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The most recent edition of the SLP Newsletter is available NOW! Read online and subscribe for quarterly updates on our work advancing accountability for atrocity crimes and human rights violations around the world.⚖️
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📢 On the sidelines of IMF-World Bank Week in Thailand this month, the SLP hosted a conversation on efforts to identify and seize assets linked to corruption and illicit finance, and the need to direct proceeds to victims.
🔗 Watch at the link below.
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Many thanks to @ACGeoEcon for co-hosting this important conversation, which @clichfield1 moderated and featured @Celeste_Kmiotek and @EBRD's Michael Strauss.
Stay tuned for more updates on the SLP's work on asset recovery and illicit finance.
For universal and extraterritorial jurisdiction cases for atrocity crimes to be successful, prosecutors need specific, corroborated, and detailed evidence.
Civil society can fill this gap, writes SLP Fellow Courtney Spivey Urschel in @justsecurity.
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The former Venezuelan dictator and his wife now face conspiracy to commit torture, including against US citizens, alongside existing drugs and weapons charges.
SLP Founder & Director @GissouNia unpacks what these new charges mean for Venezuelan victims.
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💰How can we ensure recovered assets reach victims?
“Victims and survivors of underlying crimes need to be consulted” says SLP’s @Celeste_Kmiotek, emphasizing their role in asset recovery at our #IMFWBAM26 studio.
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On Friday, the Trump administration imposed sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Swipe to read what our experts at the SLP had to say about the severe escalation of the Trump administration’s campaign to cripple the work of the ICC.
Don’t miss the SLP at #IMFWorldBankWeek!
Tomorrow, the SLP, in collaboration with the @atlanticcouncil's GeoEconomics Center, will host a virtual event on the current efforts to advance a victim-centric approach to repatriating seized illicit funds.
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Xi's upcoming visit presents a unique opportunity to press for the release of political prisoners in China, especially Ekpar Asat.
SLP's @rayhanasat argues in the @washingtonpost that such a move would benefit the US and China during the negotiations.⬇️
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Asset recovery is vital to tackling corruption, yet repatriation structures often fail to return funds to victims.
The SLP’s OHCHR submission, by @celeste_kmiotek and @brittgronemeyer, provides recommendations on the effective return of ill-gotten funds.
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When Xi Jinping visits Washington, political prisoners and human rights must be part of the conversation.
Today is the last day to register to attend in person for our September 15 discussion with former political prisoners, family members, and advocates.
Register by 5pm ET to save your seat: freedomhouse.org/event/polit… #FreeThemAll
SEPTEMBER 15 | 3:30 PM
Don't miss SLP's @RayhanAsat speaking at a panel event hosted by @freedomhouse, "The Political Prisoners Xi Jinping Doesn't Want the World to See," on the Chinese government's campaign of political imprisonment.
Register below.
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The US removal of Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism is a step toward Syria’s integration into the global economy.
@SLPJustice’s @GissouNia examines what this means for the country’s post-Assad future: atlanticcouncil.org/dispatch…
“You can imagine how difficult and politically sensitive this is for the current authorities in Venezuela," said @nizarUCAB, a Venezuelan lawyer and senior fellow at the @AtlanticCouncil's Strategic Litigation Project.
Read the full analysis below ⬇️
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Glad to contribute to this report by @ReutersVzla’s @cohenluc on Maduro’s immunity claim and the legal questions surrounding his capture and prosecution in the U.S.
Venezuela’s Maduro to test US courts' reluctance to apply international law in criminal cases reuters.com/legal/government…
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Last week, the US State Dept removed Syria as a state sponsor of terror.
This is a huge move that allows for Syria's full integration into the global economy.
In this @AtlanticCouncil piece, I lay out what next moves could help Syria in this process.
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After Zelenskyy’s visit to the White House, the US should prioritize choking off Russia’s supply of drones and support for use against Ukraine.
Read more about the SLP’s work holding the enablers and facilitators of Russia’s aerial war accountable. ⬇️
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📢 SLP’s newest newsletter is live! Learn how SLP is advancing human rights advocacy across a number of different countries and issues including Iran, Syria, Russia, and China.
Check it out: atlanticcouncil.org/content-…
“The system is grounded in a legal framework that aims to augment the number of foreign soldiers in reserve on contract.”
@fidh_en’s Ilya Nuzov explains how Russia's laws enable and encourage policies which incentivize foreign nationals to fight in Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Watch the full event recording at the link below ⬇️
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🔴 LIVE | @SLPJustice and @ACEurasia discuss Russia’s predatory recruitment of foreign fighters in its war in Ukraine.
LIVE | Russia’s illicit exploitation of foreign nationals for its war against Ukraine xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1OxwbbDDo…