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Women and Girls Face Discrimination in Courtrooms Around the World
Five-year Prison Sentence for Facebook Posts in Kazakhstan
Mass Trial in Equatorial Guinea a Farce With no Pretense of Justice
FEATURE: Rainbow Mary and the Fight for Poland’s Future
‘Rainbow Mary’ Case Crucial to Future of Free Speech on Poland
Sanctioned South Sudanese Businessmen Are Skirting US Sanctions
Source The Sentry
Conflict Antiquities: US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Should Strengthen Regulations on Antiquities Trade
Belarus’ Attack on Democracy Leaves Everyone at Risk
Sudan Banking Sector Reforms and Asset Recovery
Source The Sentry
Teen’s Treatment During Cambodia Trial Shows Callous Disregard for Best Interests of Autistic Child
Cruelty in Russian Activist’s Case Shows True Damage of ‘Undesirable Organization’ Law
Kenya Illicit Finance Risks and Assessment
Source The Sentry
Why the Combating Global Corruption Act Matters
Source The Sentry
Conviction for Contempt Risks Forcing News Sites to Censor Online Activity
Amal Clooney Given 2021 Freedom of the Press Award
Source The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
‘Hotel Rwanda’ Proceedings Were a Show Trial
Ownership of Chemicals that Exploded at Beirut Port Traces Back to Ukraine
TrialWatch Alarmed by Mounting Charges Against Indian Journalist Critical of Modi
Kyrgyzstan Court Violated Domestic Abuse Survivor’s Rights
Increased Risks for Activists Charged with Insulting Royalty in Thailand
Court Rejects Swedish Energy Executives’ Claim in Win for Victims of International Crimes
Opinion – Don’t Let the Autocrats Win – How Biden Can Use the Democracy Summit to Build Back Media Freedoms
Harsh Sentences for Peaceful Protesters in Hong Kong Raise Serious Concerns
Journalist’s Appeal of Conviction a Key Test for Hong Kong
Moroccan Journalist Convicted After Court Excludes Evidence
TrialWatch Will Monitor Trial of Navalny’s Lawyer
Evidence Defence Team Was Intimidated in Belarusian Politician’s Trial
Sweden’s Chance to Take a Stand on Corporate Complicity in International Crimes
Court Should Reconsider Closure of Trial of Belarusian Blogger and Activist
TrialWatch Reports Show Need for Constitutional Court in Tunisia
TrialWatch Report on the Trial of Paul Rusesabagina Questions the Fairness of Any Conviction
Source Clooney Foundation for Justice
TrialWatch to Monitor Trial of Brazilian Human Rights Lawyer José Vargas Sobrinho
CFJ Strategic Director John Prendergast Testifies Before US Congress on the Imposition of Sanctions on Ethiopia
Source House Foreign Affairs Committee
Amal Clooney Calls for More Charges Against Darfur Suspect
Source Reuters
Proceedings Against Cambodian-American Human Rights Lawyer Violate Her Rights
TrialWatch Report Finds Russian Court Should Not Have Closed Proceedings Against Activist Yulia Tsvetkova
Clooney Foundation for Justice and Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Condemn Conviction of Cameroonian Journalist
Amal Clooney on America’s Role in Pursuing Justice for ISIS’ Genocide of Yazidis
TrialWatch to Monitor Proceedings Against Mexican Activist Kenia Hernández
CFJ Co-President Amal Clooney, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Nadia Murad, and Special Advisor Karim Asad Ahmad Khan, QC to Speak at Security Council Arria Formula Meeting
Source UNITAD
World Press Freedom Day Look Ahead
Source Clooney Foundation for Justice
TrialWatch Expert Says Aleksey Navalny’s Slander Conviction Violated His Right to Freedom of Expression
Source Clooney Foundation for Justice
Clooney Foundation for Justice and Gibson Dunn Seek Relief from UN for Imprisoned Crimean Activist
