Two Judges Call for an International Anti-Graft Court / Iraq's designated prime minister says to control arms, fight corruption. / What Has Corruption Got to do with Human Rights Abuses?

Two Judges Call for an International Anti-Graft Court. Two prominent judges said on Thursday (9 April) that with billions being poured into the fight against the coronavirus, the world needs now more than ever an International Anti-Corruption Court (IACC) “to punish and deter kleptocrats who enjoy impunity in the countries they rule.” 

 

Zdravko Ljubas/ OCCRP: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/12056-two-judges-call-for-an-international-anti-graft-court 

 

 

Iraq's designated prime minister says to control arms, fight corruption. “Iraq’s designated prime minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi said on Thursday that arms should only be in government’s hands. The designated PM (…) also said in a televised speech the key objectives for his government will be to fight corruption and return displaced people back home.” 

 

Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-politics/iraqs-designated-prime-minister-says-to-control-arms-fight-corruption-idUSKCN21R3F0 

 

 

What Has Corruption Got to do with Human Rights Abuses? (Opinion).  “Corruption in all its forms, whether embezzlement, trading in influence, illicit enrichment, laundering proceeds of crime, concealment, obstruction of justice, bribery or abuse of function, may create conditions conductive of, and so facilitate, human rights abuses.” 

 

Ewelina U. Ochab / Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/ewelinaochab/2020/04/12/what-has-corruption-got-to-do-with-human-rights-abuses/#417ed4536e70