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October 19, 2019

Reliance on information from banks hinders corruption investigations

Governments are failing to tackle international money laundering and tax fraud because police don’t have the tools to track down the owners of companies suspected of criminal activity, a new report by Transparency International claims.
March 23, 2019

US 'threats' against International Criminal Court must stop, say UN experts

UN experts are particularly concerned at reports of senior ICC staff resigning from their positions as a consequence of these threats.
March 21, 2019

Amnesty findings show Somali civilians have been killed in US airstrikes

Findings directly contradict the US military’s mantra of zero civilian casualties in Somalia, says Amnesty.
March 16, 2019

Trump administration's blocking of International Criminal Court condemned

Amnesty International responds to reports that the USA will restrict visas for International Criminal Court personnel investigating US military actions in Afghanistan.
January 14, 2019

UN experts alarmed by alleged police killings in Uttar Pradesh, India

UN human rights experts have expressed alarm about allegations of at least 59 extrajudicial killings by police in Uttar Pradesh since March 2017.
November 7, 2018

More than 200 mass graves in Iraq, says UN report

More than 200 mass graves containing the remains of thousands of victims have been discovered in areas of Iraq formerly controlled by ISIL .
November 1, 2018

Instigators of attacks against activists in Ukraine 'must face justice'

There has been a wave of attacks against public figures, journalists, activists and representatives of non-governmental organisations in Ukraine.
March 20, 2018

Electoral Commission publishes general election spending returns for larger parties

Seven political parties and two non-party campaigners reported spending a total of just under £40 million at the 2017 UK Parliamentary general election, as shown in new figures published by the Electoral Commission.
February 23, 2018

UN receives 40 allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse in last quarter of 2017

The United Nations has received 40 allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse across its entities and implementing partners for the last three months of 2017, including 15 reported from peacekeeping operations, UN Spokesman Stéphane Dujarric has announced.
January 18, 2018

Investigation of alleged discrimination in prisons 'inadequate'

Inadequate investigations of alleged discrimination in jails risk undermining prisoners’ confidence in the complaints process, the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman has warned.