Theft, extortion, destruction, degradation and damage

She also stressed that organized crime, including trafficking in persons, kidnapping, extortion and financial crimes and corruption, jeopardized efforts to promote social and economic development.

The couple deny they are racist, likening the suit to extortion.

Theft, extortion, destruction, degradation and damage, as well as computer related offences

The rule of law is absent, and much more effort is spent on extortion and rent collection than production. Consequently, economic progress has not kept pace with the accumulation of oil revenues.

Surely extortion makes the wise man foolish and a bribe destroys the understanding.

Surely extortion makes the wise man foolish and a bribe destroys the understanding.

Unfortunately, the agents were subjected to extortion and were ordered back to Kinshasa.

During this mandate, Jérôme's systematic extortion of the local economy has again been confirmed.

There are still many insecure areas where returnees suffer from looting and extortion by militia forces.

Meanwhile, extortion schemes, illegal taxation, forced recruitment and violence attributed to other armed groups still continue in some areas.

And, because globalization places such a high premium on the provision of information, that process itself is subject to extortion.

Widespread reports of forced labour, rape and other sexual violence, extortion and expropriation by Government forces continue to be received.

But extortion continues, as does financial support from individuals. Such flows should be shut down both by governments and financial institutions.

There are reports of militia threatening the displaced and resident populations alike, denying free movement by imposing practices of extortion or protection fees .

But mobilizing civil society is hugely challenging, particularly when, as in Iraq, it needs to be done quickly and on a large scale. Military force is still necessary, but so are incentives to disarm, including the prospect of economic opportunities that are more fruitful than crime and extortion.

Likening the suit to extortion, Plasco said his wife was just two months off having a baby and was in a very difficult situation.

The most urgent challenge facing the new government is rampant lawlessness and anarchy throughout Palestinian society. Murder, kidnapping, and extortion have reached record heights.

Evidence gathered by the Group strongly suggests that Jérôme continues to control his Ituri based extortion networks, through which he has accumulated substantial wealth.

Individuals have been reported to be detained without charges for the purpose of extortion in one specific case, an individual was detained for two years.

Incidents of intimidation, extortion and physical violence against civilians attributed to FNL continued to be reported with frequency in Bujumbura rural, Bubanza and Cibitoke provinces.

The independent expert was informed that the civilian population continues to suffer extortion, looting and destruction of their property both by FNL and Government Armed Forces.

Banditry and extortion by armed militia, recent attacks against an AU patrol and humanitarian convoys, and threats against humanitarian workers have reduced access to the population.

(b) To tackle the root causes leading to refugee outflows and criminalize those who exploit refugees by human smuggling, trafficking and extortion, while not criminalizing the victims

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and unrighteousness.

The Lord said to him, Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, but your inward part is full of extortion and wickedness.

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and unrighteousness.

The Lord said to him, Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, but your inward part is full of extortion and wickedness.

Activities such as the recruitment of mercenaries and child soldiers, illegal trafficking of arms and drugs, banditry and road block extortion are often concentrated along volatile border areas.

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.

FANCI established temporary positions within the zone and uncontrolled elements of both the Forces nouvelles and FANCI engaged in looting and extortion inside and in areas adjacent to the zone.

In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord GOD.

In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord GOD.

According to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the share of GDP originating in the private sector has declined from 70 to 65 under Putin. Re nationalization through extortion is likely to accelerate.

Won't all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, 'Woe to him who increases that which is not his, and who enriches himself by extortion! How long?'

Won't all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, 'Woe to him who increases that which is not his, and who enriches himself by extortion! How long?'

The purpose will be to promote the effective implementation of the 1979 ECOWAS protocol on the free movement of people and goods and also to address the problems of roadblocks and the extortion associated with them.

It was reported that another trend in computer related crime was the combination of different criminal acts in furtherance of the same criminal enterprise (for example, the combination of phishing , the use of false identities and extortion).

During the first Global Compact Leaders Summit, held on 24 June 2004, the Secretary General announced the addition of a tenth principle, against corruption, namely, that businesses should work against all forms of corruption, including extortion and bribery.

The teams also held discussions with local religious and tribal leaders to enlist their support for the protection of civilians, and raised with local authorities issues related to extortion and protection money paid by civilians to armed militia.

Summary and extrajudiciary executions, rape, sexual violence and extortion continue throughout the country, involving elements of the Forces nouvelles and affiliated militias such as the Dozos, the Ivorian Defence and Security Forces, pro Government militias and other armed groups.

Moreover, it has emerged that some members of the security and armed forces are associated with or otherwise involved in such illicit activities as smuggling of arms, drugs and natural resources, human trafficking, extortion at roadblocks and money laundering.

If negotiations truly need proper argumentation of this sort, it surely makes sense that many differences are resolved outside the context of negotiations. Likewise, certain negotiations are not negotiations at all, but are better understood as processes of extortion and blackmail.

In spite of continuous efforts by many national and international actors, particularly OHCHRB and ONUB, human rights violations are still numerous, in particular violations of the right to life, looting, extortion, torture, arbitrary arrest and detention, and sexual and gender based violence.