Law and Crime Prevention
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International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan dismissed
Member States of the International Criminal Court dismissed its Prosecutor Karim Khan following disciplinary proceedings related to widely reported sexual…
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‘Business as usual is a business of death’: UN adopts road safety pledge over US objection
The UN General Assembly closed its first ever High-level Meeting on road safety on Tuesday by adopting a sweeping new…
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World News in Brief: Sexual violence in DR Congo, deaths in Ukraine and Russia, crime in Southeast Asia
Independent UN human rights experts on Tuesday condemned the M23 armed group’s “reign of terror” over territory it controls in eastern…
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Baristas behind bars: Thai prisoners brew a path back to daily life
It looks like a regular coffee shop, albeit set up in an old red bus. Stairs lead up to a…
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As deadly as war and as powerful as governments, global organized crime remains in the shadows
When people think of the world’s deadliest threats, armed conflicts usually come to mind first. Yet every year, organized crime…
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Global drug use reaches record high as increasingly potent synthetic drugs spread
More people are using drugs than ever before, while synthetic substances are reshaping illicit markets and exposing vulnerable communities to…
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Security Council weighs future of UN war crimes mechanism as closure nears
The Security Council on Friday weighed the future of the UN mechanism responsible for completing the remaining work of the…
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