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19th Mar 2024

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Citizens' perception of judicial independence drops

A new Eurobarometer on Friday revealed that public perception of judicial independence decreased in 2020. It follows the announcement of the EU justice scoreboard. That scoreboard shows nearly all member states' courts can keep up with incoming cases while making progress on backlogs - but also demonstrates a long-standing clash over Poland's rule-of-law. Meanwhile, women still represent less than 50 percent of judges in most Supreme Courts.

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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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