A Organização Internacional de Polícia Criminal, mundialmente conhecida pela sua sigla Interpol (em inglês: International Criminal Police Organization), é uma organização internacional que ajuda na cooperação de polícias de diferentes países. Foi criada em Viena, na Áustria, no ano de 1923, pelo chefe da polícia vienense Johannes Schober, com a designação de Comissão Internacional de Polícia Criminal.
Entre 1938 e 1945 após a anexação da Áustria pelo Terceiro Reich, a organização foi comandada por quatro diferentes oficiais nazistas da SS; Otto Steinhäusl, Reinhard Heydrich, Arthur Nebe e Ernst Kaltenbrunner,[1] todos eles mortos durante a II Guerra Mundial ou executados como criminosos de guerra ao fim do conflito.
Hoje sua sede é em Lyon, na França[1], tendo adotado o nome actual em 1956 e tem a participação de 188 países membros.
A sigla Interpol foi pela primeira vez utilizada em 1946. A Interpol não se envolve na investigação de crimes que não envolvam vários países membros ou crimes políticos, religiosos e raciais. Trata-se de uma central de informações para que as polícias de todo o mundo possam trabalhar integradas no combate ao crime internacional, o tráfico de drogas e os contrabandos.
Seu presidente atual é o sul-coreano Khoo Boon Hui.
Um exemplo da participação da Interpol em um caso é o Desaparecimento de Madeleine McCann, uma menina inglesa que desapareceu em um quarto de hotel em uma cidade portuguesa próxima à fronteira com a Espanha.
Estados-membros
Afeganistão
Albânia
Alemanha
Andorra
Angola
Antígua e Barbuda
Antilhas Holandesas
Arábia Saudita
Argélia
Argentina
Arménia
Aruba
Austrália
Áustria
Azerbaijão
Bahamas
Bahrein
Bangladesh
Barbados
Bielorrússia
Bélgica
Belize
Benim
Bolívia
Bósnia e Herzegovina
Botsuana
Brasil
Brunei
Bulgária
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Butão
Cabo Verde
Camboja
Camarões
Canadá
Colômbia
Comores
República do Congo
República Democrática do Congo
Coreia do Sul
Costa Rica
Costa do Marfim
Croácia
Cuba
Chade
Chile
China
Chipre
Dinamarca
Dominica
Equador
Egito
El Salvador
Emirados Árabes Unidos
Eritreia
Eslováquia
Eslovênia
Espanha
Estados Unidos
Estônia
Etiópia
Macedónia
Filipinas
Finlândia
Fiji
França
Gabão
Gâmbia
Geórgia
Gana
Granada
Grécia
Guatemala
Guiné
Guiné-Bissau
Guiné Equatorial
Guiana
Haiti
Honduras
Hungria
Índia
Indonésia
Iraque
Irã
Islândia
Irlanda
Israel
Itália
Jamaica
Japão
Jordânia
Cazaquistão
Quênia
Quirguistão
Kuwait
Laos
Lesoto
Letônia
Líbano
Libéria
Líbia
Liechtenstein
Lituânia
Luxemburgo
Madagáscar
Malásia
Malawi
Maldivas
Mali
Malta
Ilhas Marshall
Maurícia
Mauritânia
México
Moldávia
Mónaco
Montenegro
Mongólia
Moçambique
Mianmar
Namíbia
Nauru
Nepal
Nicarágua
Níger
Nigéria
Noruega
Nova Zelândia
Omã
Países Baixos
Paquistão
Panamá
Papua-Nova Guiné
Paraguai
Peru
Polónia
Portugal
Qatar
Reino Unido
República Centro-Africana
República Tcheca
República Dominicana
Ruanda
Roménia
Rússia
São Cristóvão e Nevis
São Marinho
São Vicente e Granadinas
São Tomé e Príncipe
Senegal
Sérvia
Seychelles
Serra Leoa
Singapura
Síria
Somália
Sri Lanka
Suazilândia
Sudão
Suécia
Suíça
África do Sul
Suriname
Tailândia
Tanzânia
Tadjiquistão
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad e Tobago
Tunísia
Turcomenistão
Turquia
Ucrânia
Uganda
Uruguai
Uzbequistão
Vaticano
Venezuela
Vietname
Iémen/Iêmen
Djibouti
Zâmbia
Zimbábue
Dependências
Do Reino Unido:
Anguilla
Bermudas
Gibraltar
Ilhas Cayman
Ilhas Virgens Britânicas
Monserrate
Turcas e Caicos
Samoa
Dos Estados Unidos:
Porto Rico
Da China
Macau
Hong Kong
Países não-membros
Coreia do Norte
Estados Federados da Micronésia
Ilhas Salomão
Kiribati
Palau
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Criminal organizations
Homicide and Serial Sex Crimes Conference
Lyon, France, 25-26 November 2008
Circular letter
Definitions of what constitutes organized crime vary widely from country to country. Organized groups are typically involved in many different types of criminal activity spanning several countries. These activities may include trafficking in humans, weapons and drugs, armed robbery, counterfeiting and money laundering.
Interpol acts as a central repository for professional and technical expertise on transnational organized crime and as a clearinghouse for the collection, collation, analysis and dissemination of information relating to organized crime and criminal organizations. It also monitors the organized crime situation on a global basis and co-ordinates international investigations.
