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Australia: Parents of asylum seeker beaten to death in offshore detention centre sue govt. & G4S

Australia: Parents of asylum seeker beaten to death in offshore detention centre sue govt. & G4S Read more “Reza Barati’s parents sue Australia over son’s murder on Manus”, 26 Jul 2021… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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EXPERTISE FOR A PRICE: Civilian Contractors and Military Law

EXPERTISE FOR A PRICE: Civilian Contractors and Military Law Post Date: July 14, 2021 | Category: Around the World, The Danger Zone Civilian contractors have frequently played an important role in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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US Supreme Court rejects contractor’s Abu Ghraib torture appeal

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?

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 register  

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French Spyware Executives Are Indicted for Aiding Torture

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

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

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

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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Russia, the Wagner Group, and the Issue of Attribution

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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