Category Archives: Legal

    US Supreme Court rejects contractor’s Abu Ghraib torture appeal

    Published on by David Isenberg

    US Supreme Court rejects contractor’s Abu Ghraib torture appeal Three Iraqi former detainees have accused US defence contractor of encouraging or directing their torture at the prison. District of Columbia Anti-War… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Are There “Inherently Sovereign Functions” in International Law?

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    Are There “Inherently Sovereign Functions” in International Law? American Journal of International Law | Cambridge Core You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe  

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    Libya gov’t hopeful mercenaries will withdraw ‘within days’

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    Libya gov’t hopeful mercenaries will withdraw ‘within days’ Libyan Foreign Minister Najla al-Mangoush says she hopes foreign mercenaries will leave the North African country in the coming days. Libyan Foreign Minister… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    French Spyware Executives Are Indicted for Aiding Torture

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    French Spyware Executives Are Indicted for Aiding Torture Sidney Fussell Business 06.23.2021 02:58 PM French Spyware Executives Are Indicted for Aiding Torture The managers are accused of selling tech to Libya… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Executives of surveillance companies Amesys and Nexa Technologies indicted for complicity in torture 22 June 2021, 11:00 UTC Responding to the news that four executives of French surveillance companies Amesys and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Lawsuit: New Mexico guards pepper-sprayed detained asylum seekers

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    Lawsuit: New Mexico guards pepper-sprayed detained asylum seekers Updated: 12:46 PM MDT May 17, 2021   Stephanie Muñiz Reporter ESTANCIA, N.M. —One year ago today, more than 20 asylum seekers were… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Making Sense of the ‘Semenchenko’s PMC’ Affair

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    Making Sense of the ‘Semenchenko’s PMC’ Affair Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 18 Issue: 71 By: Alla Hurska May 4, 2021 05:37 PMAge: 5 days Former Ukrainian Parliamentarian and Donbas Battalion… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Court Sentences Two Syrian Mercenaries to Life in Prison

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    The two mercenaries in Armenia Armenia & KarabakhInternationalArtsakh war 2020human rights violationsSyrian MercenariesTrial Court Sentences Two Syrian Mercenaries to Life in Prison May 6, 2021 by The Armenian Mirror-Spectator KAPAN (Armenpress)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Suspect claims of Wagner mercenaries withdrawing from Libya

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    Suspect claims of Wagner mercenaries withdrawing from Libya Despite LNA statement that Wagner mercenaries left in January 2021, recent construction projects raise additional questions @DFRLab Apr 27 · 5 min read… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Russia, the Wagner Group, and the Issue of Attribution

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    Russia, the Wagner Group, and the Issue of Attribution by Jennifer Maddocks | Apr 28, 2021 Editor’s note: This week, the Modern War Institute and the Lieber Institute for Law and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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