Global Geopolitics Net Monday, August 25, 2008 All rights reserved, IPS – Inter Press Service, 2008. Stephen de Tarczynski MELBOURNE, Aug 25 (IPS) – A new collaborative approach among Australian government, police and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) is being developed to tackle the scourge of human trafficking. ”Trafficking is our modern equivalent of slavery,” said the [...]
MEXICO: Anti-Crime Pledges – This Time with Teeth?
August 22, 2008 By
Global Geopolitics – Global News Blog – IPS Friday, August 22, 2008 All rights reserved, IPS – Inter Press Service, 2008. Diego Cevallos MEXICO CITY, Aug 22 (IPS) – In response to the growing public outcry over Mexico’s soaring crime rates, the president, state governors, lawmakers and judges agreed to a broad new anti-crime plan, [...]
SIERRA LEONE: Tighten Security to Curb Drug Trafficking
July 25, 2008 By
Global Politics Online Jul 25, 2008 All rights reserved, IPS – Inter Press Service, 2008. Lansana Fofana FREETOWN, Jul 25 (IPS) – Nineteen suspects, including eight South Americans, from Colombia and Venezuela, have appeared before a Freetown High Court facing charges of smuggling illegal drugs into the country. The court appearance follows the seizure of [...]
