law_and_crime_prevention Archives - NEPS News https://nepsnews.in/tag/law_and_crime_prevention/ Independent Online News Fri, 29 Mar 2024 06:06:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7 https://nepsnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/cropped-WhatsApp-Image-2023-06-09-at-13.03.36-1-32x32.jpeg law_and_crime_prevention Archives - NEPS News https://nepsnews.in/tag/law_and_crime_prevention/ 32 32 Gaza: World court issues fresh measures for Israel as crisis deepens https://nepsnews.in/2024/03/29/gaza-world-court-issues-fresh-measures-for-israel-as-crisis-deepens/ https://nepsnews.in/2024/03/29/gaza-world-court-issues-fresh-measures-for-israel-as-crisis-deepens/#respond Fri, 29 Mar 2024 06:06:56 +0000 https://nepsnews.in/?p=4247

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday issued new provisional measures for Israel as the humanitarian situation in bombarded and besieged Gaza continues to deteriorate.

The world court issued the new order in response to a recent request made by South Africa, which submitted a case in December accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza, based on its continuing offensive following Hamas-led attacks in southern Israel which left almost 1,200 dead and more than 240 taken hostage.

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]]> https://nepsnews.in/2024/03/29/gaza-world-court-issues-fresh-measures-for-israel-as-crisis-deepens/feed/ 0 ‘Illegal betting is the number one factor fuelling corruption in sports’, UN conference hears https://nepsnews.in/2023/12/16/illegal-betting-is-the-number-one-factor-fuelling-corruption-in-sports-un-conference-hears/ https://nepsnews.in/2023/12/16/illegal-betting-is-the-number-one-factor-fuelling-corruption-in-sports-un-conference-hears/#respond Sat, 16 Dec 2023 08:22:26 +0000 https://nepsnews.in/?p=3595

The global problem of illegal sports betting, the fraudulent manipulation of competitions, and the involvement of organized crime in the sporting world has been tackled at a UN conference in Atlanta, United States.

The discussions at the international anti-corruption conference, convened in Atlanta by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), held between 11 and 15 December, built on the ground-breaking Global Report on Corruption in Sport, produced by the UNODC in 2021, which pointed to a dramatic increase in illegal betting, fuelled by the billions of dollars flowing through professional sports, as well as globalization, and technological advances.

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Truck drivers in southern Africa who have been recruited to traffic or smuggle people illegally are learning about the risks involved thanks to the UN drugs and crime agency, UNODC.

“I used to transport sugar from Malawi,” said an anonymous driver, who was arrested for migrant trafficking.

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A police trainer in Thailand has told UN News about her “inspiration, passion, and strength” for teaching police cadets how to tackle the illicit trafficking of drugs and other contraband through her country and onwards through Southeast Asia.

The trainee police officers are part of a network of law enforcement specialists in Thailand, but also across the region, who are cooperating across borders to stem trafficking operations by international crime syndicates.

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Zeinabou Maata, a Muslim from Mauritania, is one of 50 women serving on the frontlines of preventing the spread of violent extremism in her country, with UN support.

“Our religion is a true, honest religion that treats women with justice and fairness,” she said, leaning forward for emphasis.

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Although the UN tribunal prosecuting decades-old war crimes in Rwanda and the Former Yugoslavia is moving closer to completion, much remains to be done, the Security Council heard on Monday. 

Two senior officials with the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT), briefed ambassadors on recent developments, including the arrest of a top fugitive from the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, and the final verdict related to atrocities committed in the Balkan wars.

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