Laundering of proceeds of other serious crimes considered a criminal offence

Two countries from each of these regions responded to the questionnaire.

(j) States should consider sharing expertise with other States in the global effort to comply with international treaty obligations and the measures for countering money laundering adopted by the General Assembly at its twentieth special session.

Freezing, seizure and confiscation of proceeds of other serious crimes

However, some States that had adopted measures during the previous reporting periods may not have made further changes in the third reporting period.

During the same period, 2,060 persons were arrested for serious crimes, such as those related to violence against the person, sexual offences, burglary and drugs.

Regarding the demobilization of paramilitaries, the legal situation of each individual has not been clarified, including those who may have committed grave crimes constituting war crimes or crimes against humanity.

37. Consideration will need to be given as to how specific offences which constitute a serious crime of an international character are to be deduced from the wide range of penal norms created by existing conventions.

The security situation has remained stable. There has been no serious inter ethnic crime and no murder of a Kosovo Serb in Kosovo since June 2004.

Freezing, seizure and confiscation of proceeds derived from drug trafficking or other serious crimes, 1998 2000, 2000 2002 and 2002 2004

In most regions, the majority of States indicated having frozen, seized or confiscated proceeds of serious crimes other than drug trafficking.

There is a significant amount of credible information disclosing the commission of grave crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court having taken place in Darfur.

The Commission has also found credible evidence that rebel forces are responsible for serious violations, which may amount to war crimes.

In the third reporting period, the proportion of States maintaining statistical data on investigations, prosecutions and convictions related to money laundering and on seized and confiscated proceeds was broadly similar to the proportion in earlier reporting periods. Figure VII summarizes that information for the three cycles.

6. Emphasizes that acts of torture are serious violations of international humanitarian law and in this regard constitute war crimes and can constitute crimes against humanity, and that the perpetrators of all acts of torture must be prosecuted and punished

Several States (8 per cent) reported that they were in the process of introducing legislative measures to deal with the laundering of proceeds of serious crimes other than drug trafficking.

(b) States should adopