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Dec 02, 2021
UN General Assembly urged to investigate Yemen atrocitiesGlobal NewsAssociated Press, reprinted in Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/un-general-assembly-urged-to-investigate-yemen-atrocities/2021/12/02/435bfe96-5394-11ec-83d2-d9dab0e23b7e_story.htmlDec 02, 2021
Rights group says Myanmar forces purposely killed protestersGlobal NewsAssociated Press, reprinted in Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/rights-group-says-myanmar-forces-purposely-killed-protesters/2021/12/02/e27c3d06-5344-11ec-83d2-d9dab0e23b7e_story.htmlDec 02, 2021
UN projects soaring humanitarian needs in world in 2022Global NewsAssociated Press, reprinted in Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/un-projects-soaring-humanitarian-needs-in-world-in-2022/2021/12/02/5baae190-532d-11ec-83d2-d9dab0e23b7e_story.htmlDec 02, 2021
Macri, Ex-President of Argentina, Is Charged With Illegal SurveillanceGlobal NewsNew York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/02/world/americas/marci-submarine-espionage.htmlDec 02, 2021
Super-strict abortion laws in Paraguay forced many girls under 14 to give birth, researchers sayGlobal NewsWashington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/12/02/paraguay-child-teenage-pregnancy-abortion/Dec 02, 2021
Argentina recorded more than 250 femicides in 2020, one every 35 hoursGlobal NewsWashington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/photography/2021/12/02/argentina-suffered-more-than-250-femicides-2020-one-every-35-hours/Dec 01, 2021
E.U. Interpreter Says Greece Expelled Him to Turkey in Migrant RoundupGlobal NewsNew York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/01/world/europe/greece-migrants-interpreter-expelled.htmlDec 01, 2021
El Salvador violated rights of woman who died in prison while serving 30-year abortion sentence, international court findsGlobal NewsWashington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/12/01/el-salvador-abortion-rights-manuela/Nov 30, 2021
Barbados, Formally Casting Off the Queen, Becomes a RepublicGlobal NewsNew York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/30/world/americas/barbados-queen-republic-rihanna.htmlNov 30, 2021
Uganda Begins Strikes Against Islamist Militants in Congo After BombingsGlobal NewsWall Street Journal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/uganda-begins-strikes-against-islamist-militants-in-congo-after-bombings-11638282360Highlighted 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