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Motion Challenges Indefinite Detention of 11 Guantanamo Detainees for 16 Years Without Charges or Trial |
On January 11, 2018, on the 16th anniversary of the Guantánamo prison’s opening, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), Reprieve, and co-counsel filed a motion on behalf of 11 men held at the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
34 |
1 |
2018-01-19 |
United States |
Counter-terrorism, Detention |
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Ecuador Gives Assange Citizenship and Britain Denies Request for Diplomatic Status |
On January 11, 2018, Ecuador’s Foreign Minister Maria Fernanda Espinosa announced that Ecuador granted WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange naturalization on December 12, 2017.[1] On December 20, 2017,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
34 |
1 |
2018-01-19 |
Ecuador |
Asylum, Mutual Legal Assistance |
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Reconciling the Bail Reform Act and Immigration Authority under Trump Executive Orders |
On October 16, 2017, customs agents in John F. Kennedy International Airport arrested Keston Lett, a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago, after they discovered he was carrying more than two kilos of... |
Rebecca Krishnan-Ayer |
34 |
1 |
2018-01-19 |
United States |
Human Rights, Immigration |
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Does the Rohingya Tragedy Amount to International Crime – and Who Cares? |
On January 11, 2018, a European Union delegation in Myanmar urged the government to launch a thorough and credible investigation into violence against Rohingyas in the western Rakhine State. The... |
Michael Plachta |
34 |
1 |
2018-01-19 |
Myanmar |
Crimes against Humanity |
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Denmark Detained Russian Asylum Applicant on Interpol Red Notice |
On November 21, 2017, Danish authorities detained Alexander Panesh, who is an attorney for Alexei Navalny, Russia’s most prominent opposition leader, as Panesh was en route from France to Lithuania... |
Bruce Zagaris |
34 |
1 |
2018-01-12 |
Denmark, Russia |
Detention |
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The 2nd Kroll Report on the Moldovan Bank Scandal and the Role of Scottish Limited Partnerships in Money Laundering |
On December 22, U.S. private investigative firm Kroll published its second report on the 2014 Moldovan bank fraud scandal. This article provides background on the scandal, as well as commentary on... |
Zarine Kharazian |
34 |
1 |
2018-01-12 |
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Money Laundering, Offshore Banking |
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OECD Global Forum on Tax Transparency Highlights Enforcement Initiatives in Annual Report |
On December 20, 2017, the OECD Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes (hereafter the “Global Forum”), which consists of 147 members and 17 observers, issued its... |
Bruce Zagaris |
34 |
1 |
2018-01-12 |
OECD |
Financial Enforcement, Tax Enforcement |
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On The Legacy of the 16th Session of the ICC Assembly of States Parties |
The 16th session of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP or Assembly) to the Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC or Court) was held from December 4 to December 14, 2017 in New York.
The... |
Michael Plachta |
34 |
1 |
2018-01-12 |
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International Criminal Court |
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UN Security Council Adopts Two Resolutions on Counter-Terrorism |
On December 21, 2017, the United Nations Security Council adopted two resolutions addressing various aspects of counter-terrorism.
The first resolution concerns foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs)... |
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2018-01-12 |
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Counter-terrorism |
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U.S. Jury Convicts Turkish Banker of Conspiring to Evade Iran Sanctions |
On January 3, 2018, a jury in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York found Mehmet Hakan Atilla guilty of conspiring with others, including Reza Zarrab, who already... |
Bruce Zagaris |
34 |
1 |
2018-01-12 |
Turkey, United States |
Economic Sanctions |
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First Major Worksite Enforcement Action of 2018 Targets 100 7-Eleven Stores Nationwide in a Sign of What Business Can Expect under the Trump Administration |
On January 10 Department of Homeland Security agents raided 100 7-Eleven stores nationwide as part of an effort to ensure employees’ legal work authorization in the United States. This week’s raids... |
Montserrat C. Miller |
34 |
1 |
2018-01-12 |
United States |
Immigration, U.S. Federal Government |
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Swiss Regulator Criticizes JP Morgan for Action in 1MDB Case |
On December 21, 2017, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) finished enforcement proceedings by concluding that the bank seriously violated anti-money laundering regulations by... |
Bruce Zagaris |
34 |
1 |
2018-01-05 |
Malaysia, Switzerland |
Money Laundering |
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Singapore-Based Company Agrees to Joint Criminal Settlement with 3 Countries |
On December 22, 2017, Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd. (KOM), a company based in Singapore that operates shipyards and repairs and upgrades shipping vessels, and its wholly owned U.S. subsidiary,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
34 |
1 |
2018-01-05 |
Singapore |
Bribery |
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U.S. Court Orders Legal Access for U.S. Detainee |
On December 23, 2017, U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan of the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia issued an opinion, ruling that a U.S. citizen detained as an “enemy combatant” has... |
Bruce Zagaris |
34 |
1 |
2018-01-05 |
Syria, United States |
Human Rights, Terrorism |
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U.S. President Issues Executive Order Listing 13 Persons on the Global Magnitsky Sanctions |
On December 20, 2017, United States President Donald J. Trump issued an Executive Order, designating 13 persons under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (the Act), the International... |
Bruce Zagaris |
34 |
1 |
2018-01-05 |
United States |
Sanctions |
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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Criticizes Iraq Mass Executions and Other Abuses |
On December 15, 2017, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHRC) and human rights non-government organizations criticized international human rights abuses in Iraq. The UNHRC said... |
Bruce Zagaris and Zarine Kharazian |
33 |
12 |
2017-12-29 |
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Crimes against Humanity |
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Council of Europe Experiences Difficulties in Amending its Convention on the Processing of Personal Data |
At its sitting held on November 24, 2017, the Standing Committee, acting on behalf of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), adopted its Opinion 296 (2017) on the Draft Protocol... |
Michael Plachta |
33 |
12 |
2017-12-29 |
European Union, Europe |
Data Privacy |
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Congressional Hearings on Legislative Proposals to Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance |
This article covers two recent congressional hearings on various legislative proposals to counter terrorism and illicit finance:
· November 29, 2017: The House Financial Institutions and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
33 |
12 |
2017-12-29 |
United States |
Counter-terrorism |
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Peruvian President Wins Impeachment Action against Him for Odebrecht Corruption |
On December 8, 2017, the Peruvian Congress initiated impeachment action against the country’s president, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, through a motion passed by a vote of 93-17. The opposition currently... |
Bruce Zagaris |
33 |
12 |
2017-12-22 |
Peru |
Bribery, Corruption |
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U.S. Indicts 3 Chinese Hackers for Hacking 3 Corporations for Commercial Advantage |
On November 27, 2017, an indictment was unsealed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (Pittsburg) against Wu Yingzhuo, Dong Hao and Xia Lei, all of whom are Chinese... |
Bruce Zagaris |
33 |
12 |
2017-12-22 |
China, United States |
Cybercrime |
