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Baby on Board! How Kleptocrats and Associates Use Family Members to Evade Sanctions

In many countries, it is possible for young children -- even babies -- to be corporate shareholders, offering a workaround for their parents.
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A Roadmap for Implementing Rules on Racial Profiling

Additional steps are needed to ensure the U.S. Department of Justice guidance addresses discrimination in law enforcement operations.
Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit (L) and Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan (R) attend a press conference

An Arab League Interpol-Like Security Network Puts Dissidents and Human Rights Defenders At Risk

Without urgently needed reforms, human rights defenders could be at risk of arrest in 22 countries without even knowing it. No one is safe from the reach of the Arab Interior Ministers…
An aerial image shows migrants waiting along the border wall to surrender to Border Patrol agents for immigration and asylum claim processing

DeSantis Campaign’s Border Proposal Raises Separation of Powers Concerns

Florida governor and U.S. presidential candidate Ron DeSantis has proposed action that would flout constitutional and statutory limits.
Assembly hall with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on a large screen

After Spotlight on Red Notices, Turkey is Abusing Another Interpol Mechanism

The Stolen and Lost Travel Document (SLTD) system, which has less internal scrutiny and checks, can also be wielded against critics.
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The Just Security Podcast: The Proud Boys’ Attack on Pride

The group's ideology depends on narrow constructions of gender and family structure harming those who don’t fit into the mold of a Proud Boy.
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DHS’s Newest Target: Atlanta “Cop City” Activists

Homeland security organizations are injecting federal spy agencies into local political matters, often without meaningful restrictions.
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Expert Backgrounder: Secret Evidence in Public Trials

How, in prosecutions for mishandling classified documents, the Classified Information Procedures Act (CIPA) is designed to protect both U.S. national security secrets and defendants'…
At least ten alleged members of the Oath Keepers in military fatigues are tagged in a photograph of a mob of people entering the Capitol on January 6th. The photo and tags identifying individuals are presented in an FBI Affidavit submitted by the Justice Department.

Stewart Rhodes Should Get No Leniency For Leading Anti-Government Paramilitary Group

The Oath Keepers' record of taking up arms against the government shows why Stewart Rhodes' request for leniency in sentencing should be roundly rejected.
Immigrants seeking asylum in the U.S., who are stuck in a makeshift camp between border walls between the U.S. and Mexico, sit as a Customs and Border Protection officer keeps watch while other migrants are lined up to be transported.

As Title 42 Comes to an End, So Should Military Operations at the US-Mexico Border

"The militarization of the southern border not only stigmatizes migrants and asylum seekers but also undermines core legal principles designed to protect democracy and individual…
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The April 2023 Indictment for Russian Election Interference and Threats to U.S. Democracy

The recent indictment of Russian and U.S. citizens for election interference reveals Kremlin’s new mix of strategies to destabilize American democracy.

How Democratic Govts Become Complicit in Transnational Repression: Another Rwanda-US Case

In this one, the US government may have fallen prey to disinformation planted by an autocratic regime, and the pattern isn't rare.
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