Interpol’s mission in this regard is to enhance co-operation among member countries and stimulate the exchange of information between all national and international enforcement bodies concerned with countering organized crime groups and related corruption. Drawing on the wide investigative and analytical experience of its multinational staff, Interpol helps 188 member countries:
identify, establish and maintain contacts with experts in the field
monitor and analyse information related to specific areas of activity and criminal organizations
identify major criminal threats with potential global impact
pursue strategic partnerships with various organizations and institutions
assist in finding solutions to problems encountered by law enforcement agencies (LEAs)
evaluate and exploit information received at the General Secretariat from National Central Bureaus, LEAs, open sources, international organizations and other institutions
monitor open-source information and reports
initiate, prepare and participate in programs to improve the international sharing of information
promote and carry out joint projects with other international organizations and institutions active in specific crime areas
research, develop and publish documents for investigators
provide support to member countries in ongoing international investigations on a case-by-case basis.
This enables the possibility of making links between transnational organized crime cases being conducted by national administrations that would otherwise seem unrelated. A special project will be initiated when it has been clearly established that there is real potential for further development.
INTERPOL currently has projects targeting organized/specialized crime in five areas of high activity:
Project Millennium – targeting Eurasian criminal organizations
Project AOC – targeting Asian criminal organizations
Project Scream – targeting serial murders and rapists
Project Bada – targeting maritime piracy
Project Pink Panthers - Armed Jewellery Robberies committed by nationals of former Yugoslavia
Trafficking in human beings
Estimates have placed human trafficking and illicit migration as a USD 28 billion enterprise, steadily catching up with drug and arms trafficking. Trafficking in human beings (THB) is a crime that amounts to modern slavery and is a complex issue, requiring a multitude of strategies at a range of levels to reduce the problem.
THB takes many forms, five of which are briefly covered below.
Trafficking in women for sexual exploitation
This is a multi-billion-dollar business which involves citizens of most countries and helps sustain organized crime. A violation of human rights, trafficking in women destroys the lives of its victims.
Human trafficking is distinct from people smuggling in that it involves the exploitation of the migrant, often for purposes of forced labour and prostitution.
People smuggling
People smuggling implies the procurement, for financial or material gain, of the illegal entry into a state of which that person is neither a citizen nor a permanent resident. Criminal networks which smuggle and traffic in human beings for financial gain increasingly control the flow of migrants across borders.
Child sexual exploitation
Exploitation of children on the Internet ranges from posed photos to visual recordings of brutal sexual crimes. One of INTERPOL’s main tools for helping police fight this type of crime is the International Child Sexual Exploitation Image database (ICSE DB). Containing hundreds of thousands of images of child sexual abuse submitted by member countries, the ICSE DB facilitates the sharing of images and information thereby assisting law enforcement agencies with the identification of new victims.
Trafficking for forced labour/servitude
Victims of this equally widespread form of trafficking come primarily from developing countries. They are recruited and trafficked using deception and coercion and find themselves held in conditions of slavery in a variety of jobs.
Men, women and children are engaged in agricultural and construction work, domestic servitude and other labour-intensive jobs.
Trafficking in organs
Trafficking in human beings for the purpose of using their organs, in particular kidneys is a rapidly growing field of criminal activity. In many countries waiting lists for transplants are very long, and criminals have seized this opportunity to exploit the desperation of patients and potential donors.
Victims are often misinformed about the medical aspects of the organ removal and deceived about the sums they will receive. Their health, even life, is at risk as operations may be carried out in clandestine conditions with no medical follow-up.
A framework for action
INTERPOL actively seeks to increase and improve international law enforcement co-operation in order to help combat this global crime.
The United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, and the additional Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons are key platforms in disrupting and dismantling THB, giving guidelines for law enforcement action.
The protocol urges an increase in the information exchange between states in order to determine:
whether individuals crossing or attempting to cross an international border with travel documents belonging to other persons or without travel documents are perpetrators or victims of trafficking in persons;
the types of travel document that individuals have used or attempted to use to cross an international border for the purpose of trafficking in persons;
the means and methods used by organized criminal groups for the purpose of trafficking in persons, including the recruitment and transportation of victims, routes and links between and among individuals and groups engaged in such trafficking, and possible means for detecting them.
Fugitive investigative services
One of the most important fields of activity of the global law enforcement community today is the apprehension of wanted persons.
Fugitives pose a serious threat to public safety worldwide. They are mobile and opportunistic; they frequently finance their continued flight from the law through further criminal activities, which may result in criminal charges in more than one country.
Fugitives also undermine the world’s criminal justice systems. They may have been charged with a violation of the law but not been arrested. They may have been released on bail and then fled to avoid prosecution or, perhaps they have escaped from prison. When fugitives flee, cases are not adjudicated, convicted criminals fail to meet their obligations, and crime victims are denied justice.
INTERPOL’s role
INTERPOL’s activities in relation to international fugitives have been part of its core business since the organization’s creation. INTERPOL circulates internationally, at the request of member countries, electronic diffusions and notices containing identification details and judicial information about wanted criminals.
The INTERPOL Red Notice has been recognised in a number of countries as having the legal value to serve as a basis for provisional arrest. The persons concerned are wanted by national jurisdictions or International Criminal Tribunals, where appropriate, and the Red Notice is intended to help police identify or locate these individuals with a view to their arrest and extradition.
INTERPOL created the Fugitive Investigative Service to offer more proactive and systematic assistance to member countries by:
providing investigative support to member countries in ongoing international fugitive investigations with a view to locating and arresting wanted persons;
co-ordinating and enhancing international co-operation in the field of fugitive investigations;
collecting and disseminating best practice and expert knowledge;
conducting and co-ordinating relevant research and serve as a global point of reference for fugitive-related information.
