Torture Constitutes a Crime Against Humanity: UN
The United Nations has condemned torture from the outset as one of the vilest acts perpetrated by human beings on their fellow human beings. “Torture remains unacceptable and unjustified at…
Crime Records Bureau Releases Citizen Services Mobile App
The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) of India celebrated its 33rd Inception Day, on March 11, 2018 (Sunday) in its newly constructed Complex at Mahipalpur, New Delhi, and it also…
Using Sports to Prevent Crime and Drug Use Among Youth
This past week saw the start of phase two of UNODC’s work in Brazil around using sports as a means to prevent crime, violence and drug use among youth. Following…
Syria: ‘Starvation as a Weapon Is a War Crime’
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the situation is “utterly unconscionable” in Syria and warned that the use of starvation as a weapon during conflict is a war crime. “Perhaps…
Crime Congress Focuses on Crime Prevention Issues
Inequality, poverty and weak rule of law are linked to violence and crime, according to the UN. “There can be no sustainable development without human rights and the rule of…
Future of Crime: Attack of the Killer Robots
Although they do not exist yet, the rapid movement of technology in that direction has attracted international attention and concern toward “killer robots.” Programmers, manufacturers, and military personnel could all…