Greenland party leaders issued a joint statement Friday that the autonomous territory rejects the US calls for acquisition. Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen and four other party leaders stated: “We don’t want to be Americans, we don’t want to be Danes, we want to be Greenlanders.” The autonomous territory and world’s largest island under the Kingdom The post Greenland party leaders reject US calls for control of Greenland appeared first on JURIST – News.

An alarming rise in abductions, sexual violence, and attacks on civilians in South Sudan has prompted renewed condemnation from the United Nations. Officials have warned that the scale and persistence of these violations may amount to grave breaches of human rights. According to the quarterly brief released by the United Nations Mission to South Sudan The post UN peacekeeping mission reports ongoing abductions and sexual violence in South Sudan appeared first on JURIST – News.

In a Vatican speech, Pope Leo XIV voiced concern regarding the erosion of respect for human rights and what he termed the modern world’s “zeal for war.”  He emphasized that the fundamental prohibition against violating sovereign borders has been completely undermined, lamenting that “war is back in vogue, and a zeal for it is spreading.” The post Pope Leo XIV warns ‘zeal for war’ is spreading appeared first on JURIST – News.

An Istanbul court on Friday acquitted the president and executive board members of the Istanbul Bar Association (IBA) of terrorism-related charges. The ruling that marks a significant development amid sustained criticism of Türkiye’s use of criminal law against lawyers and professional associations. The case arose from a public statement issued by the IBA in December The post Rights groups praise Istanbul bar association acquittal appeared first on JURIST – News.