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More foreigners indicted for crimes in Korea
The number of crimes committed by non-Koreans in South Korea is on the rise, police said Thursday. The National Police Agency said the number of reported crimes committed by foreign nationals was 25,570 cases in the first half of this year. That figure translates into more than 4,200 criminal cases per month.Criminal charges filed against foreign nationals jumped nearly 44 percent to 38,355 last year compared to 26,663 in 2013, due mostly to an increase in cases of assault and traffic offenses.
Social Affairs Oct. 20, 2016
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[David Scheffer] Nuremberg’s lesson, 70 years later
NUREMBERG, Germany — Seventy years ago, an international military tribunal here rendered judgment against 22 senior Nazi defendants for the most systematic global assault on national sovereignty and civilians in the history of humankind. Courtroom 600 in the Palace of Justice seized the world’s attention with the tribunal’s bold scrutiny of military, political, media and business leaders who never imagined — until far too late — that they would stand trial for the crimes of the Nazi era. The fou
Viewpoints Oct. 9, 2016
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Repeat sex attackers on the rise
Eight out of every 100 convicted sex attackers in Korea last year had a previous conviction of a sex crime, data showed Tuesday. According to the Justice Ministry data released by Rep. Kim Jin-tae of the ruling Saenuri Party, reoffending by sex offenders has been on a steady and alarming rise over the past five years. The proportion of repeat offenders among all sex crime convicts rose from 3.3 percent to 8 percent in 2015, registering a 2.4-fold rise. Last year, 2,775 out of a total of 34,688 s
Social Affairs Oct. 4, 2016
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ICC sentences jihadist to 9 years in jail for attacks on Timbuktu UNESCO site
THE HAGUE (AFP) -- War crimes judges jailed a Malian jihadist Tuesday for nine years for demolishing Timbuktu’s fabled shrines, a landmark ruling seen as a warning that destroying mankind’s heritage will not go unpunished.In the first such case to focus on cultural destruction as a war crime, the International Criminal Court found Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi guilty of directing attacks on the UNESCO world heritage site during the jihadist takeover of northern Mali in 2012.Mahdi “supervised the destru
Culture Sept. 28, 2016
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Muslim radical convicted in destruction of mausoleums
An international court on Tuesday found a Muslim radical guilty of committing a war crime by overseeing the destruction of historic mausoleums in the Malian desert city of Timbuktu, and sentenced him to nine years in prison. Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi, a former teacher, had pleaded guilty and expressed remorse for his role in overseeing the destruction of nine mausoleums and a mosque door by pickax-wielding rebels in June and July of 2012. His trial, which opened Aug. 22, was a landmark for the Inte
World News Sept. 27, 2016
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[Editorial] Do not pardon Edward Snowden
The movement to pardon NSA leaker Edward Snowden is picking up momentum, with human rights groups, editorial boards, the Libertarian candidate for president and some former intelligence officers hopping on board. Even Eric Holder, the former attorney general, has said Snowden performed a “public service.”But to show leniency for the man now enjoying Vladimir Putin’s hospitality in Moscow would be to ignore the great damage he has done to US national security. It would also set a bad precedent.It
Viewpoints Sept. 26, 2016
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[FEATURE] Doubts raised over subway sexual harrassment crackdown
On the morning of June 3, 2015, Kim Ji-hyung was on his way to work. The 31-year-old Seoulite overslept and was running late. Instead of taking his usual 35-minute morning commute -- he would travel from Dangsan Station to Yeoksam Station taking Seoul Subway Line No. 2 -- he decided to take a short cut by taking the express train on Line No. 9. By taking the route, he would reach Sinnonhyeon Station in about 18 minutes and be able to arrive at work on time. But Kim said that turned out to be one
Social Affairs Sept. 25, 2016
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Bloodstained ‘Asura’ depicts criminal world with no room for justice
In the ferocious new crime thriller “Asura: The City of Madness,” director Kim Sung-su wanted to depict the “weary lives of powerless villains.” The film is a raw action flick teeming with blood and subterfuge, and one that director Kim had wanted to make for “a very, very long time,” he told reporters after a press screening Wednesday in northern Seoul. The 54-year-old filmmaker, known for works like “The Flu” (2013) and “The Restless” (2006), aimed to tell the story of “the countless (sidekick
Film Sept. 22, 2016
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‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Veep’ take top honors at Emmys
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- “Game of Thrones” conquered the Emmy kingdom Sunday, honored as top drama for the second consecutive year and becoming the most honored prime-time TV series ever on a night of surprises and sharp political jabs. “Veep” repeated as best comedy series and its star, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, won a record-breaking sixth Emmy as best comedy actress. Jeffrey Tambor’s trophy as top comedy actor for “Transparent” also was his second. But the top drama acting trophies were far from predi
Television Sept. 19, 2016
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[Mac Margolis] Order and progress remain distant hope for Brazil
Whatever else you may think of fallen Brazilian leader Dilma Rousseff -- fiscal crook or putsch victim -- the end of her accident-prone presidency in an impeachment trial last week offered a glimmer of relief for one of Latin America’s most conflicted nations.Yet even as President Michel Temer touts the new Brazil, as he did at last week’s G20 summit in Hangzhou, China, the more familiar Brazil of shifty politics, backroom maneuvers and legal brinkmanship rears its head.Consider the bizarre conc
Viewpoints Sept. 9, 2016
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[Bina Shah] Honor killings: Where is the law?
