CovidCrimeWatch

COVID-19: Strengthen civil society in a time of unprecedented change and undermine criminal governance

... The COVID-19 virus presents extraordinary challenges to the global community and to global governance. Not least of these is the degree to which organized crime may use the openings created by the po...

Posted on 31 Mar 2020

Author(s): Mark Shaw, Tuesday Reitano

Crime Terror Nexus

Destruction or theft? Islamic State, Iraqi antiquities and organized crime

Destruction or theft?

... The Islamic State (IS) occupied territory in Iraq from mid-2014 to mid-2017 and, at its height, controlled almost a third of Iraq’s land mass and had dominance over 4 500 historical sites. In 2015,...

Posted on 30 Mar 2020

CovidCrimeWatch

The impact: Coronavirus and Organized Crime

... The Coronavirus is having a profound effect on the established structures of our globe. International travel has been suspended, borders have been closed, entire countries are in lockdown to preve...

Posted on 27 Mar 2020

Author(s): Jack Meegan-Vickers

CovidCrimeWatch

#CovidCrimeWatch – n°1

... The global pandemic caused by the COVID-19 outbreak has, aside from the obvious global health impacts, far-reaching consequences – including on the economies, political systems and social fabric of...

Posted on 26 Mar 2020

Author(s): Lyes Tagziria

CovidCrimeWatch

COVID-19: How has the pandemic affected organized crime?

Coronavirus: The impact on crime and criminal networks

... Intro The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly affected society and the formal economy, and it will continue to influence and shape organized crime and illicit markets. The insti...

Posted on 26 Mar 2020

Global Initiative

64 migrant deaths in Mozambique is a “sickening and needless waste of human life”

... ‘No stone should be left unturned in apprehending those responsible for the terrible deaths of 64 Ethiopian migrants in Mozambique,’ says Vusi Pikoli, senior advisor and board member of the Globa...

Posted on 25 Mar 2020

Global Initiative

Strengthening Rule of Law approaches to address organized crime: Criminal Market Convergence

Strengthening Rule of Law approaches to address organized crime:

... In many parts of the world, multiple criminal markets operate in the same space, undermining good governance and regional peace and security. To varying degrees, criminal markets overlap or reinfo...

Posted on 24 Mar 2020

Global Initiative

Will Brexit reverse UK’s gains made in tackling modern slavery?

... In a recent publication, we asked whether Brexit will see organized crime taking back control. Here we consider the impact of Brexit on modern slavery in the UK and whether it will diminish the ef...

Posted on 18 Mar 2020

Global Initiative

Migration and Criminal Networks

... What is the role of criminal networks as they relate to migration?How can migrants protect themselves against criminal networks?Where are the hot spots? Who is affected most? At what point in their m...

Posted on 16 Mar 2020

Author(s): Tuesday Reitano

SEE-Obs

A problem displaced: The smuggling of migrants through Bosnia and Herzegovina

A problem displaced:

... In 2015, during the massive flow of migrants and refugees travelling along the so-called Balkan route, almost no one attempted to reach Europe via Bosnia and Herzegovina. Yet, since 2018, around 60 0...

Posted on 16 Mar 2020

UN Reform

Cannabis classification still up in the air

... The 63rd session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) took place in Vienna (2–6 March), albeit with some slimmed down delegations due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The agenda was also slim: onl...

Posted on 13 Mar 2020

Author(s): Ian Tennant