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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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Joint operation nabs 255 in human trafficking sting; ICE lodges 30 detainers

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement joined the Polk County Sheriff’s Office for a nine-day multiagency undercover human trafficking operation starting...

El Salvador: Prominent Human Rights Defender Arrested

(Washington, DC) – Authorities in El Salvador have arrested the prominent human rights lawyer Ruth Eleonora López, Human Rights Watch said today. On May 18, 2025,...

Hungary: Bill Threatens To Eviscerate Democracy

(Berlin, May 21, 2025) – A bill introduced by a member of Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party is designed to gut civil society and strangle freedom...

UN: Start Talks on Treaty to Ban ‘Killer Robots’

(New York, May 21, 2025) – Global momentum to prohibit and regulate “killer robots” seems to be building, as evidenced by numerous countries’ participation...

Prosecutions For ‘Insulting the President’ Continue in Türkiye

Last week, university student Esila Ayık was released after 40 days in detention following her arrest for holding a banner calling Türkiye’s president, Recep...

Italy: Constitutional Court Hears Challenge to Law Penalizing Sea Rescue

(Berlin, May 20, 2025) – On May 21, Italy’s Constitutional Court will consider for the first time arguments about the constitutional legitimacy of a...

Mali: 22 Men Found Dead After Arrest by Soldiers

(May 20, 2025) – Mali’s government should credibly and independently investigate the apparent extrajudicial executions of at least 22 men taken in military custody...

Libya: Civilians Caught in Militia Clashes

(Beirut) – Rival armed groups and quasi-state forces in Libya failed to protect civilians during clashes in Tripoli last week, leading to civilian deaths and...

Former Congolese PM Matata Ponyo Sentenced to 10 Years Forced Labour for Corruption

In a landmark ruling that marks the end of a protracted legal saga, former Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Augustin...

UN General Assembly Should Act on North Korea

(New York) – The United Nations General Assembly should establish a new body to examine the connections between the North Korean government’s repressive system and its...

Afghan War Crimes Victims Still Awaiting Justice

Family members of Afghans unlawfully killed by foreign military forces during the 20-year war in Afghanistan have been waiting a long time for justice....

Victims of Sri Lanka’s Civil War Seek Justice

Last weekend, Tamils in Sri Lanka gathered to commemorate those who died or went missing in the country’s civil war, which lasted from 1983 to...

Peru: New Law Threatens Free Speech, Trans Rights

(New York) – A law enacted in Peru on May 12 purports to combat sexual violence against children and adolescents, but instead undermines freedom of expression...

Kazakh Court Sentences Ex-Deputy Minister Yerlan Kozhagapanov to Prison for Abuse of Office

In a significant anti-corruption ruling, a court in Astana has sentenced former Deputy Minister of Culture and Sports Yerlan Kozhagapanov to three years in...

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