Latinoamérica y el Caribe, Protecting Politics

Domestic Military Deployments Could Lead to Corruption, Politicization

...The commander of Brazil’s army has expressed concerns over the potential for corruption and politicization of the military as it is deployed for anti-crime efforts, casting further doubt on the incr...

Posted on 16 Jan 2018

UN Reform, UN-TOC Watch

Naming and shaming: Examples for the UN to follow?

...It is widely known, particularly among those who have worked within the UN System, which countries are making a genuine effort to improve the lives of their citizens. This may be in terms of raising p...

Posted on 16 Jan 2018

Author(s): John M. Sellar OBE

Assassination Witness, Latinoamérica y el Caribe, Protecting Politics

An Analysis of Mayoral Assassinations in Mexico, 2000-17

...In recent years, Mexico has seen elevated violence years, with roughly 300,000 people murdered since 2000 and over 28,000 registered homicides in 2017 alone. One special characteristic of this violenc...

Posted on 15 Jan 2018
18 Jan

RESPECT

Introduction to Webinar Series 2018 “The Human Trafficking – Organized Crime Nexus: Intersections, Vulnerabilities, and Analysis for the Private Sector”

...The first webinar of the 2018 series will introduce the topic “The Human Trafficking – Organized Crime Nexus: Intersections, Vulnerabilities, and Analysis for the Private Sector,” and outline th...

Posted on 11 Jan 2018

Private Sector, RESPECT

Confronting Root Causes: Forced Labour in Global Supply Chains

...Forced labour is all around us, but not how you think. 'Confronting root causes' pulls together research from across the world to explain where it comes from and what we can do about it. A co-produ...

Posted on 10 Jan 2018

Crime Terror Nexus, Protecting Politics

The UK and the future of the Western Balkans

...In the 20th century, the Western Balkans endured a number of serious conflicts—each following periods of complacency, meddling or inattention from the international community, each expanding beyond ...

Posted on 10 Jan 2018

NAS-Obs

Human Smuggling and Libya’s political end game

...Italy’s unilateral interventions in Libya are credited with a significant drop in migrant arrivals in Europe. But these actions and the competing agenda pursued by France in the beleaguered country ...

Posted on 09 Jan 2018

Author(s): Mark Micallef, Tuesday Reitano

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Kristin Kvigne

Director General, National Criminal Investigation Service

...Ms. Kvigne is a graduate of the University of Oslo with a degree in Law. She has previously worked for the Child Protection Service and the Norwegian Directorate for Immigration. She served as a pr...

Posted on 09 Jan 2018
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Mary Jane C. Ortega

Special Advisor, Y-PORT Center, City of Yokohama & Special Advisor, CITYNET

...Ms. Mary Jane C. Ortega was part-time lecturer at the Ateneo School of Government where she taught Governance and the Local Government Code. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree Major in English a...

Posted on 09 Jan 2018
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Marc Hofstetter

Independent expert

...Marc Hofstetter is the former Deputy Executive Director of the Geneva-based Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, a role he held until 2022. He was previously Deputy Executive Secretary and Chief Operatin...

Posted on 09 Jan 2018
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Thi Hoang

...Thi was the Managing Editor of the LSE Press's Journal of Illicit Economies and Development (JIED) and Analyst at the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC). Thi has been als...

Posted on 09 Jan 2018
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Claudio Landi

Head of Outreach and Digital Projects, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

...Claudio first joined the Gl-TOC in April 2017. His main areas of interest are visual communication, Communication for Development (C4D), and international cooperation and NGOs. As the Global Initiativ...

Posted on 09 Jan 2018
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