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Barong Family Drops New EP + Brings The Party To Coronavirus Affected Fans In Asia
The Barong Family's crew just released their new EP 'Barong Family – Hard in Bangkok Pt. 1' a four-track release consisting of new music from the label's prodigy artists Crisis Era, Rawtek, Sihk, Stoltenhoff, Radical Redemption, and Nonsens, in addition to Yellow Claw's last month's release "Supernoize" with Juyen Sebulba featuring RayRay. The EP serves as a prelude to label's full length 20-track "Hard In Bangkok" album dropping on March 27. Yellow Claw and their Barong Family's appeal goes beyond their meticulous production and rage-ready sound. The attention to their fans through gestures like this one is what truly sets them apart from the crowd, and they aren't about to let coronavirus keep their fans from having a great time. Amid the worldwide concern about the virus, many of their fans in Asia are quarantined and unable to leave their homes to attend shows, so the Dutch duo broadcasted a live set from their home studio in Bali on the Chinese social media platform Huya. The almost 2-hour long show attracted 2.2 million viewers who went wild, commenting on the platform that they were hosting viewing parties in their homes while under quarantine.
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Jim Taihuttu and Nils Rondhuis are the talented duo behind Yellow Claw, the electronic music artist project that has been changing the game in bass music since 2013. Their heavy, hip-hop-influenced, and club-ready sound began on their early tracks like "DJ Turn It Up" and "In My Room" ft. Ty Dolla $ign & Tyga – which collectively are about to surpass 300M streams on Spotify alone and both have been certified Gold. Yellow Claw's 2015's debut album "Blood For Mercy" hit #1 on Billboard's Heat Seekers Chart, Top Dance/Electronic Albums Chart, and scored an Edison Award – the Dutch equivalent of GRAMMY. They haven't slowed down since, with a packed tour calendar that included last year's epic takeover of the LA's iconic Shrine Auditorium to a crowd of 7K people, and their work with Barong Family label. Stay tuned for more tracks from "Hard in Bangkok" coming soon to see what's next from the Barong Family's crew.
Dance Floor Rhythms Present On Valentino Khan's EP 'French Fried'
Innovation is the best word that describes Valentino Khan's EP, 'French Fried'. This 4-track material is filled with dance floor rhythms. A new addition to the Mad Decent family you won't want to miss. Best of all, it's now available on all streaming platforms.
According to the producer himself, the whole tracks are inspired by French artists that set an important precedent in America's electronic music. More specifically, he's borrowing a similar sonic aesthetic by the likes of Gesaffelstein and SebastiAn. In fact, this European stylistic trend represents an influence in Valentino's edgy sound and vision to date.
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Here you will enjoy captivating Electro/Bass House tunes brimming with hard-hitting drums and explosive drops. I bet these bangers will instantly make you shake your booty. Following two official remixes for DJ Snake, Valentino isn't letting anything stop him this year. Make sure you check out the 'French Fried' EP, turn up the volume and destroy some speakers so that your neighbors can hear it!
You Can't Get Bored! Mou5ZyZZ Unleashes "Melbourne Overdose"
Listening to music is a good thing to do when you're bored. Of course, I would only recommend infectious tunes like "Melbourne Overdose". This is the latest single from the one and only, Mou5ZyZZ in collaboration with Yago Music. The American DJ and producer experiments for the very first time with a subgenre of Electro House known as Melbourne Bounce.
On the one hand, pumping minimal beats, sidechained synths, and lively drops are the highlights here. While on the other, vocals match the high-level production. On a side note, compelling lyrics fantasize about hooking up with a stranger and the mystery that this implies.
Out now via Mou5 Chee5e Records, this fresh jam makes you want to do the shuffle dance, so put your foot forward and keep spinning non-stop. Get ready to distract your mind from boredom and stream in full "Melbourne Overdose" right away.
DØBER Returns To Protocol With Riding Tech/Electro-Influenced "Tear The Roof"
DØBER is back on Protocol with his new single "Tear The Roof", a party-ready track that follows up on his debut "Twisted" EP from earlier this year. The release received a strong welcome, amassing over 130k streams on Spotify since its release on February 14th. The newcomer's propensity for intense club music, that toes the line between electro and tech-house, is once again evident in the form of heavy percussive synths over a driving bassline and distorted, catchy vocals. "Tear The Roof" is uniquely different from previous tracks "Make It Better" and "Losing My Mind," which channeled more groovy and trap influences, respectively, indicating that DØBER has more up his sleeve than meets the eye.
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Nicky Romero and the Protocol crew can always be counted on for cutting-edge new music, melding a variety of genres for exciting and unexpected sounds. Their latest additions feel right at home with that mantra, bringing a fusion of tech-house and electro sound with plenty of grooves to the table. DØBER joins a full roster of talented producers such as Thomas Gold, Deniz Koyu, Marc Benjamin, Teamworx, Maximals, and more. The talented newcomer draws his inspiration from artists such as Dogblood, ZHU, and Gesaffelstein, promising plenty of dark, hard-hitting tunes to add to the label's repertoire. Protocol's mixture of veteran heavyweights and fresh new talent makes for some of the most exciting releases in the game, along with the unlimited potential for collaborations. We look forward to more releases from DØBER and the rest of the Protocol team coming soon!
Let Barong Family Transport You To The Crazy Nightlife Of Thailand With This Album!
After a three-part series of mini-releases, Barong Family's highly anticipated 'Hard in Bangkok' LP is finally out in full force! Although travel is limited for many listeners right now, the album will whisk you away to Thailand's capital city, where 14 artists of the Barong crew gathered to hang out, exchange ideas, and as a result of the production camp, made new music. "Hard in Bangkok" brims with its spirit, from the cacophonous and frenzied theme of hardstyle-influenced, hard-hitting tracks like "Tom Yam Disco" from Sihk and Stoltenhoff to the down-and-dirty, booty-shaking vibe of RayRay and Crisis Era's "Naughty." There's even "BKK to LA," which is Rawtek & LNY TNZ's trap answer to vocal bass. Yellow Claw makes appearances on four tracks, opening with "Supernoize," that opened the album's tracklist and announced it as a single release back in January; following up with "Beat Your Mother" featuring Radical Redemption and Lil Texas, "Let There Be Bass" with Dither, as well as "Free Your Mind" with Crisis Era. Barong Family pulled off a label-wide album with flying colors, and we can't wait to see what exotic location inspires their next one!
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Jim Taihuttu and Nils Rondhuis are the talented duo behind Yellow Claw, the electronic music artist project that has been changing the game in bass music since 2013. Their heavy, hip-hop-influenced, and club-ready sound began on their early tracks like "DJ Turn It Up" and "In My Room" ft. Ty Dolla $ign & Tyga – which collectively are about to surpass 300M streams on Spotify alone and both have been certified Gold. Yellow Claw's 2015's debut album "Blood For Mercy" hit #1 on Billboard's Heat Seekers Chart, Top Dance/Electronic Albums Chart, and scored an Edison Award – the Dutch equivalent of GRAMMY. They haven't slowed down since, with a packed tour calendar that included last year's epic takeover of the LA's iconic Shrine Auditorium to a crowd of 7K people, and their work with Barong Family label. Stay tuned for more new music from this ready-ready crew coming this year!
