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JOURNAL

U NITED NATIONS

Twelfth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Salvador, Brazil, 12-19 April 2010

No. 5

SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS — Thursday, 15 April 2010

PLENARY

10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Seventh meeting Guarany

Criminal justice responses to the smuggling of migrants and trafficking in persons and links to transnational organized crime [6]

(A/CONF.213/7, A/CONF.213/PM.1, A/CONF.213/RPM.1/1, A/CONF.213/RPM.2/1, A/CONF.213/RPM.3/1, and A/CONF.213/RPM.4/1)

Crime prevention and criminal justice responses to violence against migrants, migrant workers and their families [10]


Introduction and general discussion

3 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Eighth meeting Guarany

Criminal justice responses to the smuggling of migrants and trafficking in persons and links to transnational organized crime (continued) [6] Crime prevention and criminal justice responses to violence against migrants, migrant workers and their families (continued) [10]

The Journal of the Twelfth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice appears every morning. It contains the agenda for the day and various announcements. Delegations wishing to include an announcement should contact the Substantive Coordinator of the Congress: Mr. Dimitri Vlassis, c/o Ms. Elsa Gopala-Krishnan Office location: 4th Floor Left Block, Extension: 3252

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COMMITTEE I

10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Sixth meeting Xavante

International cooperation to address money-laundering based on the relevant United Nations and other instruments [7]

(A/CONF.213/8, A/CONF.213/15, A/CONF.213/PM.1, A/CONF.213/RPM.1/1, A/CONF.213/RPM.2/1, A/CONF.213/RPM.3/1, and A/CONF.213/RPM.4/1)

Practical approaches to strengthening international cooperation in fighting crime-related problems [9]


Introduction and general discussion

3 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Seventh meeting Xavante

International cooperation to address money-laundering based on the relevant United Nations and other instruments (continued) [7] Practical approaches to strengthening international cooperation in fighting crime-related problems (continued) [9]

COMMITTEE II

10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Fourth meeting Guaycurú

Workshop on the Survey of United Nations and Other Best Practices in the Treatment of Prisoners in the Criminal Justice System


3 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Fifth meeting Guaycurú

Workshop on the Survey of United Nations and Other Best Practices in the Treatment of Prisoners in the Criminal Justice System (continued)

OTHER MEETINGS

10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Informal consultations on the draft Declaration (English only)

Yanomani 2

3 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Informal consultations on the draft Declaration (English only)

Yanomani 2

2 p.m. - 3 p.m.

EU Coordination Kaingang 2

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ANCILLARY MEETINGS

9 a.m. - 10 a.m.

NGO informal consultation session Cocal 3

10 a.m. - 11 a.m.

UNODC cybercrime investigations lab (advanced forensic topic; MS Windows 7)- Law enforcement and judicial officials only

Macuxi 2

10 a.m. - 11.30 a.m.

Innovative models and solutions: reducing prison overcrowding through paralegals and other programmes

Juriti 2

10 a.m. - 11.30 a.m.

International criminal justice from the prosecutors’ perspective

Cocal 3

10 a.m. - 11.30 a.m.

Conselho Federal de Psicologia Kariri 3

11 a.m.- 11.30 a.m.

Bought and sold: voices of human trafficking (20-minute documentary)

Arara 3

11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Korean Institute of Criminology (hands-on cybercrime demonstration – VFAC)

Macuxi 2

12 p.m. - 1.30 p.m.

School violence and prevention strategies Juriti 2

12 p.m. - 1.30 p.m.

Reviewing implementation of the human trafficking protocol: a victim-centred approach

Juma 2

12 p.m. - 1.30 p.m.

Street children: an international concern Cocal 3

12 p.m. - 1.30 p.m.

Improving public engagement with the police in diverse settings: Police Station Visitors’ Week 2009

Kariri 3

12 p.m. - 1.30 p.m.

International statistics on crime and justice Arara 3

12 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Mobilizing development to prevent violent crime: local to global approaches

Yemanja 3

1 p.m. - 2.30 p.m.

UNODC cybercrime investigations lab (advanced forensic topic: detecting removable media in Windows) – Law enforcement and judicial officials only)

Macuxi 2

2.30 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Alternatives to imprisonment for drug using offenders Juriti 2

2.30 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Convention on justice and support for victims of crime and abuse of power

Juma 2

2.30 p.m. - 4 p.m.

United Nations Rule of Law Coordination and Resource Group

Cocal 3

2.30 p.m. - International police education for the rule of law: obstacles, Kariri 3

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4 p.m.

facilitators, curricula, pedagogy and delivery

2.30 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Restorative justice in prisons: the best tool criminal justice doesn’t use enough

Arara 3

3 p.m. - 4 p.m.

