Il 6 febbraio 2008 è stata presentata al Ministro dell’Interno, Giuliano Amato, dal Commissario straordinario del Governo per il coordinamento delle iniziative antiracket ed antiusura, Raffaele Lauro, la Relazione annuale 2007 sull’attività del Comitato di solidarietà per le vittime dell’estorsione e dell’usura. ... Continua

I traffici di rifiuti e l’abusivismo edilizio. Le corse clandestine di cavalli e i combattimenti tra cani. Il saccheggio dei beni archeologici e il commercio illegale di specie protette. E poi i nomi dei clan mafiosi coinvolti. ... Continua

RESOLUTION 1993/29 Resolution E93r029 27 July 1993 43rd plenary meeting World Ministerial Conference on Organized Transnational Crime The Economic and Social Council, Alarmed by the increasing dimensions and sophistication of organized transnational crime, Recognizing the danger posed by organized transnational crime to all countries of the world, Reaffirming the need for more intensified international cooperation to prevent and control organized transnational crime, Convinced that effective and concerted action at all levels to prevent and control the activities of organized and transnational criminal groups represents an investment in the future for all societies, Recognizing the need to intensify and coordinate efforts against organized transnational crime at the national and regional levels in order to ensure concerted and efficient global action, Convinced that the regular exchange and dissemination of information can assist Governments in establishing adequate criminal justice systems and in devising effective strategies and policies against crime, Convinced also that technical assistance in this field is indispensable, Convinced further of the need to develop means of cooperating at the investigative and judicial levels, Considering that the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Branch has at its disposal the knowledge and expertise required to assist Member States in their efforts against transnational and organized crime, Recalling General Assembly resolutions 45/107, 45/121 and 45/123 of 14 December 1990, 46/152 of 18 December 1991 and 47/87 and 47/91 of 16 December 1992, Recalling also that, in section IV of its resolution 1992/22, of 30 July 1992, the Council recognized the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice as the principal policy-making body of the United Nations in crime prevention and criminal justice, 1. ... Continua

RESOLUTION 1992/23 Resolution E92r023 30 July 1992 41st plenary meeting Organized crime The Economic and Social Council, Alarmed by the rapid growth and geographical extension of organized crime in its various forms, both nationally and internationally, Concerned about the menace that these developments represent to social stability, economic development, democratic institutions and legitimate business, Aware that the transnational nature of a large portion of the activities of organized crime requires the intensification of technical and scientific cooperation, as indicated on several occasions by the Committee on Crime Prevention and Control, Recognizing the importance of initiatives taken in this area by the Committee, Recalling that the Economic and Social Council, in its resolution 1989/70 of 24 May 1989, called upon Governments, international organizations and interested non-governmental organizations to cooperate with the Committee in promoting international cooperation in combating organized crime, Recalling also that the General Assembly, in its resolution 44/71 of 8 December 1989, requested the Committee to consider ways of strengthening international cooperation in combating organized crime and to submit its views, through the Economic and Social Council, to the General Assembly at its forty-seventh session, Recalling further that the General Assembly, in its resolution 44/72 of 8 December 1989, requested the Eighth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders to propose control measures aimed at eradicating the activities of organized crime, Noting that the Eighth Congress, in its resolution 24, adopted the Guidelines for the prevention and control of organized crime, Noting also that the General Assembly, in its resolution 45/121 of 14 December 1990, welcomed the instruments and resolutions adopted by the Eighth Congress and invited Governments to be guided by them in the formulation of appropriate legislation and policy directives, Noting further that the General Assembly, in the same resolution, endorsed the decision of the Eighth Congress that priority attention should be given to specific practical measures to combat international crime over the forthcoming five-year period, Taking note of the fact that the Ad Hoc Expert Group Meeting on Strategies to Deal with Transnational Crime, held at Smolenice, Czechoslovakia, from 27 to 31 May 1991, formulated important recommendations in this area, Taking note also of the fact that the International Seminar on Organized Crime, held at Suzdal, Russian Federation, from 21 to 25 October 1991, pursuant to General Assembly resolution 45/123 of 14 December 1990, formulated practical measures against organized crime, aimed at enhancing the struggle against the different manifestations of organized crime, Reaffirming that priority must be given to the struggle against all activities of organized crime, including money laundering, the infiltration of legitimate business and the corruption of public officials, 1. ... Continua

RESOLUTION 1989/70 Member Name E89r070 24 May 1989 15th plenary meeting International co-operation in combating organized crime The Economic and Social Council, Recalling the responsibility assumed by the United Nations in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice, Concerned that organized crime has increased in many parts of the world and has become more transnational in character, leading, in particular, to the spread of such negative phenomena as violence, terrorism, corruption, illegal trade in narcotic drugs and, in general, undermining the development process, impairing the quality of life and threatening human rights and fundamental freedoms, Taking into account the decisions of the Seventh United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders relating to organized crime, as well as views expressed on the matter by members of the Committee on Crime Prevention and Control, Convinced of the need to strengthen international co-operation in combating organized crime, Recognizing the pivotal role of the Committee on Crime Prevention and Control in providing guidance and the co-ordinating role to be played by the Centre for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, especially by the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Branch, in strengthening international co-operation in crime prevention and criminal justice, 1. ... Continua