UN Reform, UN-TOC Watch

The transnational organized crime agenda at the 75th UN General Assembly

...As the UN turns 75, the General Assembly’s organized-crime agenda continues but is overshadowed by the pandemic. The 75th United Nations General Assembly has begun in a changed world. Due to the co...

Posted on 12 Oct 2020

Author(s): Summer Walker

ESA-Obs, SA-Obs

East and Southern Africa Risk Bulletin #12

Civil Society Observatory of Illicit Economies in Eastern and Southern Africa

...Risk Bulletin Download PDF Observatory of Illicit Economies in Eastern and Southern Africa Issue 12 Sep–Oct 2020 Summary highlights The fight against illegal gold mining in South Africa faces new (a...

Posted on 09 Oct 2020

SEE-Obs

South Eastern Europe Risk Bulletin #1

Civil Society Observatory to counter organized crime in South Eastern Europe

...Risk Bulletin Download PDF sq Shqip Observatory of Illicit Economies in South Eastern Europe Issue 1 September–October 2020 Summary highlights No lockdown for the Kotor gangs For more than five year...

Posted on 01 Oct 2020

CovidCrimeWatch, ESA-Obs, SA-Obs

When the smoke clears: The ban on tobacco products in South Africa during COVID-19

When the smoke clears:

...The illegal trade in cigarettes reached new heights in South Africa following the government’s decision to outlaw all domestic trade in tobacco products on 27 March 2020. This formed part of a lo...

Posted on 30 Sep 2020

Author(s): Michael McLaggan

UN-TOC Watch, UNTOC

Joint UNODC GI-TOC Guide for civil society community engaging with the UNTOC Review Mechanism.

Engagement of non-governmental stakeholders in crime prevention

...GI-TOC is an official partner in the UNODC project “Stakeholder Engagement for the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC), its Review Mechanism and Related Activitie...

Posted on 28 Sep 2020

Author(s): Ian Tennant

Cities & Illicit Economies, CovidCrimeWatch

Pandemic protests and police: Urban governance in crisis

...We are fast approaching the tenth anniversary of the Tunisia Revolution that sparked the Arab Spring and toppled long-reigning autocrats in the Middle East. Now, however, countries all over the world ...

Posted on 25 Sep 2020

Author(s): Antônio Sampaio

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

Facing the challenge of extortion in Central America

Facing the challenge of extortion in Central America

... This report assesses nine initiatives that have been implemented in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Costa Rica aimed to reduce extortion. The strength of these initiatives – which include p...

Posted on 23 Sep 2020

Author(s): Pamela Ruiz