On Friday 6 November, The Siracusa International Institute for Criminal Justice and Human Rights will mark an important milestone for its three-year research and capacity-building project across South Eastern Europe, with the launch of a new report: Closing the Implementation Gap: Criminal justice responses to illicit trade in South Eastern Europe and associated challenges. This

On Friday 22 November, Tobias Freeman, Senior Legal Officer of the Siracusa International Institute participated in the 6th Meeting of the World Customs Organization’s (WCO’s) Working Group on Revenue Compliance and Fraud in Brussels.  The WCO is the global Customs agency, representing 183 national Customs administrations, which collectively process approximately 98% of world trade. Specifically,

  Between October 22 and 24, 2019, The Siracusa International Institute for Criminal Justice and Human Rights is organizing the first National Strategic Dialogue (NSD) on Illicit Trade in Romania (Bucharest). The three-days programme involves several representatives of the major national institutions engaged in the fight against illicit trade. In particular, it brings together criminal justice officials  responsible for combating illicit trade, criminal

Between October 9 and 11, 2019, The Siracusa International Institute for Criminal Justice and Human Rights is organizing the first National Strategic Dialogue (NSD) on Illicit Trade in Albania (Tirana). The three-days programme involves several representatives of the major national institutions engaged in the fight against illicit trade. In particular, it brings together criminal justice officials from state-

  Between September 24 and 26, The Siracusa International Institute for Criminal Justice and Human Rights is organizing the first National Strategic Dialogue on Illicit Trade in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) – Sarajevo.       The three-days programme involves several representatives of the major national institutions engaged in the fight against illicit trade. In particular,

Between April 3rd and 4th, Mr. Filippo Musca, Acting Director General of the Siracusa International Institute and Mr. Tobias Freeman, Senior Legal Officer, are participating in the Regional Workshop on Trade-Based Money Laundering (TBML) in Panama. This initiative is organised by the Financial Action Task Force of Latin America (GAFILAT) and its main aims are:

See below an analysis made by our Senior Advisor, Stefano Betti on the Institute’s new project “Mechanism for Combating Illicit Trade” – (M-CIT) and the Institute’s broader efforts to contribute to a cross-sectorial approach to Illicit Trade and related crimes. An international Mechanism to Combat Illicit Trade? Stay Tuned! Author: Stefano Betti

On 20-21 November, Mr. Tobias Freeman, Senior Legal Officer of the Siracusa International Institute, participated in the GTDW Anti-Illicit Trade and Brand Protection Summit in Abu Dhabi. This event brings together government policy-makers, law enforcement, global businesses, brand owners, regulators and technology firms. Keynote Addresses were given by H.E. Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansoori, Minister of Economy of the United Arab

From 5-6 December 2018, The Siracusa International Institute for Criminal Justice and Human Rights will host a High-Level Regional Strategic Dialogue on Illicit Trade in South Eastern Europe. The Dialogue will bring together Ministers and other Senior National Officials from across the region, as well as key regional and international stakeholders committed to the fight

From 29-31 October, Mr. Tobias Freeman, Senior Legal Officer of The Siracusa International Institute for Criminal Justice and Human Rights, is participating in the 39th Annual Conference of Crime Stoppers International (CSI). The Annual Conference is a forum that brings together senior law enforcement officials, UN and other intergovernmental agencies, policy-makers, crime prevention organisations, media