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Parents of Otto Warmbier Sue North Korea under FSIA for Their Son’s Torture and Wrongful Death |
n April 26, 2018, Fred and Cindy Warmbier, the parents of University of Virginia student Otto Warmbier, filed suit against the government of North Korea for the torture and wrongful death of their... |
Zarine Kharazian |
34 |
5 |
2018-05-11 |
North Korea |
Torture |
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ICE to Return Nearly 4,000 Smuggled Artifacts Purchased By Hobby Lobby to Iraq |
On May 2, 2018, U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reported that it will return nearly 4,000 ancient artifacts, including roughly 450 cuneiform tablets and 3000 clay bullae, to the... |
Zarine Kharazian |
34 |
5 |
2018-05-18 |
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Cultural Property |
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New York Branch of Pakistan’s Largest Bank Faces $630 million Penalty for Alleged AML Violations |
On August 24, the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) announced that it plans to fine the U.S. branch of the Pakistan-based Habib Bank up to $630 million for a series of anti-money... |
Zarine Kharazian |
33 |
9 |
2017-09-01 |
Pakistan, United States |
Money Laundering, Terrorism |
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Mexican Drug Kingpin Indicted in New York For Allegedly Trafficking Enough Fentanyl to Kill 10 Million People |
On March 27, 2018, New York officials announced the indictment of a Mexico-based drug kingpin and five codefendants allegedly involved in a conspiracy to traffic and distribute large quantities of... |
Zarine Kharazian |
34 |
4 |
2018-03-30 |
Mexico |
Drug Enforcement |
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A Look at the Amicus Briefs in United States v. Microsoft Corp |
On December 13, 2017, amici curiae filed briefs in the United States v. Microsoft Corp case set to go before the U.S. Supreme Court in the 2017-2018 term. The case concerns the U.... |
Zarine Kharazian |
33 |
12 |
2017-12-22 |
Ireland, United States |
Data Privacy, European Union |
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Money Laundering (Proceeds of Drug Trafficking) Bill 1994 |
In July 1994, The Bahamas ratified the Treaty between the United States and The Bahamas on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters. The Treaty provided for the immobilization of forfeitable assets of... |
Z.C. Allyson Gibson |
11 |
6 |
1995-06-01 |
United States, Bahamas |
Money Laundering, Drugs & Trafficking, Asset Forfeiture, Treaties |
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Bahamas Prepares Money Laundering (Proceeds of Crime) Act 1995 |
In July, 1990, the Bahamas ratified the Treaty between the United States and the Bahamas on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters. The Treaty provided for the immobilization of forfeitable assets of... |
Z.C. Allyson Gibson |
12 |
1 |
1996-01-01 |
United States, Bahamas |
Money Laundering, Drugs & Trafficking, Asset Forfeiture, Treaties, Asset Seizure, International Cooperation, Financial Crimes, Financial Supervision, Banking Supervision |
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Individualization of Criminal Involvement Under INTERPOL’s Rules |
In yet another case, the government conducted an investigation that, as it is described in the Commission’s decision, “had led [the government] to the [individual], and upon her... |
Yuriy Nemets |
42 |
2 |
2026-01-16 |
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INTERPOL |
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INTERPOL Red Notice Abuse: Which Member Countries are the Primary Offenders? |
During the past two years, INTERPOL has carried out important reforms. It has expanded the rights of individuals who seek access to or deletion of information about them in the organization’s... |
Yuriy Nemets |
33 |
5 |
2017-05-12 |
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International Organizations, Law Enforcement |
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Consideration of INTERPOL Red Notices and Diffusions by U.S. Immigration Courts Suggests a Uniform Approach |
During the past several years, the number of cases involving INTERPOL Red Notices and diffusions before the U.S. immigration courts has risen significantly. This suggests that the number of... |
Yuriy Nemets |
37 |
2 |
2021-02-19 |
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Individualization of Criminal Involvement Under INTERPOL’s Rules |
In order for INTERPOL to approve a government’s request for the publication of a Red Notice, such request must include “sufficient judicial data,” which under Article 83(2)(b)(i)... |
Yuriy Nemets |
42 |
1 |
2025-12-18 |
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INTERPOL |
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INTERPOL's Power to Prevent Diffusion Abuse: Legal, Political and Technological Considerations (in response to Dr. Theodore Bromund's 'INTERPOL's Lack of Power to Act Preemptively in Fighting Government Abuse of the Diffusion System') |
The Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files is an independent body with the exclusive power to adjudicate complaints from individuals seeking the deletion of information about them... |
Yuriy Nemets |
35 |
7 |
2019-07-12 |
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INTERPOL, International Organizations |
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86th INTERPOL General Assembly: Mixed Messages for Refugees |
On September 26, 2017, in Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping officially welcomed the 86th INTERPOL General Assembly. As this year’s host of the INTERPOL “body of the supreme authority” and a... |
Yuriy Nemets |
33 |
10 |
2017-10-13 |
China |
Human Rights, INTERPOL |
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The Role of Refusals to Extradite in the Context of INTERPOL Abuse |
It is settled law that a refusal to extradite is not in itself a basis for the deletion of a Red Notice or diffusion from INTERPOL’s files.... |
Yuriy Nemets |
40 |
9 |
2024-09-13 |
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Extradition |
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Mass Prosecutions and INTERPOL Red Notice Abuse |
In late November 2013, the president of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych, announced his country’s decision to suspend its bid for membership in the European Union in favor of maintaining trade... |
Yuriy Nemets |
33 |
9 |
2017-08-25 |
Turkey, Ukraine |
INTERPOL, International Organizations |
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INTERPOL’s Power to Act Preemptively in Fighting Government Abuse |
In May 2018, Spanish authorities detained Bill Browder, a prominent critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin. It has been alleged that Spain acted on an active Russian request disseminated... |
Yuriy L. Nemets |
35 |
5 |
2019-05-03 |
Russia, Spain |
INTERPOL |
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Seeking Asylum While on the INTERPOL Wanted List: The Expert Witness Perspective |
In this article, its author, based on his experience as an expert witness in the asylum cases of victims of INTERPOL abuse, puts forward the reasons that, in his opinion, often force such... |
Yuriy L. Nemets |
39 |
5 |
2023-05-05 |
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Asylum, International Law |
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Denying Authoritarian Regimes INTERPOL Presidency Won't Stop Them From Using INTERPOL to Persecute Political Opponents; in Fact, it Won't Even Slow Them Down |
Following his mysterious disappearance and arrest in China, Meng Hongwei resigned as INTERPOL’s President in October 2018, leaving INTERPOL no option but to find a successor. Among the... |
Yuriy L. Nemets |
35 |
3 |
2019-03-01 |
China, Russia |
Extradition, Human Rights, INTERPOL, Information Exchange |
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The Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files’ Mandate Over Government Requests for International Police Cooperation: When Does It Begin and When Does It End? |
Those who have tried to warn INTERPOL of a potentially incoming abusive Red Notice, diffusion or other government request most probably already know that the Commission... |
Yuriy L. Nemets |
40 |
5 |
2024-05-03 |
Europe |
INTERPOL |
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Policing Without Frontiers: Coping With Terrorism, Drugs and Crime In the EC's Single Market and Beyond |
The "1992 Process" will result in the free movement of goods, persons, services and capital throughout the member states of the European Communities. |
Yanah Alexander |
6 |
11 |
1990-11-01 |
Europe |
Terrorism |