Listen To Valentino Khan's Full 'House Party' Remix EP
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The world was introduced to LA-based DJ and producer Valentino Khan in 2014, when he burst onto the scene with his debut EP "In Khan We Trust" on Skrillex's OWSLA label. Khan's sound possessed a unique versatility, incorporating elements of trap, bass, hardstyle, house, and more into a driving, often heavy sounds that found homes on labels such as Mad Decent, Spinnin Records, and Ultra. In 2015, Khan's original track "Deep Down Low" became an international sensation, earning the title of "Most Played Track" of the year and topping vSirius XM's #1 Song of 2015 on Electric Area. Since then, he has earned a reputation as a remix master with official renditions of RL Grime's "Pressure," Alison Wonderland's "Good Enough," Calvin Harris's "One Kiss" and more. His original productions include "Pump," which has over 17M streams on Spotify, "Gold" with Sean Paul, as well as production credits for the likes of 2 Chainz, B.O.B., Dizzee Rascal, Iggy Azalea, TI. and more. On the touring front, Khan sold out his show at the iconic Hollywood Palladium this year, featuring a b2b set with Shaquille O'Neal (DJ Diesel) and a surprise appearance by legend Snoop Dogg. 2020 is already shaping up to be the year of Valentino Khan, and we can't wait to see what happens next.
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Friday afternoon, I cycled back home and after a cough and a splutter, went off to meet Frank in the local which was stuffed full of no-necked rugby types (again) baying at a selection of massive flat screens featuring more no-necked rugby types deliberately hurting themselves in an orgy of masochistic machismo. We couldn't be fucked to deal with it so opted instead for the rather limp bar over the road and sunk a few lagers instead.
I returned home and had a few more cans in front of the TV and hit the sack a little later than I intended. I woke on the Saturday morning in good time and prepared myself for the trip ahead by having no less that two kippers and about 4 cups of tea. And toast. As is the custom Myfwt was late but at least when she arrived she was actually ready to go. I've found that women require at least an hour more time than men to prepare themselves for an excursion, even if its to take the fucking rubbish out. We were already an hour behind when we set off, of course, it was a Saturday so the roads were solid with metal and it took us almost 2 hours to hit the M1. At the first set of services, Newport fucking Pagnell we stopped and gathered together food and fags and carried on our way. This time I took over driving responsibilities in Myfwt car, I was rather keen we got to our destination before Sunday so I gave it my plate of meat. We arrived at the Huddersfield junction some 3 hours later in, remarkably, very clement weather. By Yorkshire standards it was blistering.
I'd arranged to meet Charlie at the car park of Yorkshire Sculpture Park. We didn't have enough time to have a meander; I followed Charlie in his car through the glorious Yorkshire countryside at some pace. The road surfaces aren't really up to the standard one expects from London, the up t'North people haven't had roads for very long, or cars, because they're poor, bless, so well done to them for at least making an effort. Bravo.
Actually, driving the up t'North lanes was more like rallying and ironically I thought of Colin McRae, probably just at the very moment he was screaming towards his death in his chopper.
Unlike most Yorkshires, Charlie and his family have a rather large swanky flat; it has running water and central heating and even a loo, inside! We greeted Charlie's wife, Lisa and 3-year-old son called Winkie, who'd just woken up, and all had a nice cup of Yorkshire tea. Charlie's mum and dad popped by to pick up Winkie because us adults had some adult things to do. Feverishly we all got changed into our clobber for the evening's delights. It was Charlie's fortieth and the theme for the do (see, I'm even getting the lingo) was 'vaudeville and burlesque from music hall to dress as you dare' I was looking rather rakeish in my top hat, Byron-esque lace white shirt, waistcoat, pin-striped slacks and pointy leather boots. Myfwt wore a fetching black dress with fucking stockings, right dick-fattening stuff. She looked delicious. Lisa looked stunning in a green corset and an ostrich feature in her bouffant hair and Charlie, also with top hat, looked like the consummate dandy by employing lots of red silk with a tailored black-suited.
We took a cab to the station and hopped on the train to Leeds. My initial concern of Myfwt attracting a bit too much attention from 'gentlemen' was stymied when I realised the young ladies from Leeds are happy to walk about wearing dental floss to cover their modesty. My own rather unusual dress code was aided and abetted by the company I was keeping, I actually felt extraordinarily comfortable prancing about town, like a tit.
We arrived at the first venue; a fine looking pub with a good selection of proper ales, in fact, Tim Taylors Landlord was on the menu, a personal favourite. I was introduced to a host of similarly attired guests, there were quite a few top hats and ostrich feathers, fur wraps, stockings, tail coats, plus-fours, canes, spats… everyone looked superb. A few faces I knew, a few I didn't but it mattered not, Myfwt and I fell into the bosom of the guests and we drifted from face to face making our acquaintance.
After a few pints dinner was announced. To my utter joy, and really this was being like a 5 year old at a your best friends party, I was confronted by a 20 foot long table groaning with nothing but yellow food. Pies, both chicken and pork, pasties of all known type, scotch eggs, a dream food when you're pissed, ham and cheese rolls, crisps, more pies and not a flash of green in sight. Wonderful.
After stuffing our faces to the point of blindness we took a cab to Leeds University to visit a club called The Wendy House and it was here I had my true taste of the north south divide.
I'll keep this simple because this isn't a fucking social commentary; it's one rather bored berk ranting. As we approached the university students were milling about and we were forced to ask them directions. Instead of reticent grunts and/or shrugs we were warmly received by total strangers who took it on themselves to not just walk us to the venue but to converse with us without any agenda. Maybe its because of the way Myfwt and I were dressed (the rest of the party were 30 minutes behind us so we were on our own) but I think it's just because the up t'North people are simply friendlier. Indeed, the club itself played host to a wide mix of alternative codes, goth, skins, punks, indie kids all cohabiting as one, with all groups dancing at one point to (ironically) Respect by Erasure.
We stayed until it closed, I've no idea what time it was and took another cab to a house in Huddersfield where things took a class A turn for the better, the booze flowed mercilessly and things began to get gorgeously vague and strange. There seemed to be a seamless passing from being inebriated to waking up feeling like I'd been reconstructed from sand and poo.
I didn't mix my drinks but my three companions did, all threw up at some point in the morning though Charlie copped the worse. Fortunately for me the TV had been left on as Charlie who was full of the stuff a few hours earlier, hadn't been able to sleep so I was able to watch the Grand Prix and then the Moto GP as I made breakfast for Lisa and Myfwt. Charlie joined us shortly after and the girls chatted while Charlie, Winkie and I went off to his bedroom to play with his toys. Turns out Winkie is a Marine Biologist in the making, on his wall are pictures of fishes, hundreds of them. Winkie can name every bloody one, and no, he's not autistic, weird or precious, just a smashing kid. I asked Charlie how much he'd sell him for but the idiot wasn't interested.
At about 5-ish I felt I was good to drive, after a fond cheerio Charlie escorted me back to the M1 with Winkie in for the ride and we were off. The journey back was fucking awful, sudden queues nearly saw us buried in the back of two lorries and one of them new mini's, I left a service station without my lights on and wondered why everyone was flashing me, I got caught by a speed camera as we approached the M25 which didn't do much for my temper and by the time we arrived home at 10pm both of us were giggling insane but alright enough to watch The Bourne Supremacy which is ace of spades.
Yesterday was spent in bed until midday, we had breakfast, watched Clerks 2 (superb stuff) after a bit of cleaning and washing spent the rest of the day and evening on the couch taking it very slowly indeed, eating at will and having a few stiff drinks to prepare us for today.
Next weekend I've a bunch of friends coming to my gaff, I may have to take another Monday off for that too.
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NEW YORK (CBS New York/AP) — Thursday was a good day for federal agents and bad day for the mob.
In the morning the FBI made arrests from New England to Florida. In all, 127 mafia members and associates were charged with a wide range of crimes — some going back 30 years, CBS 2's John Slattery reports.
It was the largest mafia bust in FBI history. The massive operation targeted the country's most notorious crime families, all part of the network known as La Cosa Nostra. Many of the arrests were in Brooklyn, but they occurred throughout New York City, in New Jersey and New England. One person was arrested in Italy.