Genocide, War Crimes, and Crimes against Humanity
Wanted by the International Criminal Court
Persons indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia for war crimes (Acrobat file )
Rwandan Genocide Fugitives Project
Fighting impunity for the Rwandan genocideThe Investigation and Prosecution of Genocide, War Crimes, and Crimes against Humanity
The General Secretariat is expanding its role in providing international co-ordination and support for law enforcement agencies in member countries and international organizations responsible for the investigation and prosecution of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against Humanity.
Interpol has been supporting member countries and the ad hoc International Criminal Tribunals in the location and apprehension of criminals wanted for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against Humanity since 1994, primarily through the publication of Red Notices and the provision of other investigative assistance. However, many countries have recently expanded their activities in this field, and have established specialized units dedicated to the investigation and prosecution of these offences regardless of where they have occurred.
From 23 to 25 March 2004, General Secretariat hosted the First International Expert Meeting on War Crimes, Genocide, and Crimes against Humanity in Lyon, France. Ninety three delegates and observers from 39 countries and international organizations attended this meeting. Over the course of three days, the delegates viewed presentations and participated in discussions aimed at identifying the needs of the member countries and international organizations with a view towards improving coordination and information sharing. At the conclusion of the meeting, a list of recommendations was adopted.
From 21 to 22 July 2004, in furtherance of Recommendation no 9 adopted at the expert meeting, the General Secretariat hosted the First Working Group Meeting on Genocide, War Crimes, and Crimes against Humanity, in Lyon. Fourteen delegates from twelve countries and two international organizations participated in the discussions and made recommendations concerning ways to address the needs identified at the expert meeting. The recommendations included the increased use of Interpol databases, the preparation of a best practice manual, and identification of points of contact in member countries.
On 7 October 2004, the General Assembly adopted Resolution number AG-2004-PRES-17 which recommended that, within the limits of national and international law, ICPO-Interpol member countries should cooperate with each other and with international organizations, international criminal tribunals, and non-governmental organizations as appropriate in a joint effort to prevent genocide, war crimes, and crimes against Humanity, and to investigate and prosecute those suspected of committing these crimes; asked the General Secretariat to assist member countries in the investigation and prosecution of these crimes; and asked the Secretary General to bring the present resolution to the attention of the appropriate United Nations authorities and other international organizations.
The General Assembly Delegates also authorized an accord to be signed with the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to improve co-operation between the two organizations in assisting the fight against transnational crime and upholding justice. The agreement will also allow the International Criminal Court access to Interpol's communications network and databases.
From 23 to 24 February 2005 the General Secretariat hosted the Second Working Group Meeting on Genocide, War Crimes, and Crimes against Humanity, in Lyon. Eighteen delegates from thirteen countries and three international organizations participated. The working group continued its work from the first meeting in July 2004 concerning improvement of information sharing and coordination of activities among member countries with regard to the investigation and prosecution of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against Humanity.
From 14 to 16 June 2005 ICPO-Interpol hosted the Second International Expert Meeting on Genocide, War Crimes, and Crimes against Humanity. The purpose of this 2nd expert meeting was to share information concerning the activities of units and organizations specialised in these types of investigations, to discuss ways in which the needs of these units and organizations can be fulfilled, and to enhance the cooperation among the many law enforcement, judicial, academic, and non-governmental organizations involved in this complex field.
The three-day conference included presentations on various countries’ war crimes programs and policies, the prosecution of Nazi war criminals, child soldiers, forensic science applications, human rights and international co-operation. There were also panel discussions on witness protection and international law and the role of non-governmental organizations in the investigation of genocide, war crimes and crimes against Humanity.
Public safety and terrorism
Terrorism poses a grave threat to individuals’ lives and national security around the world. INTERPOL has therefore made available various resources to support member countries in their efforts to protect their citizens from terrorism, including bio-terrorism; firearms and explosives; attacks against civil aviation; maritime piracy; and weapons of mass destruction.
INTERPOL collects, stores, analyses and exchanges information about suspected individuals and groups and their activities. The organization also co-ordinates the circulation of alerts and warnings on terrorists, dangerous criminals and weapons threats to police in member countries. A chief initiative in this area is the Fusion Task Force, which was created in the aftermath of the 11 September attacks in the United States.
Links
CTC/CTED
In order to help member countries report terrorist activity, INTERPOL has issued practical guidelines on the type of information required. Member countries are also encouraged to report on other crimes which may be linked to terrorism, such as suspicious financial transactions, weapons trafficking, money laundering, falsified travel and identity documents, and seizures of nuclear, chemical and biological materials.
The growing possibility of terrorists launching attacks with biological or chemical weapons is a particularly urgent concern. A dedicated bio-terrorism unit at the General Secretariat works to implement various projects with the close co-operation of INTERPOL National Central Bureaus and regional offices.
About Bioterrorism
Biological agents have been used as weapons for centuries – it is only recently, however, that they have become increasingly potent and dangerous in the hands of terrorists.
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An integrated response to bioterrorism
Bioterrorism poses obvious challenges for civilian authorities. Law enforcement agencies, although at the forefront of the battle, need to work with other agencies in a general co-ordinated response.
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INTERPOL’s Bioterrorism Prevention Programme
INTERPOL was one of the first organizations to realize the imminent danger to global security posed by bioterrorism. Fighting terrorism in all its forms is one of INTERPOL's priorities.
