The private sector and modern slavery
VideosWhy is the private sector so important in the fight against modern slavery?
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This hearing was called by the Committee on Financial Services of the U.S. House of Representatives and focused on illicit financial flows and the key role of the banking industry in combating human trafficking.
This hearing examines how financial institution’s monitor, review, and verify depository relations with a payment processor. In particular, the Subcommittee seeks to better understand potential problems and long-term challenges that exist, including examples of how human traffickers avoid detection.
Witness List
- The Honorable Cyrus R. Vance Jr., District Attorney, New York County, District Attorney’s Office
- Dr. Louise I. Shelley, Founder and Director, Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center, George Mason University (TTF)
- Ms. Tina Frundt, Founder and Director, Courtney’s House (TTF)
- Mr. Bassem Banafa, Financial Forensics Consultant, Bassem Banafa, LLC (TTF)
Cotton – child labour & human rights abuses
VideosWhat is the real cost of our cheap cotton clothes? Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) exposes the devastating reality of cotton production in Uzbekistan. The video can be accessed at the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) dedicated webp...Read More
Cybercrime and Human Rights
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April 8, 2015 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
On the 8th April, the Global Initiative against Transnational Organised Crime co-hosted a webinar with the UN Global Compact on 21st Century cybercrime threats and the challenges they present to human security and human rights. The panel featured the following speakers drawn...
Introduction to Webinar Series 2018 “The Human Trafficking – Organized Crime Nexus: Intersections, Vulnerabilities, and Analysis for the Private Sector”
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January 18, 2018 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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 the webinar series for the coming months. Transnational organized crime groups make...
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