1010 WINS' Juliet Papa with Assisstant Director of the FBI Janice Fedarcyk
WCBS 880 Reporter Irene Cornell says leadership of Colombo, Gambino families hit hard
Among those arrested in New Jersey were reputed associates of the Genovese crime family, some of whom also served as officials of longshoremen's unions.
The charges are listed in 16 indictments charging hundreds of made men with murder, racketeering, gambling, narcotics, trafficking and extortion. The charges cover decades worth of offenses, Holder said, including "classic mob hits to eliminate perceived rivals," a killing during a botched robbery and a double shooting in a barroom dispute over a spilled drink. Bobby Vernace, of the Gambino leadership, is charged in a 1981 murder in Woodhaven, Queens.
"The reality is that our battle against organized crime enterprises is far from over," U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said at a news conference in Brooklyn. "This is an ongoing effort and it must and will remain a top priority for all of us in law enforcement."
The takedown was another blow to New York's five Mafia crime families. Federal probes aided by mob turncoats have decimated the families' ranks and resulted in lengthy prison terms for several leaders.
On Friday, a federal judge in Brooklyn sentenced John "Sonny" Franzese, 93, to eight years in prison for extorting Manhattan strip clubs and a pizzeria on Long Island.
Federal prosecutors had sought at least 12 years behind bars for the underboss of the Colombo crime family — in effect, a life term. To bolster their argument, they had an FBI agent testify that Franzese bragged about killing 60 people over the years and once contemplated putting out a hit on his own son for becoming a government cooperator.
In October, Mafia turncoat Salvatore Vitale was sentenced to time served after federal prosecutors praised his total betrayal of his own crime syndicate — and after he apologized to the families of his victims. Authorities said he had a hand in at least 11 murders, including that of a fellow gangster in the fallout from the infamous Donnie Brasco case.
The evidence provided after his arrest in 2003 helped decimate the once-fearsome Bonanno organized crime family, Assistant U.S. Attorney Greg Andres said.
"The Mafia today is weaker because of his cooperation," Andres said. "Mr. Vitale provided lead after lead. … The results speak for themselves."
Some of the accused mobsters have colorful nicknames like "Vinny Carwash," "Tony Bagels," "Johnny Pizza," "Lumpy," "The Bull" and "Meatball."
But agents also nabbed top members, including the reputed head of New England's crime family, Luigi Manocchio. He's accused of collecting protection payments from strip club owners.
High-ranking Gambino and Colombo associates were charged with carrying out hits on members of their own family. Some of the alleged killings were almost casual.
"Two other murder victims allegedly were shot in a public bar because of a dispute over a spilled drink," Holder said.
Since the death of Gambino crime boss John Gotti, top members of La Cosa Nostra have kept a low profile but stayed active.
Said Janice K. Fedarcyk, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI's New York Division: "Just as the retirement or resignation of a corporate CEO does not spell the end of the company; neither does the incarceration of a mob boss or key executive mean the dissolution of their family."
(TM and Copyright 2011 CBS Radio Inc. and its relevant subsidiaries. CBS RADIO and EYE Logo TM and Copyright 2011 CBS Broadcasting Inc. Used under license. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
Well, well, well, now if only the FEDS would go after the notorious bloods, crips and latin kings with = fervor!
and let's not forget the illegal aliens…..could you imagine how many jobs THAT would create for us Americans??
None, because we're too spoiled to work those jobs.
ok they got the Gangsters…. now its time for the Banksters who have stolen a million times more money then these poor guys….
Hey, lets have the arrested mob plow our streets…
LOL! Work release for the mob.
This isnt how they do it in the movies
The real criminal is our Government
WHAT ABOUT THE "JEW MAFIA" You never hear them being arrested! That must have something to do with our Jewdicial system!
I definitely agree. They are so corrupt and all they want to do is oppress the citizens.
*My comment was meant to describe our government and local authorities
Its something the Obma adm is doing to change the news away from the debt and healthcare
I find it interesting that Chicago mobdom was not mentioned in all this. Could it be they orchestrated this to eliminate their competition? Hmmmmm
beautiful observation.
This is how is works, trickle down economics style. Go after the organize crime gangs, the big bosses that control the drugs for example. Then the unorganized gangs that depend on these losers, become losers them selfs. EZ enough for everybody? Not to say the FBI is a perfect organization either, but they play a better role then the rest in my eyes.
Duh, that make no sense at all, and you trust the FBI…weren't they the ones that were accused of killing Kennedy? Oh yeah, trust the government
wat about mike "the situation"?
I think "the situation" should run the new york mob….he's cute, hot and business smart. Come on FBI man, try messing with Snooki and the Situation!
Interesting. This is funny stuff. Let's arrest some old italians that can't even breath…Hey, we can pick on them…One FBI agent asks, "Hey, what about the LA Gangs and the Mexican and Russian Mobs?"…Senior agnets reply, "Leave them alone, those are real threats to us. We can't fight those guys, they're real threats to national security…. too tough for us." At least the Italian mob only goes after their own kind, but the mexican cartels will take judges, police officials down without a thought.
good point
Simple Economics. When they brought Gotti down they SAID they crippled the mob. Now 10 plus years later they're doing and saying the same thing. Bull. Arrest 100 members, there are 200 waiting to get in. Arrest those 200, and 400 are waiting to get in. Crime is not finite, it's infinite. As long as there is economic gain, rapid unemployment, government corruption…crime at every level, social, governmental, political will exist. They haven't done anything except open up a can of worms for new criminals to step in.
How TRUE this point is. Remember when the brought the Teflon Don down, "Today we have crippled the Italian Mob". Nonsense. Now they say it again. How can a people respect the very government that preaches ethics when they are involved in criminal unethical behaivor and corruption!
Oh good. Now that we rounded up 127 Italians…Let's go after the real mobsters in this country…OUR OWN GOVERNMENT. Interesting, while the rest of us struggle with taxes, social security benefits, health benefits, gas prices, Isn't it comforting to know that our tax dollars pay our senators their own retirement plans, medical plans that are separate from what you and i get? I thought, pardon me but they worked for us? FBI…what a bunch of KGB agents…Go after the real criminals, the federal government.
Couldnt have said it better myself!!!!!
The is so true. We need honest people in government whom do not care about getting rich and famous but making our country a better place to live for all.
Oh, praise be to the good Lord…I feel so much safer now that the streets are rid of thos bad bad men…OH God, I don't know, I looked in my 401 K that was with Madoff Securities, my entire retirement is gone…Oh Lord, My husband has been out of a job for a year now and his medical and insurance benefits are gone, Oh Lord, the man that shot the politicain, China owns the US, the mexican mobs, child pornography rings, drugs, 70,000 gang bangers, corrupt politicans, 20 million americans unemployed, 30 million with no health benefits, corrupt government through and through, kennedy assasination, asian and mexican mob cartels…but oh oh good lord, thank goodness those men are off the street. Those bad italian men.
Where would feel safer? Living in Howard Beach, Bensonhurst or East New York? I'm opting for the first 2, Choose carefully, your life may depend on it.
East New York or Bedford Stuyvesant. According to crime stats, both are safer that Howard Beach and Bensonhurst
A question here. Who would you prefer to live with , the Mafia or street gangs? Me maybe would rather live among Mafia thugs then street gangs. At least the Mafia doesn't go after one unless they have a reason while street gangs seem to go after a person any person young or old no matter what . Me, I'll take the Mafia over street gangs any time of the day.
You still believe that "Robin Hood" BS?? Grow up.
I guess Ellen missed the part in the article that mentions the double shooting in a bar over a spilled drink.
The numbers concern me. 800 fed's and police to get 100 mobsters? Really?! How about working like the rest of us. Doing more with less. I wonder how much $$$ was spent, what with overtime and all.
