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Report Recommends UK Plug Gaps in Illegal Wildlife Trade and Illicit Finance |
On January 19, 2022, the Royal United Services Institute for Defense and Security Studies (RUSI) published the Whitehall Report on Illegal Wildlife Trade and Illicit Finance in the UK. ... |
Bruce Zagaris |
38 |
2 |
2022-02-03 |
United Kingdom |
Financial Enforcement, Wildlife Smuggle |
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Council of Europe Adopts Resolution on Poisoning of Alexei Navalny |
At its 6th sitting held on January 26, 2022, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted Resolution 2423 (2022) on poisoning of Alexei Navalny in January 2021. The... |
Michael Plachta |
38 |
2 |
2022-02-02 |
European Union, Russia |
Conspiracy, Corruption, European Union |
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The Regulation of Autonomous Sanctions in Australia |
The term ‘autonomous sanctions’ denotes unilateral measures of a punitive nature (sanctions), which are ordered by a state against third states, and which target the governments or the... |
Konstantinos D. Magliveras |
38 |
2 |
2022-02-01 |
Australia |
Sanctions, United Nations |
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UN Commends Nigeria for Prosecuting Pirates, Yet Root Causes Linger |
On January 20, 2022, Executive Director of the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Ms. Ghada Fathi Wali commended Nigeria for successfully prosecuting 10 pirates, a first for the... |
Alexander Mostaghimi |
38 |
2 |
2022-01-28 |
Nigeria |
International Crimes, Piracy |
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Terrorism v. Human Rights: Critical Reports on the 2017 EU Terrorism Directive |
On November 18, 2021, the European Commission submitted to the European Parliament and the European Council a report assessing the added value of the Directive (EU) 2017/541 with regard to... |
Michael Plachta |
38 |
2 |
2022-01-28 |
European Union |
International Law, Terrorism |
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U.K. High Court Allows Assange’s Appeal to Supreme Court on Procedural Ground of Timing of U.S. Assurances |
On January 24, 2022, the High Court in London ruled that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal to the United Kingdom’s Supreme Court against extradition to the United States. The... |
Bruce Zagaris |
38 |
2 |
2022-01-28 |
United Kingdom, United States |
Extradition |
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GAO Releases Recommendation to Combat Human and Drug Trafficking in Cryptocurrency Markets |
In December 2021, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a public version of report to congressional requesters regarding the use of virtual currencies to facilitate human and drug... |
Alexander Mostaghimi |
38 |
2 |
2022-01-26 |
United States |
Drugs & Trafficking, Human Trafficking |
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EU Operational Action Plan 2022 on Child Sexual Exploitation |
With some delay, the Statewatch revealed a document, originated in the end of November 2021 the EU Council, which presents “Operational Action Plan 2022: Child sexual exploitation.”[1... |
Michael Plachta |
38 |
2 |
2022-01-24 |
European Union |
Abuse of Children |
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EU’s Controversial Proposal for Egypt as Joint President of Global Counter-Terrorism Forum |
On January 22, 2022, Statewatch revealed a restricted document, according to which the European Union had proposed Egypt for the joint presidency of the Global Counter-Terrorism Forum.... |
Michael Plachta |
38 |
2 |
2022-01-24 |
Egypt, European Union |
Counter-terrorism |
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U.S. Charges Person Who Returns Voluntarily from Dominican Republic in Haitian President’s Assassination |
On January 19, 2022, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the arrest of Rodolphe Jaar, a dual Haitian-Chilean citizen, after he agreed to return from the Dominican Republic,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
38 |
2 |
2022-01-24 |
Dominican Republic, Haiti, United States |
Extradition |
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IOSCO Issues Set of Good Practices on the Use of Global Supervisory Colleges in Securities Markets |
On January 18, 2022, the Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) issued a set of good practices concerning the use of global supervisory colleges in securities... |
Bruce Zagaris |
38 |
2 |
2022-01-24 |
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Securities Law |
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Indictment in New York Charges Belarusian Government Officials with Aircraft Piracy |
On January 20, 2022, a federal grand jury in the United States District Court in Manhattan charged four senior Belarusian officials with conspiracy to commit aircraft piracy for diverting... |
Bruce Zagaris |
38 |
2 |
2022-01-24 |
Belarus, United States |
Arrest, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings |
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Australian Pleads Guilty in Canada to Cross-Border Hate Crimes in Democratic Republic of the Congo |
On December 16, 2021, Kibwe Ngoie-Ntombe, an Australian national living in Kelowna, British Colombia, pleaded guilty to charges of willful promotion of hatred arising from videos the defendant... |
Bruce Zagaris |
38 |
1 |
2022-01-20 |
Australia, Canada, Congo |
Internet Crime |
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German Court Convicts Former Syrian Intelligence Official of Crimes against Humanity |
On January 13, 2022, in a case that could set a precedent for other countries a German Court in Koblenz sentenced a former Syrian intelligence officer to life in prison for crimes against humanity... |
Bruce Zagaris |
38 |
1 |
2022-01-19 |
Germany, Syria |
Crimes against Humanity |
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Russia Arrests 14 Alleged Members of the REvil Ransomware Gang as Ukraine Experiences Hacks and Malware |
On January 14, 2022, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) announced that it conducted raids on and arrested fourteen alleged members of the ransomware crime group REvil at the request of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
38 |
1 |
2022-01-18 |
Russia, Ukraine |
Cybercrime, Data Privacy |
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Russia Arrests 14 Alleged Members of the REvil Ransomware Gang as Ukraine Experiences Hacks and Malware |
On January 14, 2022, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) announced that it conducted raids on and arrested fourteen alleged members of the ransomware crime group REvil at the request of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
38 |
1 |
2022-01-18 |
Russia, Ukraine |
Cybercrime, Data Privacy |
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Collector of Cambodian Antiquities Decides to Relinquish Them in Forfeiture Action |
On January 11, 2022, pursuant to a forfeiture action filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, James H. Clark, a significant collector of Cambodian... |
Bruce Zagaris |
38 |
1 |
2022-01-18 |
Cambodia, United States |
Asset Forfeiture |
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European Data Protection Supervisor Orders Europol to Change Data Processing |
On December 21, 2021, the European Data protection Supervisor (EDPS), an EU privacy and data protection independent supervisory authority, issued a decision, ordering Europol to erase personal data... |
Bruce Zagaris |
38 |
1 |
2022-01-18 |
Europe |
Europol, Privacy |
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Russia Arrests 14 Alleged Members of the REvil Ransomware Gang as Ukraine Experiences Hacks and Malware |
On January 14, 2022, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) announced that it conducted raids on and arrested fourteen alleged members of the ransomware crime group REvil at the request of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
38 |
1 |
2022-01-18 |
Russia, Ukraine, United States |
Cybercrime, Data Privacy |
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2021 Holiday Retrospective |
We at the IELR send you the best wishes for a warm and joyous holiday season. 2021 was momentous for the international enforcement community, and we are grateful to have had you following... |
Bruce Zagaris |
38 |
1 |
2022-01-14 |
United States |
Book Review |
