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Feb 28, 2021
Dozens in Hong Kong’s Opposition Charged Under Law Imposed by BeijingGlobal NewsWall Street Journal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/dozens-in-hong-kongs-opposition-charged-under-law-imposed-by-beijing-11614508140Feb 28, 2021
Crushing Dissent: The Saudi Kill Team Behind Khashoggi’s DeathGlobal NewsNew York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/us/politics/saudi-kill-team-khashoggi.htmlFeb 26, 2021
Massacre by Eritrean troops in Ethiopia’s Tigray region may constitute crime against humanity, Amnesty saysGlobal NewsWashington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/02/25/tigray-eritrea-ethiopia-crime-against-humanity/Feb 26, 2021
Five protesters die, dozens injured in clashes in Iraqi cityGlobal NewsReuters
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-protest-nassiriya/five-protesters-die-dozens-injured-in-clashes-in-iraqi-city-idUSKBN2AQ2TXFeb 25, 2021
Protester jailed in Belarus for 10 years as U.N. warns of ‘human rights crisis’Global NewsReuters
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-belarus-election-rights/protester-jailed-in-belarus-for-10-years-as-u-n-warns-of-human-rights-crisis-idUSKBN2AP26YFeb 25, 2021
Greece to toughen laws on sex crimes after wave of abuse allegationsGlobal NewsReuters
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-greece-abuse/greece-to-toughen-laws-on-sex-crimes-after-wave-of-abuse-allegations-idUSKBN2AP1HXFeb 25, 2021
UN agencies begin registering asylum seekers at US-Mexico borderGlobal NewsUnited Nations News
https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/02/1085642Feb 25, 2021
UN independent experts ‘appalled’ by deportation of migrants to Myanmar, in defiance of court orderGlobal NewsUnited Nations News
https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/02/1085632Feb 25, 2021
Belarus human rights situation deteriorating further, warns UN rights chiefGlobal NewsUnited Nations News
https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/02/1085712Feb 24, 2021
German court convicts Syrian ex-intelligence officer in historic torture trialGlobal NewsWashington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/in-first-ever-trial-over-the-syrian-civil-war-german-court-convicts-a-former-intelligence-officer/2021/02/24/8032ef28-7681-11eb-9489-8f7dacd51e75_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