GREAT POINT. I work in corporate america and my co managers are doing the job of three to four people. No Wonder this country is broke…The Government is not out to serve and protect you…they're out to serve and protect their own interest. It's all going to burst soon enough. The roman empire lastes 300 years and America is on the verge of total breakdown. They spend money they don't have and then come to you and me and say we need more money, PAY UP…if that's not mob like I don't know what is! Try messing up on your IRS tax return and i guarantee you the IRS Mob will be knocking on your door, with a BILL and LATE FEES…That's about as mob like as you can get!
I love this comment. So true.
So we should just let them break the law because it costs too much money to investigate their crimes??? That is some pretty effed up logic there.
FBI trying to get some good press here. Going after the Italian mob catches more attention than other nationalities.
The FBI likes to talk about how they have crippled the Mafia. They haven't. They are still running very strong in NY and North Jersey.
How about putting that same level of focus on the extremely violent street gangs. That seems like a better use of resources. Won't get the same kind of press that the Mafia gets, but you may save more lives.
Well Said!
Do you think they'll ever catch Bin Laden? Makes one think ……
I often thought that was the reason the Bin laden threat was missed. FBI agents were busy trying to get publicity and make a name for themselves by busting the Mob.
Next – Bloods and Crips ?
After that – Latin Kings ?
After that – Russians ?
After that – Irish cops ?
After that – Union leeches ?
etc, etc,etc
You have to keep an eye on those Italians, they will steal anything.
Hey Bernie, Where is my 300k investment at? I have not heard from you in awhile…go figure…must be the italians. "When in doubt or need a PR lift, blame the italians.
Maddof was a jew moron just like the rest of teh banksters that have stole TRILLIONS SO FAR.
This is nothing but a diversion to make you think the government is doing something. The government is owned by the banksters..
Hey moron antisemite, I thought Madoff is in prison for life, isn't he? Was he released?
Oh good, I feel much safer now!
What about the Union mobs?
some of these comments sound like the italian version of a black drug dealer handing out turkeys at thanksgiving and every idiot in the hood loves them for wrecking lives- nothing impressive about these goons- lets hope they don't have a jury of morons.
this sounds like LIKE LAZY police work! you pick on old guys (not really THAT dangerous) and LET the RUSSIAN MOB (VERY DANGEROUS) and other FOREIGN Terrorists Mobs ROAM our AMERICAN Streets! HURTING Law enforcement system FOR SURE! PATHETIC!!!
No John I'm afraid you're wrong. The Mafia are just as murderous as any ethnic gang but they have learnt to box clever – they keep their activities under the radar as much as possible and these days tend to get picked up for low-level racketeering and they often get off these charges. People make the mistake of thinking that because the Mob aren't leaving bullet ridden bodies around any more that they aren't serious players. I'm afraid to say that they very much are and that's why the FBI works so hard to keep on top of them. However, even a big bust like this will do little to harm their overall capability
Mark, pull your head out of your ass. Youre comparing the italian mob to the russian mob and the mexican mobs. When was the last time the FBI did anyting like this to the Russian or Mexican mobs? Are you in reality? You think the italian mobs are more of a threat than the Russian and Mexican mobs? Do you read the freakin news reports coming out of Mexico. Mess with the Mexicans and they'll kill you where you stand, civilian or not…Drugs…Who the hell do you think runs all that shid…Wake up….it's a PR Move
I'm not worried about Mexico Pres, I'm worried about NYC. The Mexicans and Russians are obviously very violent and dengerous but they don't have the indidious level of influenece in unions and industry that the Mob has.
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And Thats What They (The FBI) Are.
the guy's 93, do you think he's worried about going to prison
Prison will probably be the best place for him, health care, three square meals a day, Hmmm. I'm homeless….how do i get that same deal?
Hey Billie, you think you might want to spell Assistant WITHOUT 4 Ss??
charges will not stick. The acting bosses are to old to be contained in prison. Most charges will not stick. How typical Forever Bother the Italians… extortion, gambling, prostitution, narc's. This Arrest is just a example of the FBI pan handling the mob for there extortion money. The Government hate the mob bc the mob governized thr own community and they cant bank off it.
lolwut? Whats the Mafia? Ive never of this. Organized crime?? What?
There are some very ill informed comments here. The Italian Mafia is alive and well and keeps a low profile but it still has a frightening amount of influence and keep fingers in so many pies that they take money out of the pockets of every single New Yorker in one way or another. They are the definition of 'organised crime' as opposed to gun toting hoodlums, and law enforcement has to be constantly vigilant to stay on top of what is still a large and dangerous criminal empire
Go to Brooklyn and chase the Russian mafia–the Italian are nothing comparing to those guyes
Are the banks next?
Good Point!!! How many crooked politicians are involved in bank deals that have gone bad? WHAT POLITICAL CORRUPTION IS TODAY IS WHAT IT WAS TO THE MOB IN THE EARLY DAYS. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE NOW IS THE POLITICIANS AND BUSINESS PEOPLE HIDE BEHIND MERGERS, LLC'S, PARTNERSHPS, CORPORATE BUYOUTS, JUNK BONDS, ETC. THEY'RE SPINELESS WORMS. AT LEAST MOBSTERS (ALL ETHNIC GROUPS) TAKE A STAND AND DONT HIND BEHIND GOVERNMENT LEGALITIES
Yeah, arrest the 90 year olds. That'll show them.
They just cleared the way for fresh blood to come in.
FBI = Fumbling Bumbling Idiots.
Now if the FBI could take down the Russian Mob,The Korean Mob, The Vietnamese Gangs..and on and on
get the wall street gangsters!
they are the thugs stealing bundles of our cash
I guess they were able to round up these guys because they didn't have to share information with other agencies. They had info on Bid Laden, but chose to keep it to themselves because they didn't want other agencies taking the glory. They sacrificed American lives because of a political move. The FBI makes all the mod guys look like small change.
these men are criminals , no doubt about it
they made their beds
but lets face it these guys are so much much easier to infiltrate and
surveil compared to the Latins , Russians and Asian gangs
the days of the Italian mob rule is over
in their prime they were untouchable
now fat easy targets
It figures that the Wonder Boy Eric Holder has gone after the dog with the least teeth!!!
How about the real Bad Boys???
MS-13 and The Russian Mob etc. etc.
The world is full of rats.
How True…well said…and RATS are everywhere, in politics, in business and in the corporate sectors. You can't trust anyone today…especially the GOVERNMENT!
y dont they concentrate on the chinese there taking over the country with knock offs
how about Brighton Beach Russian Mafia and don't forget NYS Senator Carl Kruger helping to put Rasputin night club back in business after Board of Health closed it down.
the fellows will be back o0n the streets before sunset
Remember these gangs aka Mafia are more entrenched. Peoples pockets get picked without them knowing about it. Labor, clothing, garbage, food industry and etc. Before people point to minority gangs these are Italians and Irish.
The FBI does go after gangs. They had a huge sweep in Newburgh New York. Do your homework before you post.
They still need to do more in Newburgh. The level of violence there is out of control.
This is what they said in 97 "the fall of the last mafia empire" Well things always seem to move on to bigger and better.
The younger gangs are more violent, but as long as they primarily prey on the poor nobody really cares. The mob gets people upset because they get involved with middle-class people.
the feds are not crazy to go after the gangs, they have better guns and they love to used them.
so they not even are looking to tangle with the likes of the crips or the bloods
You're a REAL moron.
ooo ya they have better guns…the mafia has much more money power…the crips n bloods can't organize a basketball game and their supposed to organize their crime haha dum moolies
Jojo. What the hell are you talking about. when the la riots hit the police wouldn't even go into south LA. Oh yeah, they pose no threat to law enforcement…yeah that makes sense.
