UN-TOC Watch

Rare opportunity for civil society to engage on organized crime

...The first follow-up meeting of the Kyoto Declaration offered a valuable opportunity for the exchange of experiences between government and civil society, and to create possibilities for further engage...

Posted on 19 Nov 2021

Author(s): Ian Tennant

Extortion in Central America, Latinoamérica y el Caribe, CAM-Obs

Renta o extorsión

Renta o extorsión

...Criminal governance in El Salvador Extortion as a tool for control This policy brief describes how gangs have shaped the dynamics of extortion in El Salvador. It shows how extortion affects vi...

Posted on 18 Nov 2021

Author(s): Luis Enrique Amaya, Juan José Martínez d’Aubuisson

Extortion in Central America, Latinoamérica y el Caribe, CAM-Obs

De armas tomar: Armas de fuego y extorsión en Centroamérica

De armas tomar

...El fácil acceso a la tenencia y porte de armas en los países del norte de Centroamérica es un elemento central para comprender la creciente sofisticación de las actividades criminales ejercidas p...

Posted on 16 Nov 2021

Author(s): Guillermo Vazquez del Mercado Almada, Luis Félix, Gerardo Carballo Barral

APA-Obs

Economic catalyst or corridor of discontent?

...Cronyism and criminal actors may benefit from the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor, a vast joint infrastructure project between China and Pakistan, forming part of Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiati...

Posted on 15 Nov 2021

Author(s): Prem Mahadevan

MMFU

Online markets for African grey parrots in Africa: Evidence for a growing trade for endangered birds as pets

Online markets for African grey parrots in Africa

...The research described in this trend report is a response to concerns raised by the World Parrot Trust (WPT) over the scale and scope of online markets for African grey parrots within range states in ...

Posted on 11 Nov 2021

Author(s): Simone Haysom, Rowan Martin

Wildlife Watch, APA-Obs

Following the tracks of Asia’s snow leopard trafficking syndicates

...Pressures on Asia’s rare snow leopards, long persecuted for their pelts, are increasing due to demand in South East Asian countries, particularly China, for their bones and meat. While China is em...

Posted on 05 Nov 2021

APA-Obs, ESA-Obs

Scratching the surface: Tracing coloured gemstone flows from Mozambique and Malawi to Asia

Scratching the surface

...The trade in coloured gemstones stretches around the world, linking source countries on almost every continent to international trade hubs, mainly in Asia, and on to retail markets. Mozambique is one ...

Posted on 05 Nov 2021

Author(s): Marcena Hunter, Chikomeni Manda, Gabriel Moberg