Day: July 13, 2021

The Alliance to Counter Crime Online has published a report which claims that groups and pages give “treasure-hunters” a venue for crowdsourcing knowledge, and tips for evading law enforcement. It is said that treasure hunting for antiquities can harm or even destroy ancient sites, causing irreparable damage to cultural heritage. It is also said that antiquities crime also funds militant and/or violent groups, including the PKK, and the far-right Turkish Grey Wolves group.  

https://www.counteringcrime.org/online-social-organisation-of-looting-and-trafficking-of-antiquities-from-turkey-greece-and-cyprus

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A news release from the US State Department on 12 July advised that it had imposed visa restrictions on 100 members of the Nicaraguan National Assembly and Nicaraguan judicial system, including prosecutors and judges, as well as some of their family members.   The Department has also revoked any US visas held by these individuals.  Those targeted are said to have helped to enable the Ortega-Murillo regime’s attacks on democracy and human rights. 

https://www.state.gov/the-united-states-restricts-visas-of-100-nicaraguans-affiliated-with-ortega-murillo-regime/

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On 13 July, the US Treasury issued a news release saying that the Departments of State, Commerce, Homeland Security, Labor, and the Treasury, and the Office of the US Trade Representative, had issued a new Advisory on the risks for businesses with potential exposure in their supply chain to entities engaged in human rights abuses in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/recent-actions/20210713

The Advisory is at –

https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/126/20210713_xinjiang_advisory_0.pdf

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On 13 July, Jurist reported that the Mexican General Prosecutor’s Office (FGR) has said that legal proceedings had been initiated against former Secretary of the Economy, Ildefonso Guajardo, launching a criminal investigation into allegations of illicit enrichment.

https://www.jurist.org/news/2021/07/mexico-prosecutors-launch-investigation-into-illicit-enrichment-of-former-minister/

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On 13 July, a news release from the EU says that the guidance will enhance companies’ capacity to eradicate forced labour from their value chains by providing concrete, practical advice on how to identify, prevent, mitigate and address its risk.  It explains the practical aspects of due diligence and provides an overview of EU and international instruments on responsible business conduct that are relevant for combatting forced labour. The EU has already put in place mandatory standards in some sectors and actively promotes the effective implementation of international standards on responsible business conduct.

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_21_3664

The Guidance is at –

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/api/files/document/print/en/ip_21_3664/IP_21_3664_EN.pdf

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On 9 July, the BVI Beacon reported on a set of Acts, including one designed to prevent the proliferation of WMD; combating tax evasion and with tax fraud offences including giving false revenue information to the public service, omitting required data, or obstructing the public service; amending the drug trafficking offences Act and proceeds of criminal conduct Act; preventing travellers from carrying undocumented money in and out of the territory, among other provisions.  It is said that the BVI Premier indicated that the amendments were designed to help the BVI in the upcoming FATF evaluation.

https://www.bvibeacon.com/guv-okays-bills-to-deter-financial-crime/

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