UNODC cybercrime investigations lab (advanced Internet investigations: Computer Online Forensic Evidence Extractor (COFEE)) – Law enforcement and judicial officials only

Macuxi 2

4.30 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Addressing the health consequences of unchecked pretrial detention

Juriti 2

4.30 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Addressing the challenge of cybercrime: past, present and future(the basics of Internet investigations: how he Internet really works)

Juma 2

4.30 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Justice indicators: a flexible approach to measuring the rule of law

Cocal 3

4.30 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Principal challenges posed by the globalization of justice Kariri 3

6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

NGO coordination meeting Cocal 3

HOST COUNTRY WORKSHOPS

10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

The Brazilian penitentiary system Juma 2

10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Money-laundering Kanela 3

2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Bizarrus (theatre) Yemanja 3

FORTHCOMING MEETINGS

Friday, 16 April 2010

PLENARY

10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Ninth meeting Guarany


3 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Tenth meeting Guarany

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COMMITTEE I

10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Eighth meeting Xavante

Workshop on Strategies and Best Practices against Overcrowding in Correctional Facilities

(A/CONF.213/16, A/CONF.213/15, A/CONF.213/PM.1, A/CONF.213/RPM.1/1, A/CONF.213/RPM.2/1, A/CONF.213/RPM.3/1, and A/CONF.213/RPM.4/1)

3 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Ninth meeting Xavante

Workshop on Strategies and Best Practices against Overcrowding in Correctional Facilities (continued)

INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS

10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Informal consultations on the draft Declaration Guaycurú

3 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Informal consultations on the draft Declaration Guaycurú

(A/CONF.213/L.5 and A/CONF.213/L.6)

SUMMARY

Wednesday, 14 April 2010

PLENARY

Fifth meeting Workshop on Practical Approaches to Preventing Urban Crime The Workshop was opened by the Presiding Officer, Mr Romeu Tuma Junior, National Secretary of Justice, Ministry of Justice (Brazil), who also made a welcoming statement. A representative of the International Centre for the Prevention of Crime made an introductory statement. Panel I: Mega cities and regions

Presentations were made by the following panellists: Paula Miraglia, Incoming Director General of the International Centre for the Prevention of Crime, Montreal (Canada), Fola Arthur-Worrey, Executive Secretary, Lagos State Security Trust Fund (Nigeria), and Khaled Abdelhalim, Leader, Urban Development Unit GTZ and Helwan University, Cairo (Egypt).

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Statements were made by the representatives of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Nigeria and Morocco. Panel II: High crime cities

Presentations were made by the following panellists: Steven Malby, Research Officer, UNODC, Gregory Sloane-Sleane, Programme Manager, Ministry of National Security (Trinidad and Tobago), and Bernardo Perez, Advisor to UN-HABITAT (Colombia).

Statements were made by the representatives of Algeria and Bolivia. The representative of UNODC responded. Panel III: National responses

Presentations were made by the following panellists: Ronaldo Teixeira, Executive Secretary and Adjunct Executive Secretary, Ministry of Justice (Brazil), and Reinaldo Gomes, Coordinator of Preventive Polices and Youth, Ministry of Justice (Brazil).

Sixth meeting Workshop on Practical Approaches to Preventing Urban Crime Panel IV: Inclusion and tools for action

Presentations were made by the following panellists: Sohail Husain, Director Analytica, and Evaluator, Women in Cities International UNTF Project (United Kingdom), Andrew Carpenter, Chief, Strategic Policy and Development Section, Police Division, DPKO, Gabriela Pinheiro, Institutional Relations Officer, Fight for Peace (Brazil), and Deniz Mizne, Executive Director, Instituto Sou da Paz (Brazil). Panel V: Integration of migrant communities

Presentations were made by the following panellists: Fady Dagher, Commandant, City of Montreal Police Service (Canada), and Fabio Sorgoni, Director, On the ROAD-NOVA Consortium (Italy).

Statements were made by the representatives of Algeria, Canada, the United States, Nigeria,

China, the Russian Federation and Uganda. Panel VI: New tools to support the application of crime prevention

Presentations were made by the following panellists: Slawomir Redo, Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Officer, UNODC, Aida Santos de Escobar, President, National Council of Public Safety (El Salvador), Sohail Husain, Director Analytica, and Evaluator, Women in Cities International UNTF Project (United Kingdom), and Ricardo Balestreri, Executive Secretary, Public Security, Ministry of Justice (Brazil). A statement was made by the representative of Algeria to which the panellist (El Salvador) responded. The Presiding Officer made some concluding remarks.

COMMITTEE I

Fourth meeting

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Workshop on International Criminal Justice Education for the Rule of Law The Chair made an introductory statement.

