Law and Crime Prevention
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US decision to sanction ICC judges ‘deeply corrosive’ to justice: UN rights chief
The US Government’s announcement of sanctions against four judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday has been condemned…
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Exponential rise in synthetic drug production and trafficking in the Golden Triangle
The Golden Triangle – the remote, jungle-covered border region where Thailand, Myanmar, and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic meet –…
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New judge elected to the International Court of Justice
A seasoned diplomat and legal scholar from Jordan was elected on Tuesday to serve as a judge at the International…
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Scam centres are a ‘human rights crisis’, independent experts warn
Southeast Asian nations should do more to protect people from being reeled into scam farms, top independent human rights experts…
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Organized crime groups increasingly embedded in gold supply chain
The global drive for renewable energy technologies has sharply increased demand for so-called critical minerals, heightening the risk of crime,…
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International Criminal Court: Deputies take over amid Prosecutor misconduct probe
The Deputy Prosecutors of the International Criminal Court have assumed leadership of the Office of the Prosecutor following Karim Khan’s…
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Libya’s fragile peace tested again as new clashes roil Tripoli
A fragile calm has settled over Tripoli after a sudden surge of violence this week left parts of the city…
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‘Politically unacceptable, morally repugnant’: UN chief calls for global ban on ‘killer robots’
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has once again called for a global ban on lethal autonomous weapon systems – machines capable…
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Asia-based criminal network cons Thai woman in US out of $300,000
A Thai woman working in the United States has told UN News how she fell for a scam orchestrated by…
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World Court begins hearing Sudan’s case accusing United Arab Emirates of ‘complicity in genocide’
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday began hearing Sudan’s case against the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which it…
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