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Events and workshops
International training sessions form a key element of INTERPOL’s Bioterrorism Prevention Programme, made possible by a substantial grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
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International co-operation
Battling a covert menace such as bioterrorism is a difficult task and calls for local, national and international institutions working hand-in-glove to counter the threat.
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Resource centre
There are many resources available online for anyone wishing to learn more about bioterrorism and the means of fighting it. INTERPOL has published a collection of resources related to various aspects of the bioterrorist threat.
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News
INTERPOL regularly puts together a sample of external news items related to bioterrorism.
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Corruption
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Reference documents
IGEC-Group of Experts
Corruption related
Partnerships
Events
Fact sheets
Anti-corruption
Corruption undermines political, social and economic stability. It threatens security and damages trust and public confidence in systems which affect people’s daily lives. Although corruption frequently occurs at local or national level, its consequences are global; its hidden costs immense.
Read more about the corruption phenomenon
INTERPOL and corruption
As the world’s largest international police organization, INTERPOL is taking its place at the forefront of the fight against corruption. Corruption is one of INTERPOL’s six priority crime areas.
Read more about INTERPOL’s role in fighting corruption
INTERPOL Group of Experts on Corruption (IGEC)
The INTERPOL Group of Experts on Corruption (IGEC) aims to develop and implement new initiatives to further law enforcement’s efficiency in the fight against corruption. It is a multi-disciplinary group with members from all regions of the world, coordinating and harmonizing different national and regional approaches.
Read more about the IGEC
Partnerships
Details of law enforcement and agencies who are partners in the fight against corruption
List of international, regional and non-governmental agencies
Events
Calendar of world events promoting the fight against corruption
INTERPOL’s other areas of crime
While not considered priority crime areas within the organization’s current operational framework, other issues of concern for law enforcement in which INTERPOL remains active are:
Genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity
Environmental crime.
INTERPOL supports member countries and ad-hoc International Criminal Tribunals in the location and apprehension of criminals wanted for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, primarily through the organization of working group meetings and conferences, publication of Red Notices and provision of other investigative assistance.
Environmental crime is a serious and growing international problem, with criminals violating national and international laws put in place to protect the environment. In the pursuit of financial gain, criminals are polluting the world’s natural resources and pushing commercially valuable wildlife species closer to extinction, thereby significantly impacting the biological integrity of the planet.
With the goal of improving the quality of police forces and the services they provide, INTERPOL works with law enforcement around the world to help ensure that police officials, as civic leaders and role models, remain faithful to the tenets of their profession.
NCB & Regional Police Services Directorate
Mission statement
With a view to supporting INTERPOL’s core functions and activities, the Directorate will focus its activities on three main areas:
Capacity building, with the aim of developing and enhancing close co-operation with the NCBs in order to enhance their operational capacities and responsiveness
Police training, with the aim of strengthening NCB staff's abilities in INTERPOL's core functions and their knowledge of INTERPOL's tools and services, and to increase awareness of INTERPOL within national law enforcement departments.
Regional projects and operations, with the aim of assisting in specialized crime areas through the co-ordination of joint or simultaneous operations.
Detailed description of activities
Capacity building:
Assist member countries with the creation and reconstruction of NCBs, revitalizing their operational capacities
Maintain and develop NCB service standards and to promote good practice in all areas of police activities.
Develop contact officers networks in order to enhance operational support between NCBs
Produce the regional business plans in close co-operation with the relevant departments of the General Secretariat and the member countries
Organize the annual Heads of NCBs meetings and the Regional Conferences
Respond as quickly as possible to inquiries from NCBs addressed to the General Secretariat, and intervene on behalf of NCBs having difficulty obtaining responses from other NCBs
Develop co-operation with regional and international organizations
Support the activities of the Command and Co-ordination Centre when requested, on a case-by-case basis, by liaising with the member countries.
Serve as a link between NCBs and people responsible for crime support programmes and projects at the General Secretariat
Police training
Carry out tailored I-24/7 user training courses worldwide according national needs
Organize NCB staff training courses for national officers working at INTERPOL National Central Bureaus on a regional and language basis
Organize INTERPOL awareness seminars at the request of member countries
Inform crime programme managers of training requirements in their area
Regional projects and operations
Support in a wide range of specialized crime areas
Co-ordinate joint or simultaneous operations
Provide intelligence support
Exchange of good practice between NCBs
Activity
After the 17 service standards had been adopted at the 63rd General Assembly session held in Rome in 1994, member countries suggested a mechanism for implementing the service. The European region adopted a peer evaluation mechanism in 1999 in order to implement the service standards. The evaluation yielded a number of positive results ranging from enhanced status of the NCBs to the allocation of additional resources. Discussion with member countries during many INTERPOL meetings on the European mechanism has generated strong support. It is against this background that it was decided to extend the exchange of good practice between NCBs to other regions based on different processes to be adopted for each region. The exchange of good practice programme began with a pilot scheme in 2004 in which volunteer NCBs were requested to participate in the exchange of best practice, and the scheme is being fully implemented in all INTERPOL regions. All INTERPOL’s NCBs will have been visited before the end of 2009.
Objectives
The Exchange of Good Practice Programme is aimed at enhancing the status and role of NCBs and increasing countries’ contribution to and use of the General Secretariat's databases.
Ensure NCBs observe the minimum service standards required for their effective operation
Enhance the status of NCBs
Obtain additional resources for NCBs
Outcome
Based on the recommendations produced by the good practice teams and the good practice identified in the countries visited, we intend to increase the resources of our NCBs, to enhance their position within their national police structures and to meet the INTERPOL Services Standards required in order to provide a minimum of services to the international police community. When necessary, INTERPOL also provides equipment to those NCBs which lack resources.
