Law and Crime Prevention
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Mali transition presents opportunity to break ‘vicious circle of political crises’
The current political transition period in Mali offers an opportunity to “break out of the vicious circle of political crises…
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West Africa: Democracy ‘a constant process’ top UN official tells Security Council
While elections are one-time events, “democracy is a constant process of deliberation and consultation” where dialogue provides an “important arena…
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Argentina: ‘Ground-breaking’ new abortion law crucial to ending gender discrimination – UN experts
The year drew to a close in Argentina with “a ground-breaking law” that legalizes abortions up to 14 weeks of…
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US pardons Blackwater guards: An ‘affront to justice’ – UN experts
Five independent UN experts condemned United States President Donald Trump’s pardoning of private security contractors, convicted in 2015 for war…
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Netherlands violates nationality rights: UN rights committee
The Netherlands has violated a child’s rights by registering children under the category “nationality unknown” as opposed to Stateless –…
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Lebanon: UN chief welcomes murder conviction for 1980 blue helmet killings
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed Lebanon’s decision to bring to justice the man found guilty of killing two UN peacekeepers…
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Iraq: Trump pardons for Baghdad Blackwater guards ‘contributes to impunity’ says UN rights office
The UN human rights office OHCHR, has voiced deep concern over the decision by United States President Donald Trump to grant pardons…
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UN human rights chief ‘appalled’ at Iran execution, questions trial process and verdict
Iran’s decision to hang media activist Ruhollah Zam on Saturday was an appalling violation of human rights that followed a deeply flawed…
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Lebanon: UN-backed tribunal sentences Hezbollah militant in Hariri assassination
The UN chief on Friday took note of five concurrent life sentences handed down to a Hezbollah militant, convicted in…
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Joint UN-INTERPOL operation disrupts firearms supply to terrorist networks in West Africa and Sahel
An international operation coordinated jointly by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the international police organization INTERPOL…
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