MMFU, APA-Obs

Online illegal trade in highly endangered parrots in Indonesia

Online illegal trade in highly endangered parrots in Indonesia

...The illegal bird trade in Indonesia is a long-standing problem involving organized networks that buy trapped birds and transport them to buyers in Indonesian cities and abroad, despite strong legal pr...

Posted on 11 Nov 2022

Author(s): Wahyu Nurbandi

Global Organized Crime Index, Latinoamérica y el Caribe

Mexico’s organized corruption scourge

...The 2021 Global Organized Crime Index findings show that large-scale systemic corruption in Mexico has enabled criminal networks to thrive, and more must be done to address this. The Global Organized...

Posted on 09 Nov 2022

Author(s): Norma Sánchez

15 Nov

Cities & Illicit Economies, WEA-Obs

Conflict economies and urban systems in the Lake Chad Region

Conflict economies and urban systems in the Lake Chad Region

...Urban areas in the Lake Chad Region are critical sources of revenue for violent extremist Islamist groups such as Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). This study shows that armed groups tracing...

Posted on 09 Nov 2022

Assassination Witness, Wildlife Watch, ESA-Obs, SA-Obs

East and Southern Africa Risk Bulletin #26

Civil Society Observatory of Illicit Economies in Eastern and Southern Africa

...Risk Bulletin Download PDF Observatory of Illicit Economies in East and Southern Africa Issue 26 Sept–Oct 2022 Summary highlights Extortion and access to illicit firearms are key to understanding th...

Posted on 03 Nov 2022
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Stuart Yeh

Professor at University of Minnesota

...Stuart S. Yeh is Professor of Evaluation Studies in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development at the University of Minnesota. He was a Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow, served as...

Posted on 02 Nov 2022
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Carina Solmirano

Project Lead Arms Trade Treaty Monitor, Control Arms

...Carina Solmirano is the Project Lead of the Arms Trade Treaty Monitor, an independent research project at the NGO Control Arms. Previously, she was a government official at the Ministry of National Se...

Posted on 02 Nov 2022

WEA-Obs

West Africa Risk Bulletin #5

Observatory of illicit economies in West Africa

...Risk Bulletin Download PDF fr Français Observatory of Illicit Economies in West Africa Issue 5 October 2022 Summary highlights Armed bandits extort crop farmers amid dwindling alternative illicit rev...

Posted on 28 Oct 2022

Latinoamérica y el Caribe, UN - Security and Rights, UN-TOC Watch, CAM-Obs, HT-Obs

New sanctions target Haiti gangsters

...The UN Security Council has created a UN sanctions committee targeting criminal gangs in response to extreme levels of gang violence in Haiti amid a political vacuum and a humanitarian crisis. This ma...

Posted on 26 Oct 2022

Author(s): Summer Walker

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Gabriela Reyes Rodas

Drug Trafficking and Illicit Trade Expert

...Gabriela Reyes Rodas is an international consultant on issues related to organized crime, drug trafficking, and citizen security. She has more than 10 years of experience managing programs for inte...

Posted on 25 Oct 2022
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Irina Tontcheva

...Irina is a Bulgarian, born and raised in Dubai, UAE. She is a recent master’s graduate in European Politics from University College London. She has worked for the UNCAC Coalition as Project Assistan...

Posted on 25 Oct 2022

UN-TOC Watch, UNTOC

UNcivil society: Addressing the diminishing space for civil society in UN policymaking bodies on transnational crime

UNcivil society

...The 11th Conference of Parties (CoP) to the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) took place from 17–21 October in Vienna. More NGOs than ever before took part in the proceedin...

Posted on 25 Oct 2022

Author(s): Ian Tennant

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ElSadig MohamedAhmed

Senior Expert, Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

...ElSadig MohamedAhmed joined the Global Initiative in August 2022. He is responsible for Africa's Drug Policy and assists in the engagement with the UNODC, Member States, as well as multi-stakeholders ...

Posted on 24 Oct 2022
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