Contact officers networks
Activity
The work performed by the network of contact officers throughout the world has resulted in many urgent cases being solved by our member countries.
In 2006, contact officers network meetings were organized in Europe, Africa, Asia and the South Pacific and the Middle East and North Africa, with participants from a total of 57 countries.
Objectives
The contact officers’ network has been created to facilitate immediate assistance between NCBs in urgent cases.
Outcome
Details, names and telephone numbers of contact officers for Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas are now posted on the INTERPOL dashboard for the use of all NCBs.
NCB staff training
Activity
The NCB staff training courses organized by the NCB & Regional Police Services Directorate were carried out aimed at improving the ability of the officers to perform their duties satisfactorily with regard to the requirements of international police co-operation and the range of services developed at INTERPOL.
Objectives
The main objective is to identify needs and assist in the implementation of NCB training programmes, co-ordinate member countries' training needs and ensure new and existing NCB staff are well informed and fully aware of:
INTERPOL’s services
the role and function of NCBs
INTERPOL policy in relation to international police co-operation
Outcome
The positive result of the training courses is the improvement in the quality and volume of messages most of our NCBs are now exchanging. This is clear from the increase in the amount of data entered in the INTERPOL database and increased use of the database.
INTERPOL awareness seminars
Activity
A seminar consists of a one or two-day general programme with presentations on INTERPOL's goals, structure and role, I-24/7 secure global police communications services (Dashboard, expansion, etc.), operational databases, crime programmes and projects, operational support provided by INTERPOL to major international events and incidents, structure and role of the NCB and key activities at national level.
An INTERPOL Awareness Seminar is generally organized in a country at the request of the NCB concerned. The NCB defines the contents of the seminar in close co-operation with the General Secretariat, and is responsible for inviting representatives from national law enforcement agencies, customs and immigration at different levels (managers, operational units, specialized units, etc.).
This activity can equally be applied to international police academies worldwide as part of their regular training curricula.
Objectives
The aim of this activity is to increase national knowledge of INTERPOL's core functions and activities to:
enhance the position of the NCB at national level and, consequently, obtain more support and resources for it;
convince the national police community of the advantage of expanding the I-24/7 network and its contents beyond the NCB as an indispensable tool, not only for the NCB, but also for control, investigative and analytical units within national police forces;
promote the use of INTERPOL's databases and services by the NCB, law enforcement agencies, customs, immigration services, investigative units, etc.
Outcome
Greater awareness of INTERPOL’s services by national law enforcement departments leads to an immediate increase in the use of the NCBs by the national police community, which directly impacts the volume and efficiency of information exchange at national and international level.
Regional Bureaus
Abidjan
Buenos Aires
Harare
Nairobi
San Salvador
Yaoundé
Liaison Office Bangkok
INTERPOL has seven Regional Bureaus (RBs), which are permanent departments of the General Secretariat (see Article 25 of the Constitution) and were established to bring the General Secretariat closer to the regions.
There are RBs in Abidjan (serving West Africa), Buenos Aires (South America), Harare (Southern Africa), Nairobi (East Africa), San Salvador (Central America) and Yaoundé (Cameroon). In addition, there is a Liaison office in Bangkok, serving Southeast Asia.
The duties of the RBs are the same as those of the General Secretariat, but each RB deals with regional issues – based on its geographic proximity – since it is best placed to provide the most appropriate response in any particular situation.
Staffing
The RB staff are generally recruited from within the region and their number and role can vary, depending on the specific needs, goals and priorities of each region. Generally, they comprise the following:
Head of Bureau - responsible for applying the priorities of the organization and those of regional police chiefs committees where they exist;
Specialized officers - police officers specialized in the different kinds of crime prevalent in each region;
Network analyst – a technical officer responsible for providing technical support not only within the RB but also to National Central Bureaus in the region;
Crime analyst – provides analytical work on crimes in the region, related to work for the General Secretariat and for the regional police chiefs committees;
Administrative support staff (secretary, driver, and security officer).
Legal status
The Regional Bureaus and their staff are subject to the same rules and provisions as the General Secretariat – these functions and duties are defined in Article 26 of the Constitution, in the Financial Regulations, Staff Regulations and Rules, etc. There are also provisions specific to the RBs concerning, inter alia, the delegation of financial powers and the Staff Regulations, which take account of the differences from one duty station to another.
RB activities
Select a link above for specific details of each RB and its activities.
Regional Bureaus and National Central Bureaus
The RBs should not be confused with the National Central Bureaus (NCBs), which are INTERPOL bureaus in each member country.
RBs and Regional Police Chiefs Committees
The RBs work with regional police chiefs committees where they exist. In Africa, the RBs act as the permanent secretariats of the committees, as follows:
Abidjan serves WAPCCO (West African Police Chiefs Committee)
Yaoundé serves CAPCCO (Central African Police Chiefs Committee).
Harare serves SARPCCO (Southern African Regional Police Chiefs Co-operation Organization).
Nairobi serves EAPCCO (East African Police Chiefs Co-operation Organization).
In other regions where police chiefs committees exist, the RBs are building closer ties where relations have not been formally established. This is the case in:
Asia, between the South-East Asia Liaison Office (LoBang) and ASEANOPOL (Association of South-East Asian Nations Chiefs of Police);
Central America, between the RB in San Salvador and the CJPCAC (Comisión de Jefes de Policía de Centro América y el Caribe - Commission of Chiefs of Police of Central America and the Caribbean).
