Human Trafficking as an Instrument of Genocide
Reconceptualizing Human Trafficking as an Instrument of Genocide, Part 2. By Renata Lampert NARA Record Group 75 Part 1 of this article established the doctrinal grounds for analyzing human trafficking under Article II of the Genocide Convention. This second part applies the conceptual framework by evaluating three case studies where trafficking was weaponized for group destruction. Child Transfers and Forced Assimilation: Ukraine Forced child transfer from Ukrainian to Russi
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Yale Program Tracking Stolen Ukrainian Children At Risk
By Alex Raufoglu September 09, 2026 Ukrainian children returning home in February after being held in Russia. (RFE/RFL) WASHINGTON -- Researchers at Yale University’s Humanitarian Research Lab working to track Ukrainian children forcibly transferred to Russia and Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine could see their positions eliminated by December unless new funding is secured, the lab’s executive director told RFE/RL. The warning comes as the US State Department moves to restru
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As last US troops leave Iraq, militias signal arms will stay
By Abby Sewel and Qassim Abdul-Zahra September 15, 2026 Credit : AP Photo/Hadi Mizban BAGHDAD (AP) — Two deadlines are looming for Iraq at the end of the month: the end of a decades-long U.S. military presence and the disarmament of non-state armed groups. The U.S. withdrawal is underway, and officials say the hundreds of troops remaining in northern Iraq will be out by the Sept. 30 deadline. The Iraqi government has linked the U.S. withdrawal to an ultimatum for militias to
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Latin America: Deadliest Region for Defenders in 2025
Latin America remains the deadliest region for land and environmental defenders with 85% of cases in 2025 María Mónica Monsalve S. September 17, 2026 The Global Witness report once again ranks Colombia as the country with the highest number of murders, with 39 out of 124 worldwide. Brazil follows with 26, double the 2024 figure The map of Latin America is dotted with red markers representing land and environmental defenders who have been murdered. Cándido Esaú Román Pérez, a
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US Sinks Ecuadorian Boat it Alleges is Tied to Drug Trafficking
By The Associated Press September 7, 2026 Women seek information about the expected arrival of their relatives who were aboard the Maria Candelaria, a vessel intercepted two days prior by U.S. authorities on suspicion of alleged drug trafficking at the port of Manta, Ecuador, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Ochoa) QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The U.S. Southern Command on Monday sank another Ecuadorian vessel that the U.S. alleged was linked to the criminal group Los Choneros.
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Satire Can Be A Crime In Kazakhstan
By Mihra Rittmann September 17, 2026 Another Critic Prosecuted into Silence Amid Crackdown on Freedom of Expression Downtown Astana, Kazakhstan, February 28, 2023. © 2023 Olivier Douliery/AP Photo Satirist and political commentator Azamat Omarov, who had been in pre-trial detention in Kazakhstan since mid-April on “inciting discord” charges, struck a plea bargain with the prosecution, under the terms of which he pled guilty, and on September 15, was released. While Omarov avo
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