Crime
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The Epitome of Impunity in Central African Republic
Last week, Hassan Bouba, the minister of livestock and animal health in the Central African Republic, gave a press conference while…
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Beirut port disaster: former Lebanon prime minister charged with homicide
The explosion in August 2020, which happened in a massive silo in the port of Beirut containing a large amount…
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Eva Kaili’s Freudian Slip and the Minimum Wages in Qatar
The problem that arose with Eva Kaili goes beyond any bribes, and constitutes a “thorn” for the Greek state coupled with…
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When fishing boats go dark at sea, they’re often committing crimes – we mapped where it happens
The vessel had a known history of nefarious activities, including underreporting its catch and illegally dumping low-value fish to make room…
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Australia-wide firearms register on national cabinet agenda more than 30 years after first being suggested
The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has requested a national cabinet briefing on the challenges of implementing a national firearms register…
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Haiti’s Last Resort: Gangs and the Prospect of Foreign Intervention
Outside powers should prepare a mission only with solid backing from the country’s politicians, including their pledges to form a…
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Married to the mob: what the lives of two Camorra women tell us about how to challenge the power of the mafia
A petite and elegant 80-year-old woman with piercing brown eyes that are starting to fail and a melancholic smile, she…
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The Wages of Corruption From Iraq to Britain
I used to consider myself something of a specialist on corruption in Iraq, so I was not too surprised when…
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El Salvador: Thousands of troops surround city in gang crackdown
All roads leading to the city have been blocked, and special forces have been searching houses for gang members. Matt…
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From immunity to impunity: the lawsuit against Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
For a country that has made human rights the glossy cover of its foreign policy rhetoric, this was not a…
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Diverting children away from the criminal justice system gives them a chance to ‘grow out’ of crime
Prison is no place for a child. Putting children in youth justice facilities can have long-lasting consequences for their physical, psychological and…
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Killer Robots: Negotiate Treaty in New Forum
Delaying Needed Law Endangers Civilians, Generates Insecurity. HRW Governments should move the discussions of a treaty on autonomous weapons systems,…
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Turkey Using Chemical Weapons Against the Kurds?
“I have examined the images and obviously, one of the toxic gasses, poisonous gasses, chemical gasses that directly affect the…
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Model minorities and murder: Tracey Lien investigates the Vietnamese Cabramatta of the 1990s
In her debut novel, All That’s Left Unsaid, Tracey Lien researches her experience to convey the emotional complexity of Vietnamese refugee…
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In Post-Coup Myanmar: ‘Death Squads’ and Extrajudicial Killings
It was late at night on June 21 when about 20 armed men arrived at a home in a remote…
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ICC: Afghanistan Inquiry Can Resume
International Criminal Court Should Examine Grave Crimes by All Sides HRW (The Hague) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) should address grave…
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