Wednesday, December 25, 2024
13.7 C
Los Angeles

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...

Tag: child kidnapping

Sisi Government’s Repression Taints Egypt-EU Investment Conference

European Union leaders and investors are gathering in Cairo on June 29 and 30 for the “Egypt-EU Investment Conference,” which will bring billions to Egypt’s...

Fiji Minister Charged with Office Abuse in Beche-de-Mer Trade Probe

Minister for Fisheries and Forests, Kalaveti Ravu, has been charged with abuse of office for allegedly interfering with a ministry investigation into the suspected...

FATF Monitoring Update: Jurisdictions Under Increased Surveillance

Jurisdictions under increased monitoring are actively collaborating with the FATF to address strategic deficiencies in their anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing, and anti-proliferation regimes. When...

FinCEN Proposes New Rule to Modernize and Strengthen AML/CFT Programs

Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) proposed a rule to enhance and modernize financial institutions' anti-money laundering and...

Thailand: Rights Activist Shot Dead in Deep South

(Bangkok) – Unidentified gunmen shot and killed a prominent human rights defender in Pattani province in southern Thailand on June 25, 2024, Human Rights...

Iran Court Hands Down New Sentence Against Nobel Laureate

Last week, an Iranian court imposed a new bogus sentence on imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner and human rights defender Narges Mohammadi. Branch 29...

Iraq: Unlawful Deportations of Syrians

(Beirut) – Iraqi authorities in Baghdad and Erbil have arbitrarily detained and deported Syrians to Damascus and to parts of northeast Syria under the control of Kurdish-led...

Conflict in Northern Mozambique Puts Education at Risk

The good news is that during 2022 and 2023, attacks on schools in Mozambique significantly decreased, according to a report released last week. The bad news...

CCP Expels Former Defence Ministers Li Shangfu and Wei Fenghe Amid Anticorruption Drive

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has expelled former Defence Minister Li Shangfu and his predecessor, Wei Fenghe, amid an anticorruption crackdown, according to state...

US: An Outlier in Denying Voting Rights for Criminal Convictions

(Washington, DC, June 27, 2024) – The United States is out of step with the rest of the world in disenfranchising large numbers of citizens based...

Yemen: Houthis Disappear Dozens of UN, Civil Society Staff

Houthis have since the end of May arbitrarily arrested dozens of civil society and UN staff without due process, and have held them incommunicado,...

New ICC Warrants Issued for Ukraine Crimes

New arrest warrants by International Criminal Court (ICC) judges were issued this week against former Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and chief of the general...

Sri Lanka Blocks Exam Results over Muslim Head Coverings

Government officials in Sri Lanka are withholding exam results from 70 Muslim women and girls because their head coverings allegedly covered their ears while...

US: Border Deterrence Leads to Deaths, Disappearances

(Mexico City) – Border deterrence policies are driving increased deaths and disappearances of people migrating to the United States, said Human Rights Watch and...

- A word from our sponsors -


Follow us

HomeTagsChild kidnapping