Relations between the RBs and the SPCPC (South Pacific Chiefs of Police Conference) and the ACCP (Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police) are managed directly from the Organization's Headquarters in Lyon.
Modernization of the RBs
INTERPOL began to modernize its RBs in 2005 with a programme that involves standardizing working equipment, installing video-conference and IP telephone facilities, and giving them access to INTERPOL’s Intranet and message handling system. This process has speeded up the sharing of information and effectiveness among RBs and with NCBs and the General Secretariat.
International, Regional and NGO
Name
Anti-corruption gateway for Europe and Eurasia
Address
CEE Program Officer, Criminal Law Reform Program
740 15th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005 USA
Email
NoBribes@abaceeli.org
Contact
Jennifer Gauck - Deputy Program Coordinator, Anti-Corruption
Website
Description
The Anti-Corruption Gateway for Europe and Eurasia is a significant entrance way to information about combating corruption. It offers primary materials and direct links to major information sources for anti-corruption practitioners and analysts engaged in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union.
Name
Anti-Corruption Network for Transition Economies
Address
Secretariat of the Anti-Corruption Network
Anti-Corruption Division
Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
2, Rue André-Pascal
75775 Paris Cedex 16 France
Telephone
+ 33 (0) 1 45 24 91 06
Email
Anti-Corruption.Network@oecd.org
Website
www.oecd.org/pages/0,2966,en_36595778_36595861_1_1_1_1_1,00.html
Description
The Anti-Corruption Network for Transition Economies (ACN) is a regional anti-corruption initiative that was established in 1998 by national governments, civil society organisations, and international donor agencies to promote knowledge sharing, donor co-ordination and policy dialogue in the transition economies in Central, Eastern, and South Eastern Europe and the Newly Independent States.
The main objective of the ACN is to assist the participating countries to strengthen their capacity to tackle anti-corruption reform and to move closer to international standards.
Within OECD:
Anti-Corruption Network for Transition Economies (ACN)
Support for Improvement in Governance and Management (SIGMA Programme)
Public Governance and Management (PUMA)
Financial Action Task Force on Money
Name
African Parliamentarians’ Network Against Corruption
Address
Hon Augustine Ruzindana
NHIF Building
3rd Floor
P.O. Box 9023-00200
Nairobi , Kenya
Telephone
(+ 254) (0) 20 2738142/3
Email
apnacsecretariat@yahoo.com
augustine@starcom.co.ug
Contact
Interim secretariat:
Charity Wakaba
Parliamentary Centre
255 Albert Street Suite 802
Ottawa , ON K1P 6A9
Canada
Tel : 613 - 237 0143
Email: secretariat@apnacafrica.org
Website
www.apnacafrica.org
Description
Africa’s leading network of parliamentarians working to strengthen parliamentary capacity to fight corruption and promote good governance.
Name
The Asian Development Bank Anti-corruption unit
Address Headquarters
6 ADB Avenue
Mandaluyong City 1550
Philippines
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 789
0980 Manila
Philippines
Telephone
HQ: + 632 632 4444
Email
information@adb.org
Website
www.adb.org/Anticorruption/unit.asp
Name
Asia Crime Prevention Foundations
Address
5th floor Sumitomo Higushi-Shinbashi
Bldg No. 3 1-10-14
Hamamatsu-cho
Minato-Ku Tokyo 105-0013
Japan
Telephone
+81-3-3433-2124
Email
info@acpf.org
Website
www.acpf.org/index(E).htm
Description
ACPF is an international non-governmental organization, established in 1982, to promote sustainable development, peace and stability in Asia and the world through more effective crime prevention, criminal justice policies and practices, and mutual cooperation among all those concerned.
Name
Centre for International Private Enterprise Anti-Corruption Program
Address
1155 15th Street NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20005
USA
Telephone
+1 202 721-9200
Website
www.cipe.org/programs/corruption/index.htm
Description
CIPE’s anti-corruption work targets both the supply and demand sides of corruption. On the supply side, CIPE and its partner organizations address private sector participation in corruption by working to create an environment where corrupt activities become unsustainable. This can be achieved in large part by building and improving corporate governance mechanisms. On the demand side, CIPE’s programs seek to reform ambiguous legal systems, implement standards for government agencies, make a link between cultural norms and rule of law, and change laws to mitigate government employees’ opportunities to exert discretionary (and unsupervised) authority throughout various levels of government.
Name
Centro Latinoamericano de Administración para el Desarrollo (CLAD) - Red de Instituciones de Combate a la Corrupción y Rescate de la Ética Pública, RICOREP
Address
Centro Latinoamericano de Administración para el Desarrollo (CLAD)
Calle Herrera Toro, Quinta CLAD, Sector Los Naranjos, Las Mercedes
Apartado Postal 4181. Caracas 1010-A
Venezuela
Telephone
(58-212) 9924064 / 3297 / 5953 / 9937277 / 9104
Email
clad@clad.org.ve
clad@reacciun.ve
Website
www.clad.org.ve
Description
RICOREP brings together government and non-government organizations which have the purpose of fighting corruption in all its forms and to draw principles of ethics for the exercise of public functioning. RED also works with people who develop studies and investigations.
