September 25, 2018
…Bill is passed, as expected, it would enable the Secretary of State to use civilian ivory-hunters to search any premises if used for business, to break open locked doors and…
June 23, 2021
…and Islamic Spaces in Xinjiang. By Nathan Ruser, Dr James Leibold, Kelsey Munro & Tilla Hoja. 24 Sep 2020. https://www.aspi.org.au/report/cultural-erasure [Companion website: https://xjdp.aspi.org.au/ ] Bahram Sintash. “Demolishing Faith: The Destruction…
November 11, 2022
…the Prevention and Fight against the Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Property The Committee for Cultural Policy, Inc.[1] and Global Heritage Alliance[2] appreciate the opportunity to comment on UNESCO’s draft Model…
August 28, 2021
…Id at 17. [51] Id at 20. [52] Id at 8. [53] Id at 4. [54] Id. [55] Map of Afghanistan showing ethnic distribution and U.S. and coalition troop deployment….
May 24, 2019
…freer exchange of ideas and knowledge across national boundaries.”[5] This Act made importation of “antiques made prior to 100 years before their date of entry” duty free,[6] and enabled duty…
July 29, 2020
…NM 87174. [iii] ATADA Bylaws, Article X, Trade Practices, Ethics, And Guarantees. https://www.atada.org/bylaws-policies/ [iv] ATADA Bylaws, Article XI, Due Diligence Guidelines. https://www.atada.org/bylaws-policies/ [v] For example, the ATADA Symposium, Understanding Cultural…
December 16, 2023
…searching for docket DOS-2023-0040 and following the prompts. Notes [1] Discussion on Varanasi Ministerial Declaration Moving Towards Full Consensus: Culture Secy, Latestly, August 25, 2023, https://www.latestly.com/agency-news/india-news-discussion-on-varanasi-ministerial-declaration-moving-towards-full-consensus-culture-secy-5365755.html [2] Divya A, India,…
April 21, 2023
…Special Report 404, June 2017, United States Institute of Peace, https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/2017-05/sr404-industrial-scale-looting-of-afghanistan-s-mineral-resources.pdf [6] Lynne O’Donnell, “The Taliban, at Least, Are Striking Gold in Afghanistan,” Foreign Policy, September 22, 2020, https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/09/22/taliban-afghanistan-mining-peace-talks/ [7]…
January 10, 2021
…Sanctions, NY Times, July 29, 2020, https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/29/arts/design/senate-report-art-market-russia-oligarchs-sanctions.html [19] The Art Industry and U.S. Policies That Undermine Sanctions, at 2. [20] Id. at 147. [21] Id. at 50. [22] Clare McAndrew,…
April 26, 2023
…and community activities. See https://www.emowaa.com/. [15] David Frum, Who Benefits When Western Museums Return Looted Art?, The Atlantic, September 14, 2022, https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/10/benin-bronzes-nigeria-return-stolen-art/671245/ [16] Id. [17] Brigitta Hauser-Schäublin, Welterbe in Gefahr:…