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The visit by a team from Global Rights Compliance, an international legal practice headquartered in The Hague, has not previously been reported. More than 50,000 alleged incidents of international crimes have been reported by Ukraine's prosecutor general since Russia's full-scale invasion. Widespread or systematic sexual violence could amount to crimes against humanity, generally seen as more serious, legal specialists said. He added that more than half said they had been subjected to various forms of sexual violence. UNIQUE CHALLENGESElderfield said sexual violence was not always given the prominence it should have in national and international investigations.

The U.S. Justice Department, in a report this September, said many crypto exchanges still "make little or no effort to comply" with know-your-customer requirements. These sites often included links for users to pay via crypto exchanges, the IWF told Reuters, declining to name companies. While banks and payment platforms demanded more details from online merchants, many crypto exchanges for years requested little or no information from clients. Asked at his trial for his opinion of crypto, Mohammad noted, "Privacy is something that a lot of users value." The IWF received more reports last year of websites selling child abuse imagery for crypto than any year prior.

☆ Ukraine says will look into video allegedly showing its soldiers shooting Russians
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

“HRMMU is aware of the video and is looking into it,” it said in a statement to The Associated Press. “We have received credible allegations of summary executions of persons hors de combat, and several cases of torture and ill-treatment, reportedly committed by members of the Ukrainian armed forces,” Bogner said. Ukrainian forces often wear bits of yellow, blue or green to identify themselves on the battlefields. At least two other armed men wearing glimpses of yellow also appear to be watching the apparent surrender. Ukrainian forces claimed to have regained control of the front-line village earlier this month.

☆ MH17 verdict: 2 Russians, 1 Ukrainian convicted of murders
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

A Dutch court on Thursday convicted two Russians and a pro-Moscow Ukrainian separatist in absentia of the murders of 298 people who died in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine. None of the defendants appeared for the trial that began in March 2020 and if they are convicted, it’s unlikely they will serve any sentence anytime soon. “The truth on the table — that is the most important thing,” said Anton Kotte, who lost his son, daughter-in-law and his 6-year-old grandson when MH17 was shot down. The most senior defendant convicted is Igor Girkin, a 51-year-old former colonel in Russia’s Federal Security Service, or FSB. Oleg Pulatovis the only one of the suspects who was acquited represented by defense lawyers at the trial.

☆ Dutch Court Convicts 3 of Murder for 2014 Downing of Airliner in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Constant Méheut | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

On Thursday, the court said there was “very convincing evidence” that the Buk missile had been deliberately fired from an agricultural field near Pervomaiskyi, a city in eastern Ukraine. Even if separatist forces had intended to shoot down a Ukrainian military aircraft and not an airliner, the court said, the strike was nevertheless premeditated and constituted a crime. The downing of MH17 occurred against a backdrop of vicious fighting between the separatists and the Ukrainian military after an uprising that deposed the country’s Russian-aligned president in February. The crash scattered bodies and wreckage across fields of wheat and sunflowers, in scenes both harrowing and poignant. Most of the victims were Dutch, but the flight also carried passengers from Australia, Britain, Malaysia and several other countries.

☆ Dutch court convicts 2 Russians, 1 Ukrainian of murder in 2014 Malaysian jet downing over Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

President of the court Steenhuis (2ndL) talks prior to verdict in the trial of four men prosecuted for their involvement in the MH17 downing case, in Badhoevedorp on November 17, 2022. A Dutch court on Thursday convicted two Russians and a pro-Moscow Ukrainian separatist in absentia of the murders of 298 people who died in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine and sentenced them to life imprisonment. Outside the court, planes could be heard taking off and landing nearby on a cold, gray day. Oleg Pulatovis the only one of the suspects who was acquited represented by defense lawyers at the trial. They accused prosecutors of "tunnel vision" in basing their case on the findings of an international investigation into the downing while ignoring other possible causes.

☆ Biden declined to provide details about missile strike in Poland in emergency roundtable with world leaders
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

President Biden had an emergency roundtable with world leaders following a missile strike in Poland. The president declined to draw conclusions about the strike when asked for details by reporters. There is an ongoing international investigation into the origins of the missile strike. Speaking with reporters after the roundtable, Biden indicated the missile may not have been fired from Russia. "There is preliminary information that contests that," Reuters reported Biden said when asked if the missile was fired from Russia.

☆ Gazprom: NATO mine destroyer was found at Nord Stream 1 in 2015
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The logo of Gazprom is displayed on a screen during the Saint Petersburg international gas forum in Saint Petersburg, Russia September 15, 2022. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov/File PhotoMOSCOW, Oct 10 (Reuters) - A spokesperson for Russian energy giant Gazprom (GAZP.MM) said on Monday that a mine destroyer discovered at the Nord Stream 1 offshore gas pipeline in 2015 belonged to NATO. Nord Stream reported on that date in 2015 that a "munitions object" had been cleared by the Swedish armed forces, without giving more detail on the object. Gazprom owns 51% in Swiss-based Nord Stream AG, operator of Nord Stream 1. An international investigation is underway into a rupture, discovered late last month, in the Russian-built Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines on the bed of the Baltic Sea.

☆ Cristian Rizea obtained Moldovan nationality legally, lawyers
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-13 | by ( ) www.ipn.md time to read: +3 min

Cristian Rizea obtained Moldovan nationality legally, lawyersThe lawyers for businessman and politician Cristian Rizea deny the public reports that their client obtained the nationality of the Republic of Moldova illegally. Cristian Rizea presented all the requested documents and met all the conditions when filing the set of documents. Until there is a definitive decision in this regard, Cristian Rizea cannot be extradited. Cristian Rizea was convicted in Romania in his absence and is to serve a senesce based on a final decision of 2019. Cristian Rizea has reasons to believe that the warnings and threats over his public statements and the possibility of a sudden “natural death” can materialize.

Persons: Cristian Rizea, Corina Stratan, Valeriu, Igor Dodon Organizations: Embassy of, Moldovan, Public Services Agency, General Police, Ministry of Justice, National Investigation, High, of Cassation Locations: Republic of Moldova, Romanian, Bucharest, Romania, Moldova, Chisinau

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