Commonwealth Meeting of Anti-Corruption Agencies Results in a Communiqué |
On June 17, 2024, the heads of anti-corruption agencies in the Commonwealth Caribbean concluded their annual conference in Nassau, The Bahamas. They... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
7 |
2024-07-05 |
Caribbean |
Corruption, Oversight |
Treasury Sanctions Wealthy Guyanese Family, Alleging Public Corruption |
On June 11, 2024, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on one of Guyana’s wealthiest... |
Austin Wahl |
40 |
7 |
2024-07-05 |
Guyana, United States |
Corruption |
Human Rights Organizations Express Alarm over Potential Thai Extradition of Human Rights Defender to Vietnam |
On July 4, 2024, the UN Office of the High Commission for Human Rights and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) expressed grave concern about... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
7 |
2024-07-05 |
Thailand, Vietnam |
Extradition, Human Rights, United Nations |
ICC Issues Arrest Warrants for Two Russian Officials Accused of War Crimes |
On June 24, 2024, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for two top Russian officials: Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu and... |
Austin Wahl |
40 |
7 |
2024-06-28 |
Russia |
International Criminal Court |
U.S. and Assange Resolve Extradition with Plea to One Felony and Time Served |
On July 26, 2024, Julian Assange, who founded WikiLeaks, pleaded guilty to one count of violating the Espionage Act in a U.S. court in the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
7 |
2024-06-28 |
United States |
Extradition |
European Court Finds Russia Liable for Multiple Human Rights Violations in Crimea |
Two major international bodies—the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) — delivered decisions... |
Michael Plachta |
40 |
7 |
2024-06-28 |
Russia |
International Criminal Court |
Commonwealth Meeting of Anti-Corruption Agencies Results in a Communiqué |
On June 17, 2024, the heads of anti-corruption agencies in the Commonwealth Caribbean concluded their annual conference in Nassau, The... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
7 |
2024-06-21 |
Caribbean |
Corruption |
Czech Republic Extradites Indian National Charged with Attempted Assassination in the U.S. |
On June 17, 2024, the United States Department of Justice announced the extradition by the Czech Republic of an Indian national to face a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
7 |
2024-06-21 |
India |
Extradition |
African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights Rules on the Matter of Dominick Damian |
On June 4, 2024, the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights ruled in the matter of Dominick Damian vs. United Republic of Tanzania... |
Kaila Hall |
40 |
7 |
2024-06-21 |
Tanzania |
Death Penalty |
U.S. Diplomatic Security Services Launches Investigation into a Fraudulent, Non-Profit Organization Claiming to Feed Malnourished Children in Malawi |
On May 30, 2024, the U.S. State Department’s Diplomatic Security Services launched an investigation into 2nd Milk, a non-profit... |
Morinsola Tinubu |
40 |
7 |
2024-06-21 |
Malawi |
Investigation |
Danish Ministry of Taxation Announces Efforts against Lawyers, Accountants, and Advisors |
On June 6, 2024, the Danish Ministry of Taxation announced initiatives against lawyers, accountants, and other advisors who help gangs and organized... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
7 |
2024-06-14 |
Denmark |
Money Laundering |
Kenyan Parliamentary Committee Investigates UK Soldiers for Committing Crimes Against Humanity |
Between May 28 and May 30, 2024, Kenya’s Parliamentary Committee on Defense and Foreign Affairs launched an inquiry into the alleged human rights... |
Morinsola Tinubu |
40 |
7 |
2024-06-14 |
Kenya |
Crimes against Humanity |
UN Experts Release Reports on International Crimes Allegedly Committed by Israel and Hamas |
On June 12, 2024, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), including East Jerusalem and Israel... |
Michael Plachta |
40 |
7 |
2024-06-14 |
Israel |
International Crimes |
Two Estonian Nationals to be Tried in US Over $575M Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scheme |
On November 20, 2022, Sergei Potapenko and Ivan Turõgin were arrested in Tallinn, Estonia on an indictment that alleged the two men induced hundreds... |
Austin Wahl |
40 |
7 |
2024-06-14 |
Estonia |
Cybercrime |
Bar Webinar Focuses Attention on Environmental Crimes in West Papua |
On May 28, 2024, the American Bar Association hosted a webinar[1] on “Addressing Gender-Based Violence and Environmental Crimes in West Papua.”... |
Kaila Hall and Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
6 |
2024-06-07 |
Indonesia |
Environment |
Illegal Rosewood Timber Trade Fuels Insurgency in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique |
On May 14, 2024, after a four-year undercover sting operation, the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) issued a report, finding that since 2017, an... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
6 |
2024-06-07 |
Mozambique |
Environment |
Interpol Helps Brazil and Spain Disrupt Grandoreiro Banking Trojan Operation |
In January 2024, Brazilian law enforcement announced the arrest of five administrators of a Grandoreiro banking trojan operation. The Grandoreiro operation... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
6 |
2024-06-07 |
Brazil |
Cybercrime |
U.K. Denies Extradition of Brazilian Citizen Due to Human Rights Concerns |
On May 29, 2024, a landmark decision by District Judge (Magistrates’ courts) Briony Josephine Clarke revealed significant implications for... |
Marco Stewart Lopez |
40 |
6 |
2024-06-07 |
United Kingdom |
Extradition |
Australian Magistrate has Denied Ex-US Marine Pilot’s Bid to Block Extradition to the U.S. |
On Friday, May 24, a judge in Sydney, Australia ruled that Daniel Duggan can be extradited to the U.S., rejecting the former U.S. Marines Corps pilot’... |
Morinsola Tinubu |
40 |
6 |
2024-06-07 |
Australia |
Extradition |
Justice Department Strengthens Efforts to Tackle Human Smuggling and Immigration-Related Offences |
On May 31, 2004, the Justice Department announced a plan to strengthen its attack on human smuggling operations and to further bolster immigration-related... |
Austin Wahl |
40 |
6 |
2024-06-07 |
United States |
Immigration |