Name
European Anti-Fraud Office - OLAF
Address (mail)
OLAF
European Commission
B -1049 Brussels
Belgium
Address (office)
rue Joseph II, 30
1000 Brussels
Belgium
Telephone (general)
+32-2-296.08.53
Email (general)
olaf-courrier@ec.europa.eu
Website
http://ec.europa.eu/anti_fraud/index_en.html
Name
European Healthcare Fraud and Corruption Network
Address
158 Avenue de Tervueren
1150 Brussels
Belgium
Telephone
Tel: +32 2 739 7507
Fax: +32 2 7397901
Email
enquiries@ehfcn.org
Contact
Marleen De Wulf
EHFCN Office
Website
www.ehfcn.org
Description
To coordinate and advance work to counter healthcare fraud and corruption, the Network has been formally established and an Office has been set-up, which is dedicated to tackling healthcare fraud and corruption across Europe. The Office is a not-for-profit organisation, based in Brussels and financed through subscription fees.
Name
European Partners against Corruption – EU’s national police monitoring and inspection bodies and anti-corruption agencies
Address
c/o BIA – Federal Bureau for Internal Affairs
Austrian Federal Ministry of the Interior
Herrengasse 7, A-1014 Wien, Austria
Telephone
+43-(0)-1-531 26 -0
Website
www.epac.at
Description
Catalogue with national bureaus for investigating corruption matters can be found on the website.
Name
Global Organisation of Parliamentarians against corruption
(updated 18.09.07)
Address
255 Albert Street, Suite 802
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 6A9
Canada
Telephone
+ : 1 613 432 1640 ; 1 613 237 0143 X 371
Email
Campbell.Meaghan@gmail.com ; info@gopacnetwork.org
Website
www.gopacnetwork.org
Description
Contact persons :
Meaghan Campbell
Communications and Program(s) Consultant
Kimberley Jordan
Program(s) Assistant
The Global Organization Against Corruption (GOPAC) is an international network of parliamentarians dedicated to good governance and combating corruption throughout the world.
Name
Global Witness
Address
Global Witness
PO Box 6042
London N19 5WP
UK
Telephone
+44 (0)20 7272 6731
Email
mail@globalwitness.org
Website
www.globalwitness.org/index.php
Description
Global Witness was the first organization that sought to break the links between the exploitation of natural resources, and conflict and corruption. Global Witness exposes the corrupt exploitation of natural resources and international trade systems, to drive campaigns that end impunity, resource-linked conflict, and human rights and environmental abuses. Relevant areas of work are corruption in oil, gas and mining as well as the role of financial institutions.
Name
Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) – Council of Europe
Address
Avenue de l’Europe
67075 Strasbourg Cedex
France
Telephone
+33 (0)3 88 41 30 43
Email
webmaster.greco@coe.int
Contact
Mr Wolfgang RAU – Executive Secretary
Website
www.coe.int
Description
The Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) which currently comprises 46 European States and the United States of America is the Council of Europe’s anti-corruption monitoring body. Its objective is to improve the capacity of its members to fight corruption by assessing their compliance with Council of Europe anti-corruption standards through mutual evaluation and peer pressure. It helps to identify deficiencies in national anti-corruption legislation and policies, prompting the necessary legislative, institutional and practical reforms.
GRECO’s ongoing Third Evaluation Round is devoted to i) the incriminations provided for by the Council of Europe Criminal Law Convention on Corruption (ETS 173) and its Additional Protocol (ETS 191) and ii) the transparency of party funding and electoral campaigns.
Name
Indonesia Corruption Watch
Address
Jl. Kalibata Timur IV/D
No. 6 Jakarta Selatan
Indonesia
Telephone
+62 - 21 - 7901 885, 7994 015
Email
icw@antikorupsi.org.
Website
www.antikorupsi.org/eng/
Description
Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) was established on 21 June 1998 in the middle of reform movements that demanded for clean government, which free from corruption, collusion and nepotism
Name
IFES – Democracy and governance assistance organization
Address
1101 15th Street NW , Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005
Telephone
+1 202 350 6700
Website
http://www.ifes.org/
Other
In its Governance program IFES helps to improve the transparency and efficiency of government institutions by building the management capacity, independence and professionalism of public officials in order to enable them to better serve their constituents.
Name
International Association of Prosecutors
Address
Hartogstraat 13
2514 EP
The Hague
The Netherlands
Telephone
+31 70 3630345/52
Email
sg@iap.nl.com
info@iap.nl.com
Website
www.iap.nl.com/
Description
The International Association of Prosecutors (IAP) is a non-governmental and non-political organization. Its creation was in response to the rapid growth in serious transnational crime, particularly drug trafficking, money laundering and fraud. There was a perceived need for greater international co-operation between prosecutors and for faster and more efficient mutual assistance, asset tracking and other international co-operative measures.
Name
The International Budget Project
Address
International Budget Project of the Centre on Budget and Policy Priorities 820 First Street
NE Suite 510
Washington, DC 20002
USA
Telephone
+1 202 408 1080
Email
info@internationalbudget.org
Website
www.internationalbudget.org/index.htm
Description
The International Budget Project was formed within the Centre on Budget and Policy Priorities in 1997 to nurture the growth of civil society capacity to analyze and influence government budget processes, institutions and outcomes. The overarching aim of the project is to make budget systems more responsive to the needs of society and, accordingly, to make these systems more transparent and accountable to the public.
Name
International Centre for Asset Recovery (ICAR)
Address
Basel Institute on Governance
Peter Merian-Weg 8
P.O. Box
CH-4002 Basel
Telephone
Phone +41 (0)61 267 05 00
Fax +41 (0)61 267 24 81
Email
info@baselgovernance.org
Website
http://www.baselgovernance.org/icar/
Other
ICAR specializes in training and assisting developing countries on the practical work of tracing, confiscating and repatriating the proceeds of corruption, money laundering and related crimes. ICAR assists developing countries in building capacities and setting up necessary procedures and institutions to more effectively make use of international legal assistance in criminal matters for the purpose of recovering stolen assets.