Meanwhile, the MS13 continues to fart in your general direction.
LOL Big deal you got a few boy scouts go after the real gangs or are you guys not man enough
just me, they are no longer boy scouts, they are old and clumsy scouts, they got caugh
boy scouts??? these guys have been duckin the feds since they were 16 years old there now like 60 so for all u crips and bloods out there take notes
Another way to look at this is that it took them 45 years to run them down.
So True…they rounded up a bunch of ol wise guys…try mess'n with the LA crips and bloods…now these band of good guys won't take the nonsense. Most cops I know are only tough when they have a gun and badge on, but most are wimps when alone…I know…I work out at the gym with them…they're nothing but a bunch of men with ego self esteem issues
The Crips and Bloods are nothing but hooldums. They can easily be annihiliated if the government wanted to do so. Most gangs operate in open so they are easy to control.
The Mexicans gangs are really like the Siciilian Mafia. Supremely well organized, violent, and most importantly, secretative. Though we know of them, we know little about them. That is what makes them so scary. They are basically Al Queda, but without the religious fervor.
Easy targets. Go after the gangs.
Guess we were thinking on the same page
LA has 7 0 , 0 0 0 gang members with guns. Try messing with them. Point well taken
Forget the gangs. Go after those Wall Street crooks. One guy on Wall Street steals more in one day that any mafia group could steal in a lifetime – but somehow for them its legal. America Land of the Free – if you can pay for it.


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Google has outlined its largest and boldest acquisition yet with the agreement to pay $12.5bn in cash for Motorola Mobility, the US smartphone company, in a deal that escalates the search company's rivalry with Apple and gives it control over more wireless patents.
Google will also gain a new and valuable channel into the living room through Motorola Mobility's profitable set-top box business which makes receivers for cable TV operators.
The deal will see Google pay $40 per share for Motorola Mobility – a 63 per cent premium to the company's closing share price on Friday – and gain the $3bn of cash sitting on Motorola's books. Google had $36bn in cash on its balance sheet at the end of June.
The acquisition, expected to close by the end of the year or in early 2012, will put Google and Apple head-to-head in the battle for dominance in the fast-growing smartphone market, as both companies will control the hardware and software of their products.
But the deal also gives Google direct access to Motorola Mobility's portfolio of more than 17,000 patents and 7,500 pending patents, ammunition Google believes it needs to repel a patent assault by Apple, Microsoft, Oracle and others on its Android mobile phone operating system.
Larry Page, the Google co-founder who took over as Google's chief executive in April, said the deal would "supercharge the entire Android ecosystem for the benefit of consumers, partners and developers".
The operating system, licensed for free to mobile phone handset makers, has surged in popularity since the first Android phone was launched in 2008. It claimed 48 per cent per cent of the global smartphone market in the latest quarter, according to Canalys, a market research firm, well ahead of rivals including Nokia, Apple and Research in Motion.
But acquiring a handset manufacturer will put Google into direct competition with many of the companies that rely on Android to power their own smartphones, including Samsung and HTC.
Andy Rubin, senior vice-president of mobile at Google, said: "Google remains firmly committed to Android as an open platform and a vibrant open source community. We will continue to work with all of our valued Android partners to develop and distribute innovative Android-powered devices."
HTC, Samsung, LG and Sony Ericsson issued short statements welcoming the deal, which, they all said, showed that Google was defending Android and its partners.
The potential value of Motorola's patent portfolio was highlighted last month by Carl Icahn, the billionaire Wall Street investor and Motorola Mobility's largest single investor, who called on management to "consider its options" for maximising the value of its patents.
Google was recently outbid by a consortium led by Apple which paid $4.5bn for 6,000 wireless patents owned by Nortel Networks, the defunct Canadian telecommunications equipment maker – a deal that helped highlight the value of intellectual property in the mobile phone industry, which has been rocked by a series of patent infringement suits, many filed by Apple.
Motorola Mobility was demerged from Motorola this year after the handset maker was left behind in the touchscreen smartphone revolution ushered in by Apple's iPhone in 2007.
Shares in Motorola Mobility, advised by Qatalyst and Centerview, closed up 56 per cent. Google, advised by Lazard, saw its stock fall 1.2 per cent.
Motorola Mobility's handset business ran into severe difficulties about five years ago after missing the trend towards touchscreen smartphones and the use of third-generation wireless technology, which enables web surfing on mobiles.
The business ran up large losses, but the turnround plan led by Sanjay Jha, chief executive since 2008, has made significant strides. The company reported an operating profit of $76m in 2010, compared with a loss of $1.2bn in 2009.
The broad challenge for Motorola Mobility has been to differentiate its Android-based products from the competition using the same operating system. Nokia decided to use Microsoft's smartphone operating system earlier this year after concluding that Android-based handset makers faced commoditisation.
Some antitrust experts warned that, with investigations into Google already underway in Washington and Brussels, the deal would face protracted regulatory scrutiny.
In a sign of the lengths it has gone to to win over Motorola despite the risk, one person familiar with the transaction said that Google has agreed to pay a $2.5bn break-up fee if it abandons the transaction, a figure that is thought to be one of the highest on record relative to the value of the deal.
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Local Natives' Gorilla Manor could have easily scored points with the Hype Machine hive mind based on a handful of qualities the band shares with some of the more popular indie acts of recent years—the choral harmonies of Fleet Foxes, the carefully considered arrangements of Grizzly Bear, and intermittent bursts of Broken Social Scene bombast. However, the band rises above the dregs of pale imitators, thanks in part to a lively rhythm section spurred on by the serpentine playing of bassist Andy Hamm. Speaking to The A.V. Club from the band's home base in Los Angeles, Hamm discussed Local Natives' decision to self-fund Gorilla Manor, the reason he can't take credit for every bassline on the record, and why one song in the band's set at the 400 Bar tonight might sound a little familiar, though you won't know why.
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AH: We didn't really have any other option. We had these songs, and we knew we wanted to record them, and we weren't getting attention from a label at that point, or attention from a producer or anything. We were playing minimal shows and really hunkering down to make this album, and we knew we wanted to do it on our terms, as far as the writing and the sounds. And in order to do that, we knew that we had to do it ourselves. We started scrimping, saving here and there, everybody setting aside what they could. And then, luckily, [guitarist-vocalist] Ryan [Hahn]'s father came in—he's been a huge supporter of the band—and he said, "We'll set up a payment plan and I'll front you guys some money so you can get it done on the cheap." That came through, and we just went for it.
AVC: What was the turning point where you started receiving more outside attention?
AH: We're still such a small band, so when we got offered to do a residency at a place like Silver Lake Lounge or Spaceland—things like that for us were a big attention-getter. We were playing to a lot of new ears in L.A., and as each week progressed there was more and more people, so within the band, those were pretty big milestones for us. We were like "Wow, there's not only people paying attention, but the right people, and we're doing things that we were setting out to do. It seemed like we were getting the right attention for the music that we were making.
AVC: A major part of the Local Natives sound are those thick vocal harmonies. Is that something you have to drill in rehearsal?
AH: With the singing, nobody in the band was classically trained—it's not like there was one guy who used to be in a barbershop quartet or was a choirboy growing up. I think any time you have a band where there's more than one person who can sing the lead, harmonies are going to happen. It's just a matter of everybody sitting around a guitar or piano and playing around with different harmonies and everybody looks around and says, "Oh, that sounded really cool. Maybe we can tweak it here or there." Very much trial-and-error at this point.
AVC: Is that how you approach your bass parts as well?
