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Former Russian Deputy Defense Minister Sentenced to 19 Years in Major Corruption Case

In a significant development underscoring a widening...

Australia’s AML/CTF Reform Brings Expanded PEP Obligations Into Force from March 2026

Australia's financial intelligence authority AUSTRAC confirmed that...

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Sanctions Notice – ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida — GFSC

Please be advised that amendments have been made to the details of the following persons/entities which are designated under the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida...

Bangladesh: Foreign Aid Cuts Affect Rohingya Children’s Education

US and other foreign donor cutbacks in humanitarian aid have worsened the existing education crisis for 437,000 school-age children in Rohingya refugee camps in...

Ethiopia: Crackdown on Health Workers’ Protests

(Nairobi) – The Ethiopian authorities should immediately rescind the suspension of a prominent health professionals organization and meaningfully address public healthcare workers’ outstanding grievances,...

UN Financing Development Meeting Should Advance Tax Justice

(Seville) – The United Nations conference on financing for development should help pave the way for meaningful progress on improving international tax cooperation to...

Türkiye: Jailed Mayor’s Lawyer Detained

(İstanbul, June 26, 2025) – An Istanbul court’s decision on June 19, 2025, to allow the detention of a leading defense lawyer for the jailed...

Mexican National Sentenced to More Than Eight Years in Prison for Laundering $5.5M

A Mexican national was sentenced to eight years and four months in prison and three years of supervised release for his role in the...

International Arms Dealer Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Export Firearms to Russia

Yesterday in federal court in Brooklyn, Sergei Zharnovnikov, 46, of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit export violations. The defendant exported firearms...

Australia: Children Suffering Under Criminal Legal System

(Sydney, May 26, 2025) - Australia’s reelected Labor government should show national leadership by raising the minimum age of criminal responsibility and ending the...

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Rights of Detained Migrants at Risk

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s treatment of detained migrants should raise concerns for governments considering sending additional migrants to the country, Human Rights Watch said today....

Uganda: Anti-LGBT Law Unleashed Abuse

Ugandan authorities have perpetrated widespread discrimination and violence against LGBT people in the two years since the Anti-Homosexuality Act became law.The Ugandan authorities have...

Japan Expands Crypto ‘Travel Rule’ to 30 More Jurisdictions, Effective August 1

Japan has imposed notification obligations (i.e. travel rule) on Cryptoasset Exchange Service Providers and Electronic Payment Instrument Exchange Service Providers (hereinafter collectively referred to...

Rwanda: Opposition Leader Arrested

(Nairobi) – The Rwandan authorities rearrested Victoire Ingabire, the head of an unregistered political party, on June 19, 2025, as a part of a...

South Korea: Human Rights Issues for New Government

(Seoul) – South Korea’s new government should adopt measures to address human rights problems in the country and abroad, Human Rights Watch said today in...

Haiti: Displacement Hits Record as Security Efforts Fall Short

(Washington, DC) – One year since deployment of the first personnel of the United Nations-authorized Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission to Haiti, violence and human rights abuses...

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