Belarus Jailing of Journalists for Reporting on Peaceful Protest Violates International Law
Source Just Security
The Metamorphosis of Ali Khali Merhi: How a One-Time Fugitive Found Fortune in South Sudan
Source The Sentry
Fighting the ‘International Thief Thief’ with Global Magnitsky Sanctions
Source Just Security
What the curious case of COVID prevention cards says about South Sudan’s health crisis
Source The New Humanitarian
Pre-Trial Proceedings Against Maâti Monjib in Morocco Raise Concerns
Source Clooney Foundation for Justice
Kazakhstan: Court Refuses to Clarify Activist’s Sentence, Further Violating his Right to Freedom of Expression
Conviction of Pro-democracy Activists for Unlawful Assembly in Hong Kong
Source Clooney Foundation for Justice
Sudan’s Exchange Rate: How to Sustain Progress and Preempt Risk
Source The Sentry
Prosecutions Against Members of the Constitutional Court of Guatemala Should Stop
The Sentry’s Congressional Testimony on Global Magnitsky
Source The Sentry
Charges Against Blogger Dian Abdullah in Malaysia Should be Dismissed
Pro-Democracy Leaders Face New Threats in Thailand
Source Clooney Foundation for Justice
Letter: NGOs, experts call on US to appoint high-level Special Envoy to the Great Lakes & DR Congo
Source The Sentry
The Corruption Conundrum: The Absence of Corruption from the UK and EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regimes
Source The Sentry Medium
End Harassment of Dr. Ammar Ali Jan in Pakistan
Source Clooney Foundation for Justice Trial of Activist in Kazakhstan Shows How Governments Misuse COVID-19 to Suppress Speech
El Salvador Needs to Stop Prosecuting Obstetric Emergencies as Homicides by TrialWatch’s Suzie Wnukowska-Mtonga
Source Just Security
TrialWatch Monitoring Hong Kong’s Escalating Use of Its National Security Law
Source Clooney Foundation for Justice
IBAHRI and CFJ Condemn the Revocation of Legal Licenses in Belarus and Call for Their Reinstatement
Source International Bar Association
LGBTQ+ Activists Acquitted in Poland
Clooney Foundation for Justice and Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Condemn Continued Delays in Proceedings against Cameroonian Journalist
TrialWatch to monitor proceedings against Kashmiri journalist Aasif Sultan
Source Clooney Foundation for Justice
Conflict Gold to Responsible Gold: A Roadmap for Companies and Governments
Source The Sentry Conviction of Aleksey Navalny in Russia
Conviction of Independent News Site Imperils Freedom of Expression
Source Clooney Foundation for Justice
Open Letter to Financial Institutions Concerning Dan Gertler’s OFAC License
Source The Sentry
Conviction of Anastasia Shevchenko in Russia Shows Pernicious Role of ‘Undesirable Organizations’ Law
Conviction of Journalists in Belarus Shows Magnitude of Crackdown on Protests
75 Non-Governmental Organizations, Faith-Based Groups, and Academic Institutions Call for the Biden Administration to Repeal ICC Sanctions
Source The Sentry
Belarus: Raids on Human Rights and Journalists Organizations
Cambodian Journalist Ros Sokhet’s Conviction Violated His Rights
Changing the Calculus to Support Peace in South Sudan
Source Just Security Updated on TrialWatch Monitoring of Proceedings Against Aleksey Navalny in Russia
Source Clooney Foundation for Justice Thailand: Pro-Democracy Leaders Indicted, Remanded to Prison to Await Trial
30 Organizations Call for Reversal of Gertler License
Source The Sentry TrialWatch to Monitor Libel Trial of Aleksey Navalny in Russia
Source Clooney Foundation for Justice
Journalist Svetlana Prokopyeva’s Conviction Should be Overturned on Appeal
Fingerprints and Money Trails
Source The Sentry