AH: Within the band, nobody has one specific role. It's not that Ryan is only in charge of doing the guitar parts for the songs or Kelcey [Ayer] is only in charge of doing the piano parts. It's very much a group effort. Somebody might have the skeleton of a song that they're working on, and they bring it to the group and then we all jam it out and feel it out and Ryan will say, "Oh, I've got this idea for a bassline in my head," and he'll try to work it out on the guitar and then I'll try that. And then I'll say, "Well, I have this idea for a guitar line that's in my head," and he'll feel out that. It's a lot of time in the studio or just playing a part over and over. Trying six different melodies over a progression until everybody looks around and nods and agrees. And then we move on to the next part.
AVC: What was the discussion like when you were considering your cover of Talking Heads' "Warning Sign" for inclusion on Gorilla Manor?
AH: The cover stemmed from back when we were living in Orange County and we were trying to play a live set and we wanted a cover song in the set to fill it out. I was diving into Talking Heads and researching them, and I think the band as a whole was starting to get into what Talking Heads did past the songs that we would hear in passing. We all loved the band—which is hard for us, to find one band that everybody in the group really likes. And then I heard "Warning Sign," and I saw potential to cover it, but not just to do a bastardized version of the original—to try to do something that respects the song, but at the same time gave it a Local Natives touch. And when it came time to do the record, there were people around us that we trusted and they were all pushing to get it on the record—there was never any intention of putting a cover song on the record. It was a last-minute decision, and now looking back, everybody's really happy that we did, because it's become a staple of the record and more so of the live set.
AVC: Playing the song live, do you notice a spark of recognition in the crowd as the song unwinds?
AH: If we didn't say, "Hey, this is a song by Talking Heads," I think that people wouldn't really know. "Warning Sign" was never a huge hit for Talking Heads, and unless you were a big fan of the band, you probably don't know the song that well. And from the little feedback that we've gotten, most people are like, "Wait, that's Talking Heads?"
AVC: You created the cover for Gorilla Manor, which depicts the heads of all five band members exploding. Were you trying to convey that Local Natives has too many ideas for one band to contain?
AH: Somewhat—you're the first person that's come somewhat close to putting that together. If there was a concept behind the record, I think the underlying theme is the five us all in the kitchen together, throwing in different things, and with that comes a lot of patience and a lot of time. And there were a lot of stressful situations in trying to do this record all on our own and learning as a band what it takes. It was that balance of trying to really enjoy it and have fun with, but at the same time everybody was so serious and passionate about geting these songs exactly how we wanted them. So that conjured up images of heads exploding, but when they did explode, it was a very colorful and very beautiful thing. That juxtaposition is pretty much the idea behind the name Gorilla Manor. It's this manor where things are trying to be held up as very serious and very prestigious, but at the same time it's really just five friends knocking around these songs together.


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The Maryland Lottery hopes to have its online lottery sales platform up and running by January 1, 2013.
Lottery Director Stephen Martino tells WBAL Radio that the Maryland legislature approved $500-thousand for the lottery to start up the program and hire some additional staff.
Martino says the time has come for Internet lottery sales in Maryland.
"We just think this is a way that people are doing business and commerce is moving. You can buy practically anything on the Internet. It just seems logical," says Martino.
He says Illinois just launched its Internet lottery sales program and about a dozen other states are looking at such programs.
"In no place where an Internet lottery platform has been launched has there been a decline in retail commissions or retail sales at traditional lottery retailers," says Martino.
All the traditional lottery games would be sold online in Maryland.
Martino says interested players would set up an account where officials would verify that the player is 18-years-old and legally able to purchase a ticket.
He believes that allowing Internet sales will help boost the number of players in Maryland.
"Internet is attracting a new customer. It is not cannibalizing from the current customer base. So people who have been used to going to the retailer to play their numbers or buy their tickets are going to continue to do that," says Martino.
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The world's largest retailer has introduced online sales of caskets, expanding a merchandise selection that spans engagement rings and baby gear to a new major milestone in its shoppers' lives.
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1 January 2016
The purpose of this Handbook is to provide guidelines and best practices for the collection and management of information on serious human rights situations for civil society actors who are not professionally trained in such documentation practices. While the Handbook strongly emphasizes the need to for civil society to leave the work to professionals, practice shows that this is not always possible and as a last resort civil society actors may consider engaging in some documentation practices and not in others. The Handbook offers guidance on ethical principles and documentation to prevent/mitigate harm, identify security risks, preserve crime scenes, prevent the loss of evidence, and manage the information in manner that preserves confidentiality, security and probative value, with an eye to possible use in later redress processes and without jeopardizing the future work of professionally trained and officially appointed investigators.
Education and Transitional Justice: Opportunities and Challenges for Peacebuilding
16 November 2015
This report, part of a joint research project by ICTJ and UNICEF on the intersections of education, transitional justice, and peacebuilding, explores how a transitional justice framework can help to identify educational deficits relating to the logic of past conflict and/or repression and inform the reconstruction of the education sector. Drawing on comparative experiences from around the world, it looks at how formal and informal education can help facilitate the work of transitional justice measures and vice versa. Page 35 begins practical recommendations for Transitional Justice practitioners, policymakers, civil society actors, education practitioners, policymakers, and donors. For more on the project, visit the project webpage: https://www.ictj.org/our-work/research/education-peacebuilding
Enforced Disappearance and Extrajudicial Execution: Investigation and Sanction (A Practitioners Guide)
1 March 2015
This resource supports investigating and punishing crimes of enforced disappearance and extrajudicial execution. It is based off a series of seminars and includes the perspectives of judges, prosecutors, non-governmental organizations, local authorities, journalists, and human rights practitioners. In addition to contextualizing both crimes under international law and in armed conflict, the resource includes guidance for investigation, using forensic science, and identifying direct and indirect victims of enforced disappearance. It discusses three specific situations (p.48-56) in which children are considered victims of enforced disappearance: when subject to enforced disappearance; when born during the captivity of a mother subjected to enforced disappearance; and when a parent, legal guardian, or other relative is subject to enforced disappearance. This resource was written in Spanish and translated to English, and is available in both languages.
Children in Armed Conflict Accountability Framework: A Framework for Advancing Accountability for Serious Violations against Children in Armed Conflict
This Framework is a practical resource that promotes accountability for serious violations of international law committed against children in armed conflict (CAC). It responds to the significant gap that exists in preventing and remedying these serious violations - and is designed to assist policymakers and practitioners working at all levels to bridge this gap. It provides individuals and organizations working in child protection, justice, peacebuilding, and related fields with a comprehensive definition and structure for understanding CAC accountability and practical guidance for developing well-informed, context-specific, and feasible options for advancing CAC accountability.
Marco de Rendición de Cuentas frente a los niños, las niñas y los jóvenes afectados por los conflictos armados
This resource is the Spanish version of the "Children in Armed Conflict Accountability Framework." El Marco de Rendición de Cuentas frente a los niños, las niñas y los jóvenes afectados por los conflictos armados es un recurso práctico que promueve mecanismos para abordar casos de violaciones graves derecho internacional cometidas contra los niños, las niñas y los jóvenes en situaciones de conflicto armado (rendición de cuentas sobre NNJ). Elaborado como respuesta al importante vacío existente en materia de prevención y reparación de este tipo de violaciones, este Marco aporta los siguientes elementos: 1. una definición completa y estructura para entender la cuestión de la rendición de cuentas sobre NNJ; 2. orientaciones metodológicas prácticas que pueden ser adaptadas y aplicadas en diferentes contextos con el objeto de aumentar las acciones de rendición de cuentas sobre NNJ.
The 1612 Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism: A Resource Pack for NGOs
This resource provides an overview of the UN's Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism (MRM), which documents the six grave violations perpetrated against children in situations of armed conflict. It aims to provide tools for non-governmental organizations participating in the MRM to mainstream their engagement. Tools include guiding questions, checklists, self-assessments and sample language. The resource also considers case studies from the Gaza Strip, Myanmar, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Colombia.
