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U.S. Treasury Eases Customer Due Diligence Rules in Major Shift Toward Risk-Based Compliance

In a significant regulatory shift aimed at...

Malaysia’s Top Court Reinstates Corruption Conviction Against Veteran Politician Isa Samad

In a landmark ruling underscoring Malaysia’s continued...

Jimmy Lai Sentenced to 20 Years Under Hong Kong’s National Security Law

Hong Kong media entrepreneur and pro-democracy advocate...

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Belarus: Crackdown Amid Growing Information Vacuum

(Vilnius, January 11, 2024) – Belarusian authorities carried out a widespread and systematic crackdown on dissent and on the spread of information about rights...

UAE: Hosting COP28 Amid Longstanding Repression

(Beirut) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) hosted the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in 2023 and used it to burnish its image...

US: Little Progress on Persistent Rights Challenges

(Washington, DC, January 11, 2024) – The United States government adopted important rights-respecting policies in 2023 but these policies did not reverse the overall...

Tunisia: Authoritarian Drift Erodes Rights

(Tunis) – Tunisia experienced further regression in terms of human rights and the rule of law during 2023 in the absence of genuine checks...

On National Human Trafficking Prevention Month

National Human Trafficking Prevention Month is a time to recommit to eradicating a scourge that assaults human dignity, weakens the rule of law, corrupts supply chains, exploits...

Horn of Africa: Impunity Fueling Abuses

(Nairobi) – Horn of Africa governments grappled with rampant wartime atrocities and humanitarian crises throughout 2023 with meager international assistance, Human Rights Watch said...

11 Members and Associates of Marion Gardens Jersey City Gang Indicted for Racketeering for Roles in 3 Murders, Drug Trafficking Activities, and Other Crimes

NEWARK, N.J. – Eleven members of the Jersey City gang associated with the Marion Gardens Housing Complex were indicted today for their roles in...

World Court to hear Genocide Case Against Israel

(The Hague) – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) hearings on January 11 and 12, 2024, on genocide in Gaza will include the first...

Belgium’s Leadership Should Promote Human Rights in China Visit

Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo and Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib deserve praise for the country’s principled stance over the Gaza hostilities compared to...

Washington Parish Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Narcotics and Firearm Charges

NEW ORLEANS — Tylar Redditt, age 22, a resident of Bogalusa, pled guilty on Jan. 9 to a two-count indictment charging him with violations...

HSI Charleston investigation leads to guilty plea for West Virginia man for his role in labor trafficking scheme

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — An investigation conducted by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Charleston, the West Virginia State Police, and the Parkersburg Police Department resulted in...

Gamesys Operations Faces £6 Million Penalty for Social Responsibility and Anti-Money Laundering Failures

A gambling company, Gamesys Operations Limited, is set to pay a £6 million penalty following an investigation by the Commission that uncovered failures in...

Southeast Texas man sentenced to 35 years following human smuggling, child exploitation-related convictions

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A Southeast Texas man was sentenced Dec. 20 to 35 years in federal prison following convictions for human smuggling and...

NGO Financial Management Capacity Building

United States Department of State DRL of DRL of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): NGO Financial Management Capacity Building This is the...

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