Justice Helen McEntee Tuesday announced the government agreed to publish a new policing bill. The bill, called the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill, aims to strengthen accountability and independent oversight of the An Garda Síochána. The bill seeks to address the needs of Irish communities by encouraging cooperation between the Garda [...]

The Supreme Administrative Court of Poland Tuesday dismissed the appeals of four municipalities whose LGBT-free resolutions were annulled by lower courts, marking a victory for LGBTIQ+ rights in a country where they are often discriminated against. In 2020, the Polish Human Rights Ombudsman filed nine lawsuits against the government over the municipalities instituting so-called ‘LGBT-free’ [...]