Child Soldiers: A Handbook for Security Sector Actors
1 September 2014
The Roméo Dallaire Initiative's landmark publication, Child Soldiers: A Handbook for Security Sector Actors aims to highlight and reinforce the various roles that security sector actors (i.e. military, police, prison personnel and peacekeepers) can play in protecting all children affected by war. Pages 68-76 cover security sector actors' roles in supporting monitoring and reporting serious violations against children in armed conflict. This Handbook is available in French and English.
Communication and Report Drafting in Monitoring, Reporting, and Fact-finding Mechanisms
1 July 2014
This report addresses how, when and to what extent monitoring, reporting, and fact-finding missions finding (MRF) missions mandated to investigate alleged violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law should engage in public communication. MRFs face a tension between the contrasting needs for confidentiality and public communication. Similar challenges surround the process of drafting reports. This paper examines how MRF practitioners have responded to these challenges to provide lessons learned.
International Protocol on the Documentation and Investigation of Sexual Violence in Conflict: Basic Standards of Best Practices on the Documentation of Sexual Violence as a Crime under International Law
11 June 2014
This resource lays out the basic principles for the documentation of sexual violence as a crime under international law. Human rights and justice practitioners, as well as national and local security, judicial, law enforcement and investigative institutions may use these guidelines to establish an investigation and documentation process, conduct interviews, and manage evidence. Page 42 provides guidance on identifying child survivors and witnesses. Page 59 provides instruction on interviewing children.
Field Manual: Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism on Grave Violations Against Children in Situations of Armed Conflict
June 2014
This resource is intended for practitioners implementing the Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism (MRM) and covers technical components of the MRM. It considers issues such as guiding principles, monitoring, information management, reporting, and engaging with parties to the conflict, as well as guidance on both establishing and phasing out the MRM. The annexes include action plan templates, listing and delisting criteria, and the international legal foundations. This field manual is part of the MRM Tools website, which also includes the MRM Guidelines, Training Toolkit, and Global Good Practices Study.
Guidelines: Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism on Grave Violations against Children in Situations of Armed Conflict
June 2014
This resource describes the Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism (MRM) and its efforts to achieve accountability and compliance with international law and child protection standards. Intended for practitioners implementing the MRM, this resource outlines the roles and responsibilities for implementing actors, reporting requirements, and linkages between the MRM and response and advocacy. These guidelines are part of the MRM Tools website, which also includes the MRM Field Manual, Training Toolkit, and Global Good Practices Study.
Protect Schools and Hospitals: Guidance Note on Security Council Resolution 1998
May 2014
This resource is intended to provide practical guidance for UN and NGO partners in the field implementing Security Council Resolution 1998 (2011), which prohibits attacks on schools and hospitals. This resource aims to strengthen monitoring and reporting on attacks on schools and hospitals by providing guidance on monitoring and reporting, advocacy, and partnerships. This resource is intended to complement the MRM Field Manual and MRM Guidelines.
Protection of Witnesses, Victims and Staff in Monitoring, Reporting, and Fact-Finding Mechanisms
7 February 2014
One dilemma that practitioners face in serving on monitoring, reporting, and fact-finding (MRF) missions concerns the protection of witnesses, victims, and staff. Witnesses' and victims' statements account for the predominant evidence when investigating human rights violations, but in coming forward they put themselves at risk. MRF missions' staff also face security risks. Additionally, the ad hoc nature of such missions is in contrast with the need to ensure protection on a long-term scale. This paper analyzes how past MRF missions have grappled with these risks and measures that can be taken by MRF professionals to mitigate them.
Global Good Practices Study: Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism on Grave Violations against Children in Situations of Armed Conflict
November 2013
This resource examines lessons learned and good practices from the field. Developed by MRM task-force co-chairs and child protection practitioners, this resource considers issues such as establishing and phasing out the MRM, monitoring and reporting grave violations, information management systems, accountability, engaging parties to the conflict, advocacy, regional cooperation, and child participation. This study is part of the MRM Tools website, which also includes the MRM Guidelines, Training Toolkit, and Global Good Practices Study.
Protecting Education in Countries Affected by Conflict: Legal Accountability and the Duty to Protect (Booklet 2)
31 August 2012
This booklet covers legal accountability and the duty to protect. Explaining how and why attacks on education violate international law and have serious long-term consequences, this booklet gives an overview of the problem, potential responses, and guidelines to train others to protect education. This booklet is part of a series providing guidance and resources for field practitioners on critical protection-related issues. The booklets should be used alongside the Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies "Minimum Standards for Education: Preparedness, Response, Recovery." The compendium of booklets is available here: http://reliefweb.int/report/world/protecting-education-countries-affected-armed-conflict
Informal Justice Systems: Charting a Course for Human Rights-Based Engagement
This resource explores how informal justice systems and programs that include such systems can promote respect for human rights. It provides an overview of issues that international development and justice actors should consider before involvement informal justice mechanisms. This resource considers the place of children's rights and women's rights within informal justice systems.
Children and Justice During and in the Aftermath of Armed Conflict
September 2011
This resource supports advocacy initiatives aimed at strengthening States' protection of children's rights and best interests during and after armed conflict. It examines children as victims and witnesses in judicial processes such as courts and tribunals, and in non-judicial processes such as truth and reconciliation commissions and traditional and restorative justice mechanisms. This report also looks at the concepts of reparations and reintegration. It uses the international legal framework and case studies to create recommendations for States, UN agencies, civil society organizations, and child protection actors.
Through a New Lens: A Child-Sensitive Approach to Transitional Justice
September 2011
Based on assessments of Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia, and Nepal, this resource examines the ways in which transitional justice can engage children and consider their needs. It assesses the extent to which truth-seeking mechanisms, criminal justice, reparations, and institutional reform have raised awareness about the victimization of children.
Bridging the Accountability Gap: New Approaches to Addressing Violations Against Children in Armed Conflict
June 2011
This resource examines the accountability gap for violations committed against children in situations of armed conflict. It evaluates actions to attain accountability through efforts at the national level, UN Security Council, and international level. The report provides several policy options to address the accountability gap and features case studies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Colombia.
Guidelines on Action for Children in the Justice System in Africa
Intended for African governments, this resource aims to provide guidance on implementing African Union (AU) and other regional and international treaty bodies. The guidelines include a set of overarching principles, general measures of implementation, an overview of child friendly justice, fair trial rights for children in conflict with the law and for child victims and witnesses, and alternative care proceedings. This resource also discusses traditional justice and provides minimum standards for traditional courts.
Children and Truth Commissions
August 2010
This resource is intended to inform the work of child protection advocates and organizations, legal experts and other professionals in their efforts to protect the rights of children involved in truth and reconciliation processes. It includes emerging good practices and recommended procedures for children's participation in truth commissions. The annex also provides model checklists for taking statements from children and model memorandum-of-understanding (MOU) agreements between truth commissions and child protection agencies.
Psychosocial Support for Children: Protecting the Rights of Child Victims and Witnesses in Transitional Justice Processes
June 2010
This resource outlines the importance of psychosocial support for children in their participation in transitional justice mechanisms, such as international tribunals, hybrid tribunals, and truth commissions. It also provides an overview of policies and procedures which protect the rights of child participants in truth, justice, and reconciliation efforts.
DDR, Transitional Justice, and the Reintegration of Former Child Combatants
February 2010
This resource explores how transitional justice measures may positively affect former child combatants by reducing social exclusion from their communities. It considers several issues in relation to reintegration of children; such issues include truth-telling, reparations, local justice, and prosecutions.
