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FATF Monitoring: Countries Addressing Strategic Deficiencies

Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring by the FATF Countries...

Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo Sentenced to 20+ Years in Odebrecht Bribery Scandal

Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo has been...

Ex-Mexican Security Chief Sentenced for Bribery and Aiding Sinaloa Cartel’s Drug Trafficking

Genaro Garcia Luna, Mexico's former Secretary of...

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Director Rachel Rossi Delivers Keynote Remarks at the Georgia Legal Services Program Pro Bono Conference

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery Thank you very much for that generous introduction, Executive Director Coppedge. I’m especially grateful that you are here. With your...

Georgia Man Arrested on Federal Dog Fighting, Firearms and Drug Trafficking Charges

A federal grand jury indicted Dun Terrius Bradford, 53, of Sale City, Georgia, on charges of illegally possessing 67 dogs for fighting purposes, manufacturing...

Another Child Dies in Western Australian Youth Detention

Last week, a 17-year-old boy died by self-harm in his cell at Banksia Hill Detention Centre in Western Australia. This tragic event was the second...

Killings of Israeli Hostages in Gaza Spark Outrage, Protest

On Monday, a Telegram channel belonging to Hamas’s military wing, the Qassam Brigades, released videos of six Israeli hostages whose bodies were recovered Saturday,...

720 Australian and Brazilian Children Better Protected from AI Misuse

LAION, the German nonprofit organization that manages a dataset used to train popular artificial intelligence (AI) tools, has removed from its dataset some children’s photos that...

Pope Francis Visits Indonesia Amid Rising Religious Intolerance

Pope Francis is in Indonesia as part of a 12-day tour of the Asia-Pacific region. His visit comes as numerous discriminatory regulations in Indonesia target religious...

Venezuela: Brutal Crackdown on Protesters, Voters

(Bogota) – Venezuelan authorities are committing widespread human rights violations against protesters, bystanders, opposition leaders, and critics following the July 28, 2024, presidential election,...

Lebanon/Cyprus: Refugees Pulled Back, Expelled, Then Forced Back to Syria

(Beirut) – The Lebanese Armed Forces and Cypriot authorities work together to keep refugees from reaching Europe, then deport them to danger in Syria,...

Uzbekistan: Woman’s Sentence Upheld for Sharing Decades-Old Video

(Berlin) – A Tashkent regional appeals court on August 21, 2024, upheld a woman’s 30-month restricted freedom sentence for alleged anti-constitutional activity in gross...

Experts Urge End to Nonconsensual Intersex Surgeries

Teams of prominent scientists and ethicists have called for the end of medically unnecessary nonconsensual surgeries on intersex children in two new papers. On the...

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks at the Convening of the Election Threats Task Force

Remarks as Delivered Good afternoon, everyone. We launched the Election Threats Task Force to respond to a dangerous increase in violent threats against the public servants...

Office of Public Affairs | Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke Delivers Remarks Announcing Civil Rights Investigation into Staff Sexual Abuse at Two California Prisons

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery Good afternoon. My name is Kristen Clarke, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the Department of Justice. I am...

Justice Department Announces Civil Rights Investigation into Correctional Staff Sexual Abuse at Two California Prisons

The Justice Department announced today that it has opened an investigation into the conditions of two prison facilities operated by the California Department of...

Two RT Employees Indicted for Covertly Funding and Directing U.S. Company that Published Thousands of Videos in Furtherance of Russian Interests

Note: View the indictment here. An indictment charging Russian nationals Kostiantyn Kalashnikov, 31, also known as Kostya, and Elena Afanasyeva, 27, also known as Lena,...

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