TrialWatch to Monitor Trial of Human Rights Lawyer Nicholas Opiyo in Uganda
Source Clooney Foundation for Justice
Trump Administration Quietly Eased Sanctions Against Israeli Mining Magnate Gertler
Source Reuters TrialWatch Expert Highlights Key Legal Issues Ahead of the Trial of Paul Rusesabagina in Rwanda
Source Clooney Foundation for Justice
Refinitiv Joins Forces with The Sentry to Prevent War Criminals Abusing the Financial System
Source The Sentry
Artful Dodgers: New Findings on North Korean Sanctions – Busting in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Source The Sentry
TrialWatch Report on Proceedings Against Moses Bwayo Reinforces Concerns About Uganda’s Pre-Election Crackdown on the Opposition
Source Clooney Foundation for Justice TrialWatch to Monitor Trial of Human Rights Lawyer Theary Seng in Cambodia
Source Clooney Foundation for Justice
Journalist and Opposition Leader Omoyele Sowore Arrested in Nigeria
Strategic Director John Prendergast Highlights the Importance of Landmark Anti-Money Laundering Reform
Peacekeepers Deploy in Central African Republic as UN Chief Calls for Calm
Source France 24
In Congo’s Gold Rush, the Money is in Beer and Brothels
Source The Economist
Élections en Centrafrique : des Casques Bleus Déployés, l’ONU Appelle au Calme
Source France 24
TrialWatch Fairness Report Shows Flaws in Indonesia’s Blasphemy Law and Court’s Treatment of Individuals with Disabilities
Source Clooney Foundation for Justice TrialWatch Report Released on the Trial of Journalist Omoyele Sowore in Nigeria
Statement on Continued Delays in Criminal Proceedings Against Journalist Paul Chouta
Book Launch: The Right to a Fair Trial in International Law by Amal Clooney and Philippa Webb
London Bullion Market Clamps Down on Illicit Gold Trade
Source The Africa Report
People Names CFJ Co-Founder George Clooney 2020 Person of the Year
Source People Old Faces, Familiar Fears: Central African Republic’s Tense Election
Source The New Humanitarian
Thailand Threatens Protest Leaders with Lese Majeste Charges
CFJ Co-President Amal Clooney Accepts Prestigious Press Freedom Award Presented by Meryl Streep
Source Harper's Bazaar
TrialWatch Report Documents Misuse of Cambodia’s ‘Incitement’ Law in Conviction of Activist
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Praises the Work of the High-Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom
Source Montreal Gazette
Report Exposes Misuse of Common Nuisance Law to Harass Members of the LGBTQ Community in Uganda
Source Clooney Foundation for Justice
The Sentry: African Conflict Gold is Being Laundered in Dubai
Source Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project
London Gold Body Warns Trade Centres Over Ethical Sourcing
Source Financial Times Cambodian Journalist Convicted on Vague Incitement Charges for Political Criticism
Statement on the Conviction of Journalist Alexander Pichugin on ‘Fake News’ Charges in Russia
Report Documents Abusive Use of Anti-LGBTQ Law in Nigeria
Source Clooney Foundation for Justice
Amal and George Clooney Honored at the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s National Tribute Dinner
Source The Hollywood Reporter CPJ Presents Amal Clooney its 2020 Gwen Ifill Press Freedom Award
Source Committee to Protect Journalists
CFJ Co-President Amal Clooney Honored in IFEX’s Faces of Free Expression Campaign
Source IFEX
Court Opens Criminal Trial Against Peruvian Journalist for Criminal Defamation
Nigeria Strikes the Charges Against Men Arrested for Same-Sex Relationships
Source Clooney Foundation for Justice Preliminary Report Released on the Trial of Peruvian Journalist Paola Ugaz
Bangladeshi Newspaper Editor Should Be Released From Pre-Trial Detention On Speech Charges
