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Jan 04, 2021
China Moves to Punish Lawyers Hired to Help Hong Kong ActivistsGlobal NewsNew York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/04/world/asia/china-hong-kong-lu-siwei-ren-quanniu.htmlJan 04, 2021
Boat with more than a dozen migrants sinks off ColombiaGlobal NewsAssociated Press
https://apnews.com/article/caribbean-accidents-caribbean-sea-colombia-8bd8c43c8d523cf89f3f11ad37c1a389Jan 03, 2021
Chinese tech billionaire Jack Ma was removed from his own reality TV show and has not been seen in public for TWO MONTHS after falling foul of President Xi over anti-regulation speechGlobal NewsDaily Mail
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9108421/Chinese-tech-billionaire-Jack-Ma-not-seen-public-TWO-MONTHS.htmlJan 03, 2021
Election violence rages in the Central African RepublicGlobal NewsDeutsche Welle
https://www.dw.com/en/election-violence-rages-in-the-central-african-republic/a-56120909?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdfJan 02, 2021
Kazakhstan abolishes death penaltyGlobal NewsDeutsche Welle
https://www.dw.com/en/kazakhstan-abolishes-death-penalty/a-56117176?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdfDec 31, 2020
Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Mogul, Is Ordered Back to JailGlobal NewsNew York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/31/world/asia/jimmy-lai-hong-kong-jail.htmlDec 31, 2020
Women should decide whether to legalize abortion, Mexican president saysGlobal NewsReuters
https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN2951GI?il=0Dec 30, 2020
Hong Kong protesters captured at sea are sentenced to prison in ChinaGlobal NewsWashington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/hong-kong-protesters-prison-china/2020/12/29/504f60da-48f9-11eb-97b6-4eb9f72ff46b_story.htmlDec 30, 2020
Opposition in Central African Republic calls for repeat of disrupted electionGlobal NewsReuters
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-centralafrica-election/opposition-in-central-african-republic-calls-for-repeat-of-disrupted-election-idUSKBN2941EFDec 29, 2020
UN rights experts urge Uganda to halt pre-election violence, arrestsGlobal NewsReuters
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-uganda-politics-un/un-rights-experts-urge-uganda-to-halt-pre-election-violence-arrests-idUSKBN2931C5Highlighted 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