Tag: report
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UN Says Front Companies, Embassies Mask Weapons Trade
from uk.reuters.com: (Redacted) has developed sophisticated ways to circumvent United Nations sanctions, including the suspected use of its embassies to facilitate an illegal trade in weapons, a United Nations report issued on Tuesday said. It said (redacted) was also making use of more complicated financial countermeasures and techniques “pioneered by drug-trafficking organisations” that made tracking…
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EU Commission Report: Corruption Across EU ‘Breathtaking’
from bbc.co.uk: The extent of corruption in Europe is “breathtaking” and it costs the EU economy at least 120bn euros (£99bn) annually, the European Commission says. EU Home Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Malmstroem has presented a full report on the problem. She said the true cost of corruption was “probably much higher” than 120bn. Three-quarters of…
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Military Academy Study: Sexual Assault Reports Down, Sexism Issues Linger
from politico.com: Students at the U.S. military academies often believe they have to put up with sexist and offensive behavior, a Pentagon report finds, reflecting a culture of disrespect that permeates the schools and their sports teams and fuels reports of sexual harassment and assaults. The report points to scandals involving sports teams at all…
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Ban ‘Killer Robots’ Before It’s Too Late
We must ban killer drones and other robotic systems before it’s too late! Human Rights Watch (HRW) recommended recently that governments, “…should pre-emptively ban fully autonomous weapons [picture, UK Taranis drone] because of the danger they pose to civilians in armed conflict, Human Rights Watch said…” A 50 page HRW report, “’Losing Humanity: The Case…
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Whitney Houston Drowned In a Foot of Hot Water, Autopsy Says
Beverly Hills police officials said Wednesday that they will be able to wrap up their investigation into Whitney Houston’s death after the Los Angeles County coroner released its final report Wednesday… The report found that Houston was submerged in bathwater for nearly an hour before a personal assistant found her dead in the Beverly Hilton…
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State Department Releases Its Annual Report on Religious Freedom
Among the violators of religious freedom, which Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says emboldens extremists, Iran is among the worst offenders.