Eco-Solve, APA-Obs

ECO-SOLVE South East Asia and Oceania regional consultation

ECO-SOLVE South East Asia and Oceania regional consultation

...A group of investigative journalists, environmental defenders, and anti-corruption activists from South East Asia and Oceania met in Bangkok, Thailand, in February 2024 to discuss the role of corrupti...

Posted on 29 Aug 2024

SEE-Obs

South Eastern Europe Risk Bulletin #19

Observatory of illicit economies in South Eastern Europe

...Risk Bulletin Download PDF Click here to view the Global Organized Crime Index bcms BCMS mk Македонски sq Shqip Observatory of Illicit Economies in South Eastern Europe Issue 19 August 2024 ...

Posted on 28 Aug 2024

EUR-Obs

The Italian recipe: Civil society a key building block of resilience to organized crime

...Italy's commitment to fighting organized crime has been a key aspect of its political agenda ever since the mafia killings of judges Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino. The country is international...

Posted on 27 Aug 2024

Author(s): Ruggero Scaturro

Global Organized Crime Index

The blurred line between villains and victims

...The Global Organized Crime Index 2023 paints a bleak picture: criminality is increasing but resilience to it is not. Building resilience to organized crime needs more than a robust criminal justice in...

Posted on 21 Aug 2024

Author(s): Marika McAdam

Drug Policy, Latinoamérica y el Caribe, AR-Obs

Cannabis legalization in Colombia: Exploring the potential impacts on organized crime

Cannabis legalization in Colombia

...Cannabis is the most widely consumed illicit drug globally, with around 219 million users in 2021, according to the UNODC. It is also the illicit drug that is being legalized most rapidly for medicina...

Posted on 20 Aug 2024

Author(s): Felipe Botero Escobar

UN Cyberwatch

A treaty with unintended consequences

...The advanced, unedited copy of the AHC’s treaty is out and only two days remain of the negotiation process to finalise it. Many governments came to the negotiations wanting it all – strong powers ...

Posted on 08 Aug 2024

Author(s): Summer Walker

Cities & Illicit Economies

Urbanization and organized crime

Urbanization and organized crime

...Urbanisation is reshaping our world at an unprecedented pace, particularly in the Global South. However, rapid and unmanaged urban growth is creating fertile ground for organized crime, posing signifi...

Posted on 06 Aug 2024

Author(s): Antônio Sampaio

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

Community resilience to extortion

Community resilience to extortion

...This report seeks to understand how communities in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras build and sustain their resilience to extortion, especially in light of state-led anti-extortion measures under e...

Posted on 02 Aug 2024