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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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Feb 24, 2021
Fading Sri Lankan Hopes for Justice Rest on U.N. Rights CouncilGlobal NewsNew York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/24/world/asia/sri-lanka-missing-UN.htmlFeb 23, 2021
U.S. arrests wife of ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán on international drug-trafficking charge at Dulles AirportGlobal NewsThe Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/el-chapo-wife-arrested/2021/02/22/91a26fb8-755f-11eb-9537-496158cc5fd9_story.htmlFeb 23, 2021
Blood Bath at Ecuador Prisons as Drug Gangs Battle for ControlGlobal NewsNew York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/23/world/americas/ecuador-prison-riots.htmlFeb 23, 2021
Nepal’s Supreme Court Rules Dissolved Parliament Must Be ReinstatedGlobal NewsNew York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/23/world/asia/nepal-parliament-dissolved.htmlFeb 22, 2021
Myanmar’s Protests Are Growing, Defying Threats and SnipersGlobal NewsNew York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/22/world/asia/myanmar-general-strike.htmlFeb 22, 2021
4 Aid Workers Are Shot Dead in PakistanGlobal NewsNew York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/22/world/asia/pakistan-aid-workers-killed.htmlFeb 22, 2021
Exiled Rwandan Opposition Figure Killed in South AfricaGlobal NewsWall Street Journal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/exiled-rwandan-opposition-figure-killed-in-south-africa-11614015999Feb 21, 2021
Pressuring France to Bring Them Home, Women Who Joined ISIS Stage Hunger StrikeGlobal NewsNew York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/21/world/europe/isis-frenchwomen-hunger-strike.htmlFeb 21, 2021
Six months after massive Beirut explosion, official investigation has been upendedGlobal NewsWashington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/beirut-explosion-blast-investigation/2021/02/20/632f75a6-72ba-11eb-8651-6d3091eac63f_story.htmlFeb 21, 2021
Violent attack as Niger’s voters select a new presidentGlobal NewsAssociated Press
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/niger-voters-return-to-polls-in-second-round-for-president/2021/02/21/eef40772-7428-11eb-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