Expert Meeting on the Role of Women in Organised Crime

On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the United Nations Studies Association (UNSA) Vienna organized an expert meeting on the topic of women’s roles in organised criminal activities and human trafficking networks. The event was co-sponsored by Mexico, Canada, UNODC, the NGO Committee on the Status of Women, the Sigmund Freud University and the Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice.

Speakers:

H.E. Ms. Alicia Guadalupe Buenrostro Massieu
Permanent Mission of Mexico

Colin Craig
UNODC, SHERLOC Focal Point

Citlalin Castañeda de la Mora
UNODC, Organized Crime and Illicit Trafficking Branch

Dr. Anna Alvazzi del Frate
Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

Mag.a Evelyn Probst
LEFÖ - Intervention Centre for Trafficked Women Austria

Dr. Michael Platzer
UNSA Vienna, FEMICIDE Publication

Prof. Alessandra Dino
University of Palermo

Dr. Marie-Helen Maras
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York