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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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Aug 12, 2021
Poland pushes ahead with bill criticized as attack on U.S.-owned TV channel and press freedomGlobal NewsWashington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/08/12/poland-media-freedom-discovery/Aug 12, 2021
Zambians voting in elections seen as test of democracyGlobal NewsAssociated Press, reprinted in Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/zambians-start-voting-in-elections-seen-as-test-of-democracy/2021/08/12/b64bd112-fb3b-11eb-911c-524bc8b68f17_story.htmlAug 12, 2021
Rights group says Hamas rockets at Israel a clear war crimeGlobal NewsAssociated Press, reprinted in Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/rights-group-says-hamas-rockets-at-israel-a-clear-war-crime/2021/08/12/f4850f72-fb4d-11eb-911c-524bc8b68f17_story.htmlAug 12, 2021
Indonesia’s army stops ‘virginity tests’ on female recruitsGlobal NewsAssociated Press, reprinted in Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/indonesias-army-stops-virginity-tests-on-female-recruits/2021/08/12/c7481a36-fb48-11eb-911c-524bc8b68f17_story.htmlAug 12, 2021
Turkish capital reels from violent protests against SyriansGlobal NewsBBC
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58185612Aug 12, 2021
Sudan Inches Closer to Handing Over Ex-Dictator for Genocide TrialGlobal NewsNew York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/12/world/africa/darfur-omar-al-bashir-sudan.htmlAug 11, 2021
Ethiopia using rape as a strategy in Tigray war – AmnestyGlobal NewsBBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-58167818Aug 11, 2021
China: Swiss embassy urges media to remove scientist fake newsGlobal NewsBBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-58168588Aug 10, 2021
In a sudden bout of racial killings, a South African suburb sees a dark history repeating itselfGlobal NewsWashington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2021/south-africa-phoenix-massacre/?itid=sf_world-africaAug 10, 2021
Ethiopia’s prime minister calls for mass enlistment amid battlefield losses to Tigray rebelsGlobal NewsWashington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/08/10/ethiopia-mass-enlistment-tigray/Highlighted 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