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Investigators Quietly Probe Allegations of Syrian War Crimes – Syria
In a drab office building in a European capital amid the sound of humming document scanners, a team of human rights lawyers is hard at work processing thousands of documents that they say link the Syrian government to war crimes. The papers point to an unmistakable conclusion, according to those leading the effort: The government of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has violated the international rules of war through attacks on civilians, torture, rape, and the use of chemical weapons, among other crimes. “We have stronger evidence than we had for any past conflicts, any past tribunals, any past international justice efforts,” said Chris Engels, deputy director of the Commission for International Justice and Accountability, which has been documenting human rights abuses by Syrian officials since the start of the civil war in 2011. According to CIJA adviser Stephen Rapp, the Syrian government meticulously documented its treatment of thousands of detainees — a product of its large bureaucracy. As a result, thousands of leaked photos mean prosecutors have far stronger evidence of war crimes than what existed to convict the Nazis at Nuremberg, said Rapp, the former U.S. ambassador-at-large for war crimes issues under President Barack Obama.
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Under Armour Myfitnesspal Hack Affects 150 Million User Accounts – United States
The accounts of about 150 million users of nutrition-tracking app MyFitnessPal were breached last month, Under Armour (UAA) said Thursday, adding its name to the list of corporations targeted by hackers. Hackers gained access to personal data included user names, emails and encrypted passwords, the sportswear apparel maker said in a news release. The affected data did not include Social Security numbers and driver’s license numbers. Under Armour is investigating the data breach. The company on Tuesday learned that an unauthorized party had acquired data associated with MyFitnessPal user accounts in late February. Under Armour said it would notify anyone whose information was exposed in the cyber theft. Users of the tracking app will be required to change their passwords, Under Armour said. Word of the hack comes a day after Boeing (BA) reported being hit, with malware affecting a “small number” of systems, and in a week in which Atlanta is contending with a “ransomware” attack that crippled the city’s computer network. Two days ago, online travel site Orbitz said data on as many as 880,000 customers may have been compromised. To start off the month, Equifax added 2.4 million Americans to the original 145.5 million impacted by a data breach last year. “Ugh, I’m already fodder in the Equifax saga,” Janet Terrell, a user of the MyFitnessPal app, replied when told of Under Armour’s announcement.
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Governor Warns Not To Travel Via Reynosa-Mcallen Bridge – Mexico and The United States
A governor in Mexico is warning his citizens not to travel to the U.S. through the state of Tamaulipas following a deadly ambush on Mexican marines in Nuevo Laredo that left eight people dead. “The first recommendation that I make to citizens as governor of Nuevo Leon is to not travel to the United States through Reynosa,” said Manuel Gonzalez Flores, the interim governor of Nuevo Leon, according to the Mexican newspaper El Universal. Tamaulipas is also on a U.S. State Department list of Mexican states where travel is not advised due to crime. Flores specifically advised his citizens against traveling on the Reynosa-McAllen Bridge into the United States and to instead use roads from Nuevo Laredo, which have received “much better” security reports. Vacationers from Nuevo Leon were also asked to be cautious if they choose to travel to popular beach spots in Tamaulipas, such as Matamoros and Tampico. “Tamaulipas is a state that has many problems right now,” he said. “What we want is to collaborate with them. … It’s recommended to citizens who travel to those destinations to be very cautious.”
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