The Life News Singapore. June 1, 2019

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Sweden to host expert meeting on ISIS tribunal TL Bureau, Stockholm

SINGAPORE Vol. 01 Issue 03 Jun 01, 2019

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States’ national legal systems to prosecute these individuals. Administering justice in On Monday 3 June, civil servants from the region, by means of a tribunal or some Sweden, Germany, France, the UK, the other legal mechanism, could complement Netherlands and other countries and organ- national legal proceedings and contribute to isations will take part in an expert meeting accountability for the crimes committed to discuss the possibility of establishing a tri- during the conflict in Syria and Iraq. This bunal or some other legal mechanism to could ultimately lead to more convictions. prosecute people who fought for the terror- The Swedish Government has therefore ist group ISIS on the ground in Syria and Iraq. taken the initiative to, and will host, a meetMinister for Home Affairs Mikael Damberg ing of civil servant experts to discuss possiwill be available for comment in connection ble ways forward. Representatives of with the meeting. Citizens from many Sweden Norway, Finland, Denmark, Austria, European countries travelled to Syria and Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Iraq to join the terrorist group ISIS. The geo- Switzerland and the UK will take part in the graphical distance to evidence and testimo- meeting, as will representatives of the EU ny constitutes a challenge for the Member and UNITAD.

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West Indies took over from Pakistan by seven wickets. TL Bureau Trent Bridge West Indies squashed Pakistan by seven wickets in an uneven World Cup coordinate at Trent Bridge on Friday, with the double cross victors indicating they are a resurgent power in the one-day game. Quick bowler Oshane Thomas accepting four wickets as Pakistan were packaged out for their second-least World Cup aggregate of 105 in simply 21.4 overs on the second day of the challenge in England and Wales. West Indies traveled to triumph in simply 13.4 overs, Chris Gayle top-scoring with 50. He achieved his 50 years off 33 balls with three sixes and six fours preceding he was rejected off the following ball he confronted. Amid his innings Gayle, who considers himself the "Universe Boss", broke the record for the most sixes hit in World Cup history. He currently has 40 maximums, three more than resigned South African batsman A B de Villiers. Nicolas Pooran crushed paceman Wahab Riaz for a tremendous six over the square-leg limit to give the 1975 and 1979 title holders a perfect begin to their crusade.

US-drove alliance, The Three Summits 1,300 regular folks and Deterrence of Iran in Syria and Iraq TL Bureau, Riyadh TL Bureau, Ramadi and Mosul

13,000 non military personnel fatalities. The US-drove The alliance says it bends move started after IS made over backward to dodge non over tremendous zones of an military personnel losses area. It forced severe guideThe US-drove alliance against line more than a huge numthe Islamic State (IS) bunch ber of individuals who fell says it has unexpectedly under its control and has slaughtered in excess of completed or roused fatal 1,300 regular folks in Iraq and assaults the world over. The Syria since 2014. most recent figure given by In an announcement, the the alliance is somewhat alliance said it had completed higher than its past affirma34,502 strikes since its air tion eight months back of battle against IS started there 1,100 non military personnel about five years prior. A UK- passings. It says it is as yet based observing gathering surveying 111 progressively says the genuine toll is a lot potential instances of regular higher, assessing up to almost citizen fatalities.

of the mullahs' regime, which depends on the idea of Saudi newspapers highlighted "exporting the revolution." in their editorials on May 31, Some newspaper wrote about 2019 a number of issues at the 14th Islamic summit of the of Islamic local, regional and internation- Organization Cooperation (OIC), saying that al arenas. Some newspaper in its editori- the Islamic Summit will be al titled "The Three Summits held today in Makkah, precedand Deterrence of Iran," said ed by two Gulf and Arab that the three summits being extraordinary summits, and all hosted by the Kingdom of these summits are important Saudi Arabia aim at sending a in their regions, although the strong message to the Iranian GCC and Arab summits are difregime, that its terrorist con- ferent in their broad lines. duct cannot continue, and that However, they meet with the acceptance of Iran as a natural Islamic summit on the imporstate in the Middle East cannot tance of finding solutions for come about unless there is a many issues in which Arab and radical change in the structure Islamic interests overlap

Ten independent chairs announced to scrutinise modern slavery cases Greater transparency at forefront of changes to the national referral mechanism. TL Bureau, London

independent group of professionals to review certain cases and Potential victims of modern slav- assess whether the right decision ery will receive more transparent has been made. and joined-up support thanks to People who receive a negative plans introduced by the Home “conclusive grounds� decision Office. after being referred to the NRM Changes to the national referral the government system to identimechanism (NRM), that have fy and support victims of modern now come into force, will allow an slavery - will automatically have

their decision reviewed by a Multi-Agency Assurance Panel to be scrutinised. These panels can then require the Home Office to reconsider any case where they consider an incorrect decision to have been made. This comes as, following a pilot scheme, a new Single Competent Authority was introduced at the end of April to

handle all cases referred from front line staff and to make decisions about whether somebody is a victim of modern slavery. The expert unit within the Home Office has replaced the previous model of separate case management units in the National Crime Agency and UK Visas and Immigration.


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