Articles

E.g., 2025-04
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
UNODC Releases New Report on Organized Crime Networks in Southeast Asia On April 21, 2025, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) released a new report on a global expansion of East and Southeast Asian organized crime groups. The report concentrates on an... Michael Plachta 41 5 2025-04-25 Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand Organized Crime, United Nations
Supreme Court Orders Government Not to Remove Aliens under Alien Enemies Act On April 19, 2025, around 1:00 a.m. on Saturday, the Supreme Court released a dissent by two of its conservative justices and issued an unsigned order directing the Trump administration not to... Bruce Zagaris 41 5 2025-04-25 El Salvador, United States, Venezuela ACLU, Immigration, Lawsuits
Brazil Grants Wife of Peruvian President Humala Asylum as Ex-President Is Jailed On April 15, 2025, shortly after a Peruvian court sentenced former Peruvian President Ollanta Humala and his wife, Nadine Heredia, to 15 years in prison for money laundering, Brazil granted Ms.... Bruce Zagaris 41 5 2025-04-25 Brazil, Peru Asylum, Corruption, Money Laundering
Trump Administration Proposes to Eliminate Office of Global Criminal Justice On April 22, 2025, Secretary of State Marco Rubio proposed a significant reform of the U.S. State Department that would close the Office of Global Criminal Justice (GCJ) and the Bureau of Conflict... Bruce Zagaris 41 5 2025-04-25 United States International Crimes, U.S. Federal Government
Irish and Spanish Authorities, with the aid of Europol, Arrested 12 Members of “The Family,” an Irish Criminal Network Late last month, Irish and Spanish authorities thwarted the efforts of one of Ireland’s most notorious and high-level criminal networks, “The Family,” based in West Dublin. The... Morinsola Tinubu 41 5 2025-04-18 Ireland, Spain Drugs & Trafficking, Europol, Gang Activity, Gangs
Transnational Repression and the Reach of Sanctions: U.S. Measures Against Chinese and Hong Kong Officials On March 31, 2025, the United States sanctioned six Chinese and Hong Kong officials in response to acts of transnational repression.[1] Transnational repression is “any action taken by a... Katherine Scher 41 5 2025-04-18 China, Hong Kong, United States Sanctions
US Supreme Court Rules that Wrongly Deported Migrant Must Have Hearing and 4th Circuit Denies Government’s Emergency Stay Request On April 10, 2025, in an unsigned order, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ordered the government to try to return a Salvadoran national and U.S. permanent resident, Abrego Garcia, whom it had... Bruce Zagaris 41 5 2025-04-18 El Salvador, United States Deportation, Human Rights
Four US Citizens Charged After DRC Coup d’état Attempt On April 9, 2025, the District of Utah unsealed a criminal complaint charging four US citizens with conspiring to conduct an illegal coup d’état against the Democratic Republic of the... Austin Wahl 41 5 2025-04-18 Congo, United States Charged with Crimes, Crimes
Council of Europe Takes a Final Step to Open a New Convention on the Protection of the Environment through Criminal Law On April 8, 2025, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) issued an opinion on the Draft Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of the Environment through Criminal Law.... Michael Plachta 41 5 2025-04-18 Europe Council of the European Union, Environment
U.S. Transfers 13 Mexican Nationals with Drug Convictions and Deports Former Governor On April 14, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the transfer of 13 Mexican nationals serving prison sentences for drug distribution-related convictions in the U.S. to Mexico.[1]... Bruce Zagaris 41 5 2025-04-18 Mexico, United States Deportation, Transfer of Prisoners
Hostage Diplomacy and Strategic Leverage: What the Latest U.S.-Russia Prisoner Swap Reveals In April 2025, the United States and Russia conducted their second high-profile prisoner swap since the beginning of President Donald Trump’s current term, exchanging Russian American... Emily Hong 41 5 2025-04-18 Russia, United States Transfer of Prisoners
U.S. Supreme Court Requires Due Process Before Deportation Under the Alien Enemies Act, as Judge Boasberg Finds Probable Cause for Criminal Contempt On April 7, 2025, Justice Roberts, in a per curiam opinion, ruled that the Trump administration could appeal and then vacated the Temporary Restraining Orders issued by Judge Boasberg. The opinion... Bruce Zagaris 41 5 2025-04-18 El Salvador, United States, Venezuela Crimes, Deportation
DRC Makes Informal Transfer of 3 Americans Convicted of Terrorism in Coup Attempt On April 8, 2025, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (PRC) transferred three Americans to the United States after DRC President Felix Tshisekedi commuted their death sentences to life... Bruce Zagaris 41 5 2025-04-10 Congo, Rwanda, United States Transfer of Prisoners
Council of Europe Acts on Fighting Corruption While Respecting the Rule of Law On April 9, 2025, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a resolution and recommendation: Respect for the rule of law and the fight against corruption within the Council... Michael Plachta 41 5 2025-04-10 European Union, Europe Corruption, Council of the European Union
U.S. Supreme Court Requires Due Process Before Deportation Under the Aliens Enemies Act On April 7, 2025, Justice Roberts, in a per curiam opinion, ruled that the Trump administration could appeal and then vacated the Temporary Restraining Orders issued by Judge Boasberg. The opinion... Bruce Zagaris 41 5 2025-04-10 United States Deportation
UK Lawmakers Release a Comprehensive Report on the October 7 Massacre by Hamas and Affiliates Nearly a year and a half after the war began, and with an Israeli state commission of inquiry still a distant prospect, the most comprehensive report on the events of October 7 has been published... Michael Plachta 41 4 2025-04-04 Israel, Palestine Crimes against Humanity, War Crimes
European Commission Releases a European Internal Security Strategy On April 1, 2025, the European Commission presented ProtectEU – a European Internal Security Strategy to support Member States and bolster the EU's ability to guarantee security for its... Michael Plachta 41 4 2025-04-04 European Union, Europe Security Council
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Agreements with Eurojust, Europol, and the European Public Prosecutor's Office on Cooperation in Criminal Matters On April 2, 2025, the European Parliament adopted a legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion on behalf of the European Union of the Agreement between the European... Michael Plachta 41 4 2025-04-04 Bosnia, European Union, Europe, Herzegovina Crimes, Cross-Border Communication, Eurojust, Europol
INTERPOL-Led Operation Targets African Scams Seven African nations (Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Togo, and Zambia) have recently arrested 306 suspects and seized 1,842 devices as part of INTERPOL’s... Austin Wahl 41 5 2025-04-04 Africa Cybercrime, INTERPOL
UN Commission of Inquiry Finds Enforced Disappearances Committed by Russian Authorities Amount to Crimes Against Humanity On March 19, 2025, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine released its latest report, finding that enforced disappearances committed by Russian authorities in a widespread... Michael Plachta 41 4 2025-03-28 Russia, Ukraine Crimes against Humanity, United Nations

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