What is Transitional Justice?
1 January 2009
This two-page fact sheet describes transitional justice; where it came from and how it is used as a response to systematic or widespread violations of human rights. The aims of transitional justice will vary depending on the context but these features are constant: the recognition of the dignity of individuals; the redress and acknowledgment of violations; and the aim to prevent them happening again. Transitional justice is often approached in the following forms: criminal prosecutions, truth seeking/fact finding, reparations, reforms. More information is also available on the International Center for Transitional Justice website: https://www.ictj.org/about/transitional-justice
Rule-of-Law Tools for Post-Conflict States: Amnesties
Intended for practitioners, this resource explores the concept of amnesty and considers the relationship between amnesties and other processes of transitional justice, such as truth commissions, the right to remedy and reparations, and disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programs. This resource also incorporates relevant rules of international law and United Nations policy when drafting amnesties.
Transitional Justice: Information Handbook
September 2008
This resource looks at the goals of transitional justice post-conflict and factors for determining appropriate transitional justice mechanisms. It provides guidelines on criminal prosecutions, truth commissions, vetting, reparations and compensation.
UNHCR Handbook for the Protection of Women and Girls
January 2008
This resource provides an overview of the legal standards and responsibilities to protect women and girls. It discusses issues such as displacement, prevention, reintegration, participation in peacebuilding processes, and the administration of justice during displacement for formal, traditional, and transitional mechanisms. Chapter 6 provides an overview of the international and regional legal framework. This resource is intended for UNHRC staff, both at headquarters and in the field, and protection partners.
No One to Turn to: Under-reporting of child sexual exploitation and abuse by aid workers and peacekeepers
Based on focus group interviews and consultations with children and adults living in chronic emergencies, as well as humanitarian professionals, this resource provides a snapshot on the under-reporting of sexual exploitation by aid workers and peacekeepers. Recommendations, which begin on page 22, include building effective local complaints mechanisms, establishing a new global watchdog, and tackling the root causes of abuse.
Child and Youth Participation Resource Guide
This resource compiles materials on child and youth participation, including children's participation in emergencies, conflict situations and peace building. Part four focuses on children's involvement in political decision making, such as their role in policy analysis in National Plans of Action, Committee on the Rights of the Child, and other organizations and conferences.
Rule-of-Law Tools for Post-Conflict States: Mapping the justice sector
This resource aims to assist UN missions and transitional administrations in mapping the justice sector to understand how it operates in states before and during conflict. This resource provides an overview of key institutions, mechanisms, and priorities such as linkages between institutions and oversight bodies or accountability mechanisms. Page 14 focuses on traditional justice.
Rule-of-Law Tools for Post-Conflict States: Truth Commissions
This resource establishes principles and standards for the creation of truth commissions and explores core operational activities such as statement-taking, building a database, research and investigations, public hearings, public outreach, and report writing. It also explores the link between truth commissions, prosecutions, reparations, vetting, and reforms. The role of national and international NGOs in truth commissions is considered. Meant to assist field missions and transitional administrations, this resource uses lessons learned from previous UN field missions in Sierra Leone and Timor-Leste.
Ethical Approaches to Gathering Information from Children and Adolescents in International Settings: Guidelines and resources
September 2005
This resource aims to provide guidance to program managers and researchers on collecting information from and about young people on their health and social welfare conditions, as well as those who have experienced trafficking, abuse, or displacement. It considers basic ethical principles regarding children's participation. The annex includes a sample survey and consent form.
Guidelines for Gender-Based Violence Interventions in Humanitarian Settings: Focusing on Prevention of and Response to Sexual Violence in Emergencies
September 2005
Intended to assist humanitarian actors and communities, this resource provides guidance on planning and implementing interventions to prevent and respond to sexual violence during the initial emergency phase. Guiding action points for minimum prevention and response in areas such as coordination, assessment and monitoring, protection, and education are available beginning on page 15. Annex 2 includes a sample monitoring form. Annex 3 contains a sample incident report form.
Sierra Leone Truth and Reconciliation Commissions Reports
This resource is the final report of the Sierra Leone Truth and Reconciliation Commission, held from 2002 to 2004. Volume Two, Chapter 3 contains recommendations concerning legal, political, and administrative reforms and measures, and includes a specific category for children. Volume Two, Chapter 4 provides the legal basis for reparations, lists categories for eligible beneficiaries, including children, and makes recommendations on according the benefits and effectively implementing the reparation program.
Model Complaints and Investigation Procedures and Guidance Related to Sexual Abuse and Sexual Exploitation
March 2004
Developed by the IASC Task Force on Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, this resource details steps taken when NGO staff or UN agency staff are suspected of sexual exploitation and abuse of women or children. Intended to build a consistent approach across all agencies, this resource provides an overview of complaints mechanisms, investigation guidelines, and interviewing witnesses and victims. Interview guidelines pay special attention to interviewing children.
Truth and Reconciliation Report for the Children of Sierra Leone, Child-friendly version
This resource provides an example of a child-friendly version of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Report. Sierra Leone's TRC was the first truth commission to produce a child-friendly report to engage children and document children's experiences during the civil war.
Guide to the Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict
December 2003
This resource aims to help child protection actors within governmental and non-governmental organizations advocate for the ratification and implementation of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict (OPAC). This resource emphasizes the monitoring and reporting requirements of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC).
Sexual and Gender-Based Violence against Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons: Guidelines for Prevention and Response
May 2003
This resource provides guidance for protection of refugees against sexual and gender-based violence. It provides guiding principles and considers prevention strategies through transforming socio-cultural norms, rebuilding community support systems, improving accountability systems, and monitoring and documenting of sexual and gender-based violence. The annex includes a code of conduct and sample report forms.
International Criminal Justice and Children
September 2002
This resource introduces the international framework for children and justice, including international legal protection standards and judicial and non-judicial accountability mechanisms. It takes a particular look at protection of children in times of war and use of child soldiers, as well as protection of children as victims and witnesses. In particular, it outlines the role of the International Criminal Court (ICC), as well as its relation to national justice systems. Finally, it gives some concrete recommendations on the role of children in non-judicial mechanisms like truth commissions and traditional accountability mechanisms.
Child Soldiers: Preventing, Demobilizing and Reintegrating
November 2001
Drawing on case studies from Angola and El Salvador, this resource provides examples, techniques and checklists on prevention, demobilization, and reintegration of child soldiers. It considers issues such as family reunification and community-based networks, psychosocial and traditional healing, and education and economic opportunity. It also includes checklists, lessons learned, and the international legal framework.
Children and The Truth and Reconciliation Commission for Sierra Leone: Recommendations for policies and procedures for addressing and involving children in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
June 2001
This resource contains recommendations from a technical meeting on children for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Sierra Leone held in 2001. The report outlines guiding principles for the truth and reconciliation commission, which include psycho-social support for children and child friendly environments. The resource concludes with participating children's views and expectations of the TRC.
Monitoring and Investigating Human Rights Abuses in Armed Conflict
This resource considers monitoring human rights abuses in situations of armed conflict and provides information required to prepare for fact-finding missions, as well as guidelines on how to investigate and verify information and determine sufficient proof. The annexes include relevant international and regional human rights laws in Africa. An overview of human rights abuses against children in situations of armed conflict is provided on page 33.
Ukweli: Handbook on Monitoring and Documenting Human Rights Violations in Africa
This resource defines key activities related to human rights contact-building, monitoring, fact-finding, and documenting. It also defines the principles of accuracy, confidentiality, impartiality, and gender-sensitivity for conducting research on human rights violations. Based on the experience of African human rights defenders, this resource provides guidance for national and local human rights organizations and activists who are new to human rights research and human rights law. An accompanying 'A Handbook for Community Activists' is also available.
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