Presentations were made by the following panellists: William Schabas, Director, Irish Centre for Human Rights, National University of Ireland, Galway (Ireland), Byung Ha Chung, Senior Prosecutor of Seoul High Public Prosecutor’s Office (Republic of Korea), James Hamilton, Director of Public Prosecutions (Ireland), Marc Groenhuijsen, President, World Society of Victimology, and Cheryl Frank, Director in the Institute for Security Studies, Pretoria (South Africa), Burkhard Hasenpusch, Ministerial Counsellor, Lower Saxony (Germany), Lyal Sunga, Visiting Professor, Raoul Wallenberg Institute, Lund (Sweden), and Abraham Stein, Deputy Secretary for Multidimensional Security Organization of American States. Statements were made by the representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Kenya, Argentina, Mexico, Canada, Brazil, and Saudi Arabia. A statement was made by an individual expert (India). Fifth meeting Workshop on International Criminal Justice Education for the Rule of Law

Presentations were made by the following panellists: Joon Oh Jang, Director of Public Relations & International Cooperation Center, Korean Institute of Criminology (Republic of Korea), Elizabeth Howe, General Counsel, International Association of Prosecutors, Michael Platzer, Liaison Officer, Vienna Office, Academic Council on the United Nations System, Vesselin Popovski (pre-recorded video statement), Senior Academic Officer, Head of Section for Peace and Security, Institute for Sustainability and Peace, United Nations University, Tokyo (Japan), Ederick Selous, Office of the Executive Director, United Nations Secretariat, Andrew Carpenter, DPKO. The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture moderated the discussion. Statements were made by the representatives of France, Saudi Arabia, and Indonesia. A statement was made by an individual expert (Lebanon). The Chair made a statement. The representative of Poland made a statement. The Committee concluded the workshop.

INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS First meeting

The Congress began informal consultations on the draft Declaration. The Chair introduced a new version of the draft Declaration (A/CONF.213/L.6), which was used as the basis for the informal consultations.

The meeting concurred with the proposal of the Chair to continue informal consultations on Thursday 14 April in English only on the understanding that should interpretation services be released as a result of the Plenary, Committee I or Committee II concluding their work earlier than foreseen, such services would be used for the informal consultations.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Live Webcast coverage of the Crime Congress

The United Nations Department of Public Information is providing live and on-demand Webcast coverage of all Plenary, Committee I and Committee II meetings as well as Press Conferences. The Webcast is available in English and original language of the speaker. Internet users around the world are able to follow the proceedings of the Congress by viewing the live on on-demand Webcast and access information such as daily programme, statements, press releases, official documents and other information at: http://www.un.org/webcast/crime2010 Delegations may send their statements (in .pdf or MS Word format) for posting on the Congress Website to the following email address: [email protected]

http://www.un.org/webcast/crime2010

mailto:[email protected]

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GENERAL INFORMATION

Registration and credentials

Delegations are invited to refer to the Information for Participants (document A/CONF.213/INF/1). In accordance with rules 1-3 of the provisional rules of procedure for the Twelfth Congress, the delegation of each State participating in the Congress should consist of a head of delegation and such other representatives, alternate representatives and advisers as may be required. The credentials (full name, title, address, facsimile and e-mail address) of representatives, alternate representatives and advisers, issued by the Head of State or Government or by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, should be submitted to the Executive Secretary of the Congress c/o Ms. Annika Wythes, 4th Floor Left Block. Participants who do not complete the pre-registration procedure must follow the normal procedure of having a photograph taken and a badge issued upon their arrival at the registration area of the Bahia Convention Centre. As part of the security arrangements, all participants in the Congress will be required to present their invitations or credentials together with their passports at the entrance before proceeding to the registration area of the Bahia Convention Centre, to register and collect their security passes for the Congress. Security passes must be worn visibly at all times at the Congress venue. All persons and their bags/luggage will be screened at the entrance to the Bahia Convention Centre. On-site registration will begin on Friday, 9 April 2010, at 10 a.m., and the desk will remain open until 6 p.m. The registration desk will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. from 10 to 19 April 2010. For the high-level segment, the registration desk will be open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on 16 and 17 April. Given the large number of participants expected for the Congress, delegates and representatives arriving during the week before the opening of the Congress are encouraged to register as early as possible. It is strongly recommended that delegations submit to the secretariat the names and photographs, in JPEG format, of ministers or other delegates of similar or higher rank in advance in order to expedite preparation of VIP badges and minimize inconvenience. Those badges will be ready for collection by an authorized person at the registration desk upon arrival. Questions regarding VIP badges should be sent by e-mail to Lieutenant Imad Ahmad Zaher ([email protected]) of the United Nations Security and Safety Service.

List of speakers

States wishing to inscribe in the list of speakers for the High Level Segment should contact Ms. Gemma Norman, 4th Floor Left Block, extension 3225.

