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Find links to current news about rule of law and justice sector issues around the globe. Note that external content is not hosted on www.justrac.org.
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Mar 02, 2021
Sexual Assault Allegations Divide Mexico’s Governing PartyGlobal NewsNew York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/02/world/americas/felix-salgado-macedonio-basilia-castaeda.htmlMar 02, 2021
Colombia’s FARC Rebels Laid Down Weapons. Winning Votes Is Harder.Global NewsWall Street Journal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/colombias-farc-rebels-laid-down-weapons-winning-votes-is-harder-11614709833Mar 02, 2021
Guatemala begins reshaping court; corruption concerns growGlobal NewsWashington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/guatemala-begins-reshaping-court-corruption-concerns-grow/2021/03/02/8366f58c-7bbc-11eb-8c5e-32e47b42b51b_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_worldMar 02, 2021
Nigerian Gunmen Release Hundreds of Kidnapped SchoolgirlsGlobal NewsWall Street Journal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/nigerian-gunmen-release-hundreds-of-kidnapped-schoolgirls-11614666984Mar 01, 2021
In Nigeria’s Largest-Ever Kidnapping of Schoolgirls, Gunfire, Screams and a Familiar AnguishGlobal NewsWall Street Journal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-nigerias-largest-ever-abduction-of-schoolgirls-gunfire-screams-and-a-familiar-anguish-11614610580Mar 01, 2021
Myanmar Coup Protests: Resistance, a Crackdown and New ChargesGlobal NewsNew York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/01/world/asia/myanmar-protests-photos.htmlMar 01, 2021
Your Personality Deforms’: Navalny Sent to Notoriously Harsh PrisonGlobal NewsNew York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/01/world/europe/navalny-prison-russia.htmlMar 01, 2021
El Salvador’s leader wins control of legislature in midterm vote; critics fear rising authoritarianismGlobal NewsWashington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/salvador-bukele-legislative-midterm-election-authoritarian/2021/02/28/5f2ac302-77c9-11eb-8115-9ad5e9c02117_story.htmlMar 01, 2021
After El Salvador Election, Bukele Is on Verge of Near-Total ControlGlobal NewsNew York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/01/world/americas/bukele-el-salvador-election.htmlMar 01, 2021
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy found guilty of corruption, sentenced to year in prisonGlobal NewsThe Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/former-french-president-nicolas-sarkozy-found-guilty-of-corruption-and-sentenced-to-at-least-one-year-in-prison/2021/03/01/acb0a966-7a8f-11eb-8c5e-32e47b42b51b_story.htmlHighlighted Publications
Jun 03, 2021
Bureau of Justice Statistics: The Justice SystemOffice of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics
https://www.bjs.gov/content/justsys.cfmJune 2021
Understanding Organized Crime and Violence in Central AsiaU.S. Institute of Peace
https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/2021-06/sr_495_understanding_organized_crime_and_violence_in_central_asia.pdfApr 06, 2021
Towards a Global Index of Electoral JusticeInternational IDEA
https://www.idea.int/sites/default/files/publications/towards-a-global-index-of-electoral-justice.pdfMar 23, 2021
Countering Corruption-Enabled Transnational Crime: A Practice Note for Program Officers and PractitionersJUSTRAC+
https://justrac.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/JusTRAC-Practice-Note-on-Countering-Corruption-enabled-Transnational-Crime.pdf