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19th Mar 2024

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Polish president threatens to veto justice reform

Polish president Andrzej Duda proposed to tweak controversial court reforms Tuesday, otherwise he won't sign the law. Poland was criticised for a bill that gives lawmakers the power to select members of a body that nominates judges. Duda now says that more than a simple majority would be needed for approving judges, meaning the ruling Law and Justice Party (PiS) would need the support of at least one other party.

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Borrell: 'Israel provoking famine', urges more aid access

70 percent of northern Gaza is facing famine, new data shows. There is one shower per 5,500 people, and 888 people per toilet. 'How can you live in these conditions?" asked Natalie Boucly of UNRWA at the European Humanitarian Forum.

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Potential legal avenues to prosecute Navalny's killers

The UN could launch an independent international investigation into Navalny's killing, akin to investigation I conducted on Jamal Khashoggi's assassination, or on Navalny's Novichok poisoning, in my role as special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions, writes the secretary-general of Amnesty International.

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