Languages and documentation

Delegations are invited to refer to the Information for Participants (document A/CONF.213/INF/1). Official United Nations documents of the Congress will be made available in the six official languages of the Congress. The Brazilian National Organizing Committee for the Congress has arranged for interpretation from and into English and Portuguese for all plenary, committee I and II meetings and for press briefings. Each seat in the Congress halls at the Bahia Convention Centre in which simultaneous interpretation is available will be provided with a portable receiving set and a headphone. Participants are requested not to remove these from the meeting rooms so that the equipment may be checked and, if necessary, batteries may be recharged before the next meeting takes place. As part of the secretariat’s efforts to reduce expenditure and limit environmental impact through the

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digitization of conference materials and publications, pre-session documents will be available at the Congress venue in limited number. Each delegation will receive a single, complete set of the documents in the language of its choice. Delegates are therefore kindly requested to bring their own copies of the pre-session documents to the Congress. Memory sticks containing pre-session documentation and publications related to the Congress will be distributed to participants at the Congress registration area. Participants will receive only one memory stick at the time of picking up their Congress badge. The main documents distribution counter will be located in Pavilion A of the Bahia Convention Centre. Each delegation will be assigned an individual pigeonhole at the documents distribution counter, in which all documents issued during the Congress will be placed. To determine exact requirements for in-session documents, each delegation is requested to advise the documents distribution counter of its requirements, specifying the number of copies of each document needed and the language (or languages) in which it wishes to receive them during the Congress. The quantity requested should be sufficient to cover all requirements, as it will not be possible to request additional copies. National statements and/or position papers prepared by participating States will be distributed at the Congress in the languages and quantities provided by the Governments.

Information and media Regular United Nations media facilities will be available at the Twelfth Congress, including a press centre and a press briefing room. Interpretation from and into English and Portuguese will also be available for press briefing rooms. Media representatives wishing to cover the Twelfth Congress must apply for accreditation before or during the Congress. The online application form is available from http://www.unis.unvienna.org/unis/en/media_accreditation.html. Accredited media representatives will receive a special press pass allowing them access to the meetings, the side events and the press working area. The media accreditation counter in the Bahia Convention Centre will be open starting on Friday, 9 April 2010. Completed accreditation application forms must be accompanied by a copy of a press card and/or a letter of assignment, issued on paper with an official letterhead and signed by the editor or bureau chief of the journalist’s media organization. Press passes will be issued at the site of the Congress.

National Organizing Committee As the host of the Twelfth Congress, the Government of Brazil has appointed a National Organizing Committee, headed by the Minister of Justice and coordinated by the following individuals: (a) Mr. Romeu Tuma Júnior, National Secretary of Justice of Brazil and Chief Coordinator of the National Organizing Committee; (b) Mr. Renato Halfen da Porciúncula, Coordinator of the National Organizing Committee.

Facilities at the Congress site

Restaurants Two restaurants located on the ground floor will be made available to the delegates for lunch: one located in Pavilion C and the other in Parking Lot A, next to the registration area.

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Delegates’ Lounge Coffee/snack bars with lounge furniture, telephones and photocopying facilities at participants’ expense will be located on the ground floor next to the Plenary Hall in Pavilion A and the delegates’ lounge will be located on the 2nd floor. Cybercafe A Cybercafe, providing independent Internet access and 30 personal computers, will be located next to the Plenary Hall in Pavilion A on the ground floor. Wireless Internet is available throughout the Convention Centre. Medical/First aid room First aid facilities will be located near the restaurant in Pavilion C on the ground floor and on the third floor. Bank and post office Banks and post offices will be located near the restaurant in Pavilion C on the ground floor. Travel agency For the convenience of participants wishing to reconfirm or change their flights and to book tourist tours, a travel agency will be located near the Committee I Xavante in Pavilion C on the ground floor. Information counter An information counter staffed with local staff (delegates’ aides) will be set up in the corridor leading from the registration area to the Plenary Hall in Pavilion A on the ground floor.

Programme of social activities and booking of bilateral meetings Participants wishing to arrange social events or bilateral meetings are kindly requested to contact the United Nations Protocol Officer at the Congress: Ms. Phillipa Lawrence, 4th Floor Middle Block, Guajajara Room, extension 3195/3196 or the Protocol Assistants located in the Plenary Hall, adjacent to the Conference Officers desk. Details concerning Ministers of Government, heading delegations to the High Level Segment, should also be communicated to the Protocol Officer and the Protocol Assistants for coordination of the extension of appropriate courtesies.

Travel claims

Representatives of Least Developed Countries entitled to refund of travel by the United Nations should complete their claim form and submit them as soon as possible to Ms. Corinne Jurenka, 2nd Floor Middle Block South Side, extension 3343. Claim forms are available at the same office.

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Floor Plan of the Bahia Convention Centre, Salvador

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