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China: How The Government Of The PRC Uses Red Notices Improperly To Pursue People (Part 2 of 2)

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The Chinese Government has a long history of abusing its power, both outside of and within INTERPOL. The United States Department of Justice recently issued a press release discussing agents of the People’s Republic of...more

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China: How The Government Of The PRC Uses Red Notices Improperly To Pursue People (Part 1 of 2)

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This past spring, the United States Department of Justice released a press release discussing two illegal agents of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) government being charged for a PRC-directed bribery scheme. The press...more

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Human Trafficking in the UAE - What you need to know?

The UAE is committed to combating human trafficking and has further implemented a comprehensive legal framework in order to prevent, investigate and prosecute trafficking offenses. This article aims to discuss the human...more

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The Arrested Lawyers Initiative- an Open Letter to Jürgen Stock

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Today, international human rights lawyers and experts published an open letter on behalf of The Arrested Lawyers Initiative to INTERPOL’s Secretary General, Jürgen Stock. The lawyers and experts call on INTERPOL to take...more

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Meeting The Legal Aid Needs Of Human Trafficking Survivors

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The recently released Legal Deserts Report 2.0, or LDR2, which we coauthored with the National Survivor Law Collective and the Avery Center, highlights the continued gaps in access to justice for victims of human trafficking....more

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Nigeria: INTERPOL and the misinformation reports on INTERPOL’S role in the arrest of Biafran dissident Simon Ekpa

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Our last post addressed how the media often fuels the misconceptions regarding INTERPOL. Today, we look to the case of Biafran Dissident Simon Ekpa and how misinformation on INTERPOL presented in journalistic accounts of his...more

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Significant UK Ruling on the Contours of Criminal Liability for Human Rights Abuses Occurring in Overseas Supply Chains

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A recent UK High Court decision clarifies the risks for companies operating in the UK being criminally investigated in respect of forced labour and other human rights abuses occurring in their overseas supply chains. ...more

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INTERPOL Red Notices- Traveling as a Red Notice subject

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When an individual is wanted by any member country of INTERPOL, international travel always poses a risk of detention....more

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One Step Closer To The Future (Part III) – Corporate Criminal Liability For Failure To Prevent Non-Economic Crimes

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On 10 June, the Law Commission published its long awaited Options Paper, with proposals on reforming corporate criminal liability in England and Wales, following the launch of its discussion paper in June 2021...more

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INTERPOL in India: this year’s General Assembly, part 1 of 3

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INTERPOL’s annual General Assembly of 2022 - INTERPOL’s General Assembly is an annual event hosted for INTERPOL’s member countries to discuss and vote on varying global law enforcement issues. The 90th annual General...more

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INTERPOL Red Notice: Egypt’s Red Notices and the Muslim Brotherhood- Part 3 of 3

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 Egypt’s Red Notice requests for Muslim Brotherhood members- a continuation of Egypt’s past INTERPOL abuses? As discussed in the first two posts in this series, here and here, members of the banned group the Muslim...more

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INTERPOL Red Notice: Egypt’s Red Notices and the Muslim Brotherhood- Part 2 of 3

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Egypt’s Red Notice requests for Muslim Brotherhood members: political or criminal in nature? As addressed in the last post, earlier this year, the government of Egypt requested that INTERPOL issue Red Notices against...more

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Guantánamo Detainee Majid Khan Closer to Freedom with Approval of Final Sentence

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On March 11, the Convening Authority for the Military Commissions ordered a sentence of 10 years for Jenner & Block client Majid Khan. Applying credit for time served from the date of his guilty plea on February 29, 2012, Mr....more

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INTERPOL Abuse- British investigative journalist Clare Rewcastle Brown and NGOs vs. Malaysia’s NCB

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One of the most critical forms of evidence used to identify and prove human and due process rights violations is the information contained in reports by investigative journalists. We rely on such evidence to tell us the truth...more

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INTERPOL, Red Notices and Russia’s Navalny situation- how the EU’s response to Russian human rights abuse matters to INTERPOL

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As most followers of Russian news know by now, opposition leader and activist Alexei Navalny was detained immediately upon his recent return to Russia, after a 5-month absence due to his recovery in Germany from nerve agent...more

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United States – China Trade Conflict Escalates Following Hong Kong Unrest

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The U.S.-China trade war continues to escalate, most recently fueled by U.S. concerns over China’s assertion of increasing authority over Hong Kong. The U.S. and Chinese governments have exchanged jabs through the use of...more

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US charges blockchain specialist; China designates US nonprofits

CEP Magazine (February 2020)  - Virgil Griffith, an American citizen, was arrested Nov. 30 after speaking on blockchain solutions at the April 2019 Pyongyang Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Conference in North Korea....more

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Jones Day Talks®: Jones Day Partners with Clients to Advance Anti-Human Trafficking

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Jones Day's global anti-human trafficking initiative promotes unprecedented collaboration between our Firm, our clients, law enforcement, governments, and other organizations. Our goal is to detect, uncover, prevent, and...more

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Combatting Human Trafficking: How the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Leads the Way

The human trafficking industry preys on vulnerable young women throughout the world who seek to escape poverty, violence, and oppression. These women are often lured by sex traffickers through false promises of a better life,...more

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Prosecuting Corporations that Benefit Financially from Human Trafficking

As forced labor and sex trafficking prosecutions steadily increase, corporations may be exposed to criminal and civil corporate liability. The U.S. Department of Justice and state law enforcement are expected to...more

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Dutch Child Labour Due Diligence Law

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The Dutch Child Labour Due Diligence bill (the “Law“) was passed in both houses of parliament and is due to be implemented by royal ratification after 1 January 2020. The aim of the Law is to put more responsibility on...more

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INTERPOL’s relationship with China- part 2 of 2

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Following the previous post about China’s violation of its obligations to INTERPOL regarding due process rights and INTERPOL’s lackluster response to those violations, the question of what INTERPOL can do about it bears...more

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INTERPOL’s relationship with China, part 1 of 2

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INTERPOL’s former president, Meng Hongwei, was arrested in China in September of 2018. His wife, Grace Meng, believes that his arrest was politically motivated, considering that Mr. Meng was known for his reformist views....more

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Can environmental damage be prosecuted as a crime under international law?

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At last week’s IBA War and Justice Conference, ICC judge Howard Morrison said that international criminal law must develop to accommodate the changing nature of atrocities and the changing nature of conflict.  ...more

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Business and Human Rights in Foreign Operations: The Stakes Just Got Bigger

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Canadian courts took another step in further opening the country’s courts to civil claims by foreign victims of alleged human rights abuses against Canadian corporations for acts committed abroad. In a January 26, 2017,...more

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