Here’s a confession: I’m tired of hearing about women’s empowerment in Pakistan when the government is breaking all its promises to Pakistani women on the subject of safety and security in terms of gender-based violence. While debates rage about the Panama Papers, the situation in Karachi, the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor and the state of affairs in Indian-held Kashmir, the issue of “honor” killings has been swept under the rug. All the feel-good news about women entrepreneurs and girls’ edu
Viewpoints Sept. 8, 2016
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[Larry Tye] Kennedy campaign exhibited how to rise above nastiness
The more distraught we get about the name-calling, wall-building tone of this year’s presidential campaign, the more it helps to revisit a national campaign of half a century ago, which started out mired in similar meanness but then demonstrated how to rise above it.America was as riven in 1968 as we are today. Then, it was over a war that roiled racially torn cities, and tensions between the old and new in everything from electioneering to hairstyles. The question was: Which presidential aspira
Viewpoints Sept. 7, 2016
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NK human rights law comes into force
A new law on North Korea’s human rights came into force Sunday, fueling momentum for decade-old efforts to ease the plight of the people and boost pressure on the reclusive regime.Under the plan, a foundation is expected to be set up in Seoul as early as this week with the mission to survey the communist state’s living conditions and provide policy advice.The Unification Ministry is gearing up to launch a records center later this month. It will document cases of Pyongyang’s rights violations an
North Korea Sept. 4, 2016
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[Aryeh Neier] Duterte’s reign of terror
Since Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte took office in late June and declared a “war on drugs,” more than 1,900 people have been killed -- 756 by police officers and another 1,160 by “vigilantes,” according to police reports as of Aug. 24. Duterte is celebrating the killings and has vowed to continue his anti-drug program so long as he remains president.The Philippine law enforcement agencies prosecuting the drug war have thrown out the rulebook and ignored fundamental requirements such as co
Viewpoints Sept. 4, 2016
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[Cass R. Sunstein] In praise of radical transparency
Almost immediately after a new administration takes office, it must decide on its approach to releasing information. In early 2017, incoming officials should mount an unprecedentedly aggressive transparency initiative -- above all, to disclose online, promptly and even automatically, the final products of their own fact-finding and policy-making processes.If you are skeptical about Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, you will think that such an initiative is unlikely. But hear me out. It could wel
Viewpoints Sept. 1, 2016
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[NEWSMAKER] Rousseff proclaims innocence at impeachment trial
In a session less electric than expected, Brazil’s suspended president proclaimed her innocence at her impeachment trial Monday, branding her vice president a "usurper," calling the drive to oust her a "coup" and warning senators that history will judge them harshly if they oust a democratically elected leader on false charges. Suspended Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff gestures during her testimony in her impeachment trial at the national congress in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday. (AFP-Yonhap)Dil
World News Aug. 31, 2016
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[James Heinzen] Putin‘s Russia began in chaos of ’91
I caught a glimpse of Vladimir Putin‘s Russia in a Moscow police station 25 years ago.The USSR was disintegrating around me. I was a University of Pennsylvania graduate student in Russian history spending a year in Moscow poring over newly declassified Soviet Communist Party archives. As I immersed myself in documents that revealed startling details about the aftermath of the 1917 Russian Revolution, the revolution of 1991-92 was transforming the Soviet Union.Although on the streets things seeme
Viewpoints Aug. 30, 2016
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Harry Belafonte weighs in on Nate Parker and his new film
NEW YORK (AP) -- Harry Belafonte says it's unfair that Nate Parker’s shining moment with his film “The Birth of a Nation” is being overshadowed by a 17-year-old rape case. But the iconic performer and activist adds that he’s not clear about the facts and wants to look more into the story that’s been dominating entertainment headlines.Belafonte said in an interview with the Associated Press on Tuesday that he saw Parker’s upcoming Nat Turner slave rebellion drama and was wowed by the project. He
Film Aug. 24, 2016
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Numbers overrated in Thai politics
Playing with numbers will never end the Thai crisis. While most critics of the draft charter, which sailed through the referendum on Aug. 7, are accepting the outcome gracefully, a few have zeroed in on the relatively low voter turnout. Red Shirt leader Jatuporn Prompan suggested that heads must roll among election commissioners because the turnout of just over 50 percent was a far cry from the pre-referendum “boasting” that targeted 80 percent.The undertone of the criticism from the never-say-d
Viewpoints Aug. 18, 2016
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[Noah Feldman] Go ahead and lie, Donald. You’re protected.
If only those First Amendment people could do something about Donald Trump. His latest attack on their sacred cow is the assertion that “It is not ‘freedom of the press’ when newspapers and others are allowed to say and write whatever they want even if it is completely false!”That’s wrong as a matter of constitutional law. But it’s not crazy. In fact, the US Supreme Court has recently accorded a high degree of protection to falsehoods. And the kinds of justices that the Republican presidential n
Viewpoints Aug. 18, 2016
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