Source Clooney Foundation for Justice
Human Rights Lawyer Arrested Again As Thailand Declares State of Emergency
Update: The Conviction of Mikhail Benyash in Russia
Statement on Gulzhan Pasanova’s Cassation Complaint to the Supreme Court of Kyrgyzstan
Update: The Trial of Paul Rusesabagina in Rwanda
Statement on the Release of the Report on the Trial of Omar Radi in Morocco
Statement on the Bail Conditions for Arnon Nampa and Panupong Jadnok
American Bar Association Center for Human Rights to Monitor the Trial of Paul Rusesabagina in Rwanda
Source Clooney Foundation for Justice Statement on the Conviction of Server Mustafayev in Russia
Statement on the Upheld Conviction of Alnur Ilyashev in Kazakhstan
Statement on the Trial of Haneen Hossam and Mawada Al-Adham
Clooney Foundation for Justice Files Amicus Brief in the Appeal of Alnur Ilyashev in Kazakhstan
Comment on the Call for the Prosecution and Disqualification of Beatrice Mtetwa in Zimbabwe
Source Clooney Foundation for Justice
Statement on the TrialWatch Fairness Report on the Trial of Ahmet Tuna Altinel in Turkey
Fairness Report on the Trial of the Peacock Generation Troupe in Myanmar
Source Clooney Foundation for Justice
Fairness Report Released on the Trial of Hajar Raissouni in Morocco
Statement on the Release of the Report on the Trial of Five Alleged Members of the Organization of Thai Federation
Amal Clooney Speaks at UN Event Commemorating the 6th Anniversary of the Genocidal Campaign Against Yazidis
Statement on the Conviction of Emna Chargui in Tunisia
Source Clooney Foundation for Justice
Statement on the Trials of Wuth Boonlert and Samak Donnapee in Thailand
Statement on the Release of the Fairness Report on the Trial of Mikhail Benyash in Russia
Statement on the Trial of Said Boudour in Algeria
Amal Clooney and Lord Neuberger Release Joint Statement on the Implementation of the UK Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime
Statement on the Conviction of Svetlana Prokopyeva in Russia
Clooney Foundation for Justice Statement on the Release of Reports on the Trials of Evelyn Hernandez and “Diana” in El Salvador
Clooney Foundation for Justice Statement on the Conviction of Alnur Ilyashev in Kazakhstan
Clooney Foundation for Justice Statement on the Conviction of Kong Raiya in Cambodia
Source Clooney Foundation for Justice TrialWatch Preliminary Fairness Report Released on the Trial of Paul Chouta in Cameroon
Source American Bar Association Amal Clooney and Caoilfhionn Gallagher QC Condemn Conviction of Maria Ressa in Manila Cyberlibel Judgement
Source Doughty Street Chambers
Amal Clooney: A test for democracy in the Philippines
Source Washington Post
Sudan militia leader in custody on Darfur war crime charges
Source Associated Press
Making a Killing: South Sudanese Military Leaders’ Wealth, Explained
Source The Sentry Statement on the Two-Year Anniversary of the Detention of Server Mustafayev
Kleptocrats, Coronavirus, & How to Combat Them
Source Harvard Carr Center for Human Rights Policy Amal Clooney Urges Australia to Adopt Magnitsky Sanctions to Make Country ‘Off Limits’ for Human Rights Abusers
Source Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC News) Amal Clooney Urges Australia to Be ‘A Leader in Human Rights’ During Senate Inquiry
Source The Guardian Killer Corruption by John Prendergast
Source Project Syndicate Clooney Foundation for Justice Files Amicus Brief in the Appeal of Gulzhan Pasanova in Kyrgyzstan
Kleptocracy, Financial Crime, and Instability Featuring The Sentry’s John Prendergast and J.R. Mailey
Source FINcast
Is an Israeli Diamond Tycoon Using Trump-adjacent Lobbyists to Subvert U.S. Foreign Policy?
Source Haaretz
Targeted Network Sanctions in Africa and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Source The Sentry TrialWatch Fairness Report Released on the Trial of Gulzhan Pasanova in Kyrgyzstan
Targeted Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Measures in Support of Peace in South Sudan
Source Wilson Center
President’s Daughter, Defense Ministry, and Government Linked to Mining Sector Corruption in South Sudan
Source The Sentry Clooney Foundation for Justice Statement on Medical Care for Crimean Activists
Clooney Foundation for Justice signs on to Nonprofit COVID-19 letter for support
Clooney Foundation for Justice Statement on the Conviction of Omar Radi in Morocco
Source Clooney Foundation for Justice
Clooney Foundation for Justice Statement on the Release of Stella Nyanzi in Uganda
Source Clooney Foundation for Justice
CFJ Strategic Director John Prendergast Speaks on Omar al-Bashir and ICC
Source Washington Post Clooney Foundation for Justice: Vacate Stella Nyanzi’s Conviction
Source Clooney Foundation for Justice Clooney Foundation for Justice Announces New Senior Leaders and Flagship Initiatives
Source Clooney Foundation for Justice
TrialWatch Fairness Report Released for Trial of Veysel Ok in Turkey
Source Clooney Foundation for Justice
Clooney Foundation for Justice: Espionage Charges Against Former RFA Journalists Must Be Dismissed
Source Clooney Foundation for Justice
The Sentry’s Executive Director John Prendergast comments on the US Sanctioning South Sudan’s Vice President Over Abuses
Source New York Times Clooney Foundation for Justice Statement: Nigerian Journalist Must Be Released on Bail
Source Clooney Foundation for Justice
Clooney Foundation for Justice Statement on the trial of seven members of the Peacock Generation Troupe in Myanmar
Source Clooney Foundation for Justice Clooney Foundation for Justice Statement on the Anniversary of the Arrest of Two Former Radio Free Asia Journalists Tried for Espionage in Cambodia
Source Clooney Foundation for Justice
South Sudan Silences a Witness to Its Horrors
Source The New York Times
Clooney Foundation for Justice Responds to Conviction of Mikhail Benyash in Russia
Source Clooney Foundation for Justice
George Clooney & John Prendergast: Violence is the business model in South Sudan
Source USA Today
Moroccan Journalist Sentenced to Prison for Abortion and Premarital Sex
Source The New York Times The Clooney Foundation for Justice’s TrialWatch Responds to Conviction of Hajar Raissouni in Morocco
Source Clooney Foundation for Justice
TrialWatch Fairness Report Released for Mass Trial in Equatorial Guinea
George Clooney’s warning on South Sudan
Source CNN
The Taking of South Sudan
Source The Sentry
South Sudan Oil Consortium Funded Militias Accused of Atrocities, Report Says
Source The New York Times Clooney Foundation for Justice Statement on the Conviction of Veysel Ok in Turkey
Source Clooney Foundation for Justice
Fairness Report released on the trial of Abelino Chub in Guatemala
Amal Clooney’s new app fights back against unfair trials
Source Wired
Clooney Foundation for Justice Statement on the Trial of Evelyn Hernandez in El Salvador
Source Clooney Foundation for Justice
TrialWatch Fairness Report Released for Trial of Six Activists in Zambia
Source Clooney Foundation for Justice
TrialWatch Fairness Report Released for Trial of Marina Zolotova in Belarus
Update: TrialWatch Fairness Report Released for Algeria Trial
Clooney Foundation for Justice Statement on the Trial of Cansu Pişkin in Turkey
Source Clooney Foundation for Justice
Clooney Foundation for Justice Statement on Access to Trial of Nazha El Khalidi in Western Sahara
Source Clooney Foundation for Justice Clooney Foundation for Justice Statement on Mass Trial in Equatorial Guinea
Source Clooney Foundation for Justice Update: TrialWatch® Monitoring in Algeria
Support the Clooney Foundation for Justice and Join George & Amal Clooney for a Double Date at Their Lake Como Home
Statement by George and Amal Clooney at the Launch of TrialWatch in New York, 25 April 2019
The Clooney Foundation for Justice Convenes Human Rights Leaders to Mark Official Launch of TrialWatch® Initiative
Source Clooney Foundation for Justice
George and Amal Clooney Named “Postcode Heroes” at Edinburgh Ceremony
Source People's Postcode Lottery
Clooney Foundation for Justice Joins Forces with Columbia Law School and the American Bar Association to Implement Its TrialWatch® Initiative
Source Clooney Foundation for Justice
CFJ grant recipient participates in Global Conflict conference
Clooney Foundation’s Gift Proves Power of Star Philanthropy
Source Barron's
George and Amal Clooney and the Clooney Foundation for Justice Support the Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights
Source Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights
As Lebanon Educates Syrian Refugee Kids, George And Amal Clooney Step In To Help
Source Forbes
Interview with Iraqi Refugee and UChicago Student Hazim Avdal
Source The Chicago Maroon
Iraqi refugee and University of Chicago student Hazim Avdal
Source ABC Windy City Live
George and Amal Clooney sponsoring Iraqi refugee attending U. of C.
Source Chicago Tribune
Iraqi refugee sponsored by Clooneys strives for ‘normal student life’
Source The Guardian
Clooney Foundation for Justice partners with UNICEF to open seven public schools to Syrian refugee children
Source UNICEF.org