European Court of Human Rights Rules Italy’s Cooperation with CIA in Abduction and Extrajudicial Transfer of Abu Omar Violated European Convention on Human Rights (February 23, 2016)
Author:
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock
On February 23, 2016, the European Court of Human Rights ruled (judgment only available in
European Court of Human Rights Holds Russia Responsible for Unlawful Detention of Criminal Suspect in Inhuman Conditions in Transdniestria (February 23, 2016)
Author:
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock
On February 23, 2016, the European Court of Human Rights (Court) held that Rus
UNESCO and Italy Create Task Force for Cultural Heritage Conservation in Crises (February 15, 2016)
Author:
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock
On February 15, 2016, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and Italy announced a joint task force of experts focusing on the conservation of cultural herita
Barclays Pays $2.5m for Apparent U.S. Sanctions Violations (February 10, 2016)
Author:
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock
On February 10, 2016, the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) reached a settlement with Barclays Bank for apparent violations of the Zimbabwe sanctions regulations.
UN Finds WikiLeaks Founder Assange Arbitrarily Detained and Should Be Released (February 5, 2016)
Author:
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock
On February 5, 2016, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention found that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arbitrarily detained by the governments of Sweden and the United Kingdom
