Gender, Human Rights and UNTOC

Organized Crime and Gender: Issues relating to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime

The Gender Issue Paper provides an introductory analysis of select gender considerations pertaining to the Organized Crime Convention with the purpose of supporting States in mainstreaming gender in the implementation of UNTOC. It specifically looks at five clusters of articles:

Criminalization, measures targeting specific offences and scope of application;
Investigation, prosecution and adjudication;
International cooperation;
Protection and assistance;
Prevention.

The Gender Issue Paper aims to highlight that gender matters in preventing and combating organized crime and subsequently in the achievement of the full implementation of the Organized Crime Convention.

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The United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and International Human Rights Law

The Human Rights Issue Paper is based on the fundamental premise that crime prevention and criminal justice are inextricably linked to human rights.The paper seeks to offer States parties to the Convention and all relevant stakeholders a tool that may help in developing and improving laws, strategies and other policies aimed at strengthening the implementation of the Convention in full compliance with international human rights law.

The paper sets out foundational concepts and provides an introduction to both the Organized Crime Convention and international human rights law. Additionally, it deep dives into specific provisions of the Convention and their significance to international human rights law.

The paper highlights that the Convention should not be interpreted and applied in isolation, but rather in light of international human rights law, and the the two regimes can be interpreted and applied harmoniously and reinforce each other.

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Gender, Human Rights and UNTOC

Organized Crime and Gender: Issues relating to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime

The United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and International Human Rights Law