Name
International Compliance Association
Address
ICA Registrar
International Compliance Association
Wrens Court
52-54 Victoria Road
Sutton Coldfield
Birmingham B72 1SX
UK
Telephone
Training and Courses (+44) (0) 121 362 7501
ICA membership (+44) (0) 121 362 7747
Email
Training and Courses ict@int-comp.com
ICA membership ica@int-comp.org
Website
www.int-comp.org/
Other
The ICA is a professional organisation dedicated to the furtherance of best compliance and anti money laundering practice in the financial services sector.
Name
International Group for anti-corruption coordination
Address
Global Programme against Corruption
UN Office on Drugs and Crime
Vienna International Centre
P.O. Box 500 , Room E1482
A-1400 Vienna
Austria
Telephone
+43(1)26060-4372
Website
www.igac.net/
Description
The International Group for Anti-Corruption Coordination (IGAC) is dedicated to strengthening international anti-corruption coordination and collaboration in order to avoid undue duplication and to ensure effective and efficient use of existing resources, using systems already in place at the regional and national level.
Name
Partnership for Transparency Fund
Address
4355 Klingle St NW
Washington DC 20016
USA
Email
ptf@partnershipfortransparency.info
Website
www.partnershipfortransparency.info/
Description
PTF is an international non-governmental organization dedicated to helping civil society play an effective role in the design, implementation and monitoring of national anti-corruption programs.
Name
Stability Pact Anti-corruption Initiative
Address
Mailing Address
Bistrik 5, 71000, Sarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Telephone
+387 33 550 220
Email
Executive Secretary
Mr. Veselin Sukovic
Email: sukovicv@lol.ba
Anti-Corruption Expert
Mr. Cornel - Virgiliu Calinescu
Email: calinescucv@lol.ba
Administrative Assistant
Ms. Dajana Stajic
Email: stajicd@lol.ba
Website
http://spai-rslo.org/new.asp
Description
The Stability Pact Anti-Corruption Initiative (SPAI) intends to give an impetus to the fight against corruption in the region by building upon existing actions through better co-ordination of all efforts and by relying on high-level political commitment.
Name
Support for Improvement in Governance and Management
(SIGMA Programme)
Address
Located in OECD
Website
www.sigmaweb.org
Description
Sigma is a joint initiative of the OECD andthe European Union, principally financed by the EU. In 1992 the European Commission (EC) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) launched the Sigma Programme to help countries in Central and Eastern Europe modernise their public governance systems. Principally financed by the European Union, Sigma supports candidate country administrations in their preparations for successful entry into the EU. Since July 2001 Sigma has also assisted countries in the Western Balkans in building legal and institutional frameworks that promote good governance and management. The Sigma Programme is also an integral part of the OECD’s Centre for Co-operation with Non-Members (CCNM).
Name
Tiri
Address
Head Office
3rd floor Downstream Building
1 London Bridge
London SE1 9BG
Telephone
+ 44-20-7022 1905
Email
info@tiri.org
Website
www.tiri.org/
Other
Tiri aims to raise integrity standards in specified institutions around the world. We seek to achieve this by facilitating a growing global network of reform leaders, specialists, and policy practitioners informed by objective and reliable evidence.
Name
Transnational Crime and Corruption Centre
(updated 17.09.07)
Address
Transnational Crime and Corruption Centre (TraCCC)
American University
School of Public Policy, George Mason University
3401 Fairfax Drive, MS 3B1
Arlington, VA 22201, USA
Telephone
Ph: (703) 993-9757
Fax: (703) 993-8193
http://policy-traccc.gmu.edu
Email
traccc@american.edu; lshelley@gmu.edu
Website
www.american.edu/traccc/
Description
The Transnational Crime and Corruption Centre (TraCCC) is the first centre in the United States devoted to teaching, research, training and formulating policy advice in transnational crime, corruption and terrorism. TraCCC's fundamental goal is to better understand the causes and scope of transnational crime and corruption and to propose well-grounded policy to reduce and eliminate these problems.
Name
Transparency International
Address
Alt Moabit 96
10559 Berlin
Germany
Telephone
+49-30-34 38 20-0
Email
ti@transparency.org
Website
www.transparency.org
Name
United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime - Global Programme Against Corruption -
Address
Vienna International Centre
P.O. Box 500,
Room E1480,
A-1400 Vienna
Austria
Telephone
+43(1) 26060-5017
Email
anti-corruption@unodc.org
Website
www.unodc.org/unodc/corruption.html
Description
The Global Programme against Corruption (GPAC) is a catalyst and a resource to help countries effectively implement the provision of the UN Convention against Corruption. The primary goal of the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU)/Global Programme against Corruption (GPAC) is to provide practical assistance and build technical capacity to implement the UNCAC and efforts will concentrate on supporting Member States in the development of anti-corruption policies and institutions. This will include the establishment of preventive anti-corruption frameworks.
Name
World Bank – Governance and Anti-corruption
Address (headquarter)
1818 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20433 USA
Telephone (general)
+1 202-473-1000
Email
askgov@worldbank.org
Website
www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance
Description
Hundreds of governance and anti-corruption activities are taking place throughout the World Bank Group focusing on internal organizational integrity, minimizing corruption on World Bank-funded projects, and assisting countries in improving governance and controlling corruption.
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