SILENT VICTIMS: IRAQI WOMEN TRAFFICKED FOR SEX,INTO COUNTRIES INCLUDING JORDAN – REPORT SAYS

A report released by the London-based non-governmental group Social Change for Education in the Middle East (SCEME) Wednesday hopes to change that. Entitled Karamatuna, or Our Dignity, the study highlights the plight of girls as young as 10 or 12 who have been trafficked from post-war Iraq into countries including Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, United Arab SILENT VICTIMS: IRAQI WOMEN TRAFFICKED FOR SEX,INTO COUNTRIES INCLUDING JORDAN – REPORT SAYS

WANTED ‘NDRANGHETA CRIMINAL SEBASTIANO PELLE ARRESTED AFTER 16 YEARS

AGI) Reggio Calabria- Last night, 57-year-old fugitive Sebastiano Pelle, who had been wanted for 16 years, was arrested. He had been entered into the special program for wanted, highly dangerous criminals led by the Interior Ministry and executed by local law enforcement, under the coordination of DDA reggina. The arrest was made in the port WANTED ‘NDRANGHETA CRIMINAL SEBASTIANO PELLE ARRESTED AFTER 16 YEARS

CONFERENCE: CALL FOR PAPERS

CALL FOR PAPERS Transnational Organized Crime: Italian Connections Bilingual Conference (English and Italian) The American University of Rome Department of International Relations 30-31 March 2012 Keynote Speaker: Professor Nando Dalla Chiesa, University of Milan The American University of Rome’s Department of International Relations will be hosting a two-day international conference focusing on Italy’s current roles CONFERENCE: CALL FOR PAPERS

AUSTRALIA: CHANGE OF POLICE TACTICS DISRUPT ORGANISED CRIME GANGS

Australian POLICE have identified a gap in their organised crime strategy and are plugging it with back to basics, “in your face” tactics.  Victoria Police crime department chief Graham Ashton said it could take years of investigative effort and millions of dollars to crack open organised crime groups.