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Pandemic Policing: How Has COVID-19 Compromised Our Liberty?
The price for better public health safety during COVID-19 has been reduced liberty. As the United Kingdom and the United States ease lockdown constraints, now is a good time to reflect on the increased powers given to government agencies to collect and…
Human Trafficking Continues To Be Used By Terrorists: The ICC Must Address It
Terrorist groups use the appeal of sexual violence to attract recruits, gain revenue, and spread fear. They also sustain trafficking networks, whose corrosive practices bleed into organised crime. A response to both appalling practices will be necessar…
Human Trafficking Continues To Be Used By Terrorists: The ICC Must Address It
Terrorist groups use the appeal of sexual violence to attract recruits, gain revenue, and spread fear. They also sustain trafficking networks, whose corrosive practices bleed into organised crime. A response to both appalling practices will be necessar…
Here’s How We Can Overcome The Obstacles In Ending Honour-Based Violence
We must focus on regularly publishing statistics on the extent of HBV, ensure that victims are given support, and stress that testimonies are taken seriously. By ratifying the Istanbul Convention, the UK will solidify its efforts to extradite those who…
Why We Must Use The Rome Statute To Prosecute Terrorists For Human Trafficking
The commission of the interlinked crimes of human trafficking, sexual violence, and terrorism is relatively new, encompassing a vicious cycle in which each crime effectively flows from the commission of the others.
How We Can End The Exploitation Of Women By Terrorist Groups
Our inaction on sexual violence and human trafficking carried out by terrorists is contributing to far too many young and vulnerable girls losing their childhood. It has to end.
The Problems With Using Artificial Intelligence And Facial Recognition In Policing
Companies are already creating software to predict the ‘typical’ face of a white collar financial criminal. Researchers can therefore apply machine learning techniques to quantify the ‘criminality’ of an individual. Doing so in the terrorism space for …
What Can We Do About Foreign Fighters Returning From Islamic State?
With more than 900 individuals from the UK travelling to engage with the conflict in Syria, we must ensure that robust evidence and legal tools are used against those who continue to pose a threat to our national security.
Hate Preachers Like Anjem Choudary Remain A Threat After Prison: Here’s Why
The risk posed by high level extremists, and their continued celebrity appeal both online and offline, cannot be overemphasized. By strengthening the toolkit available to our security services, we can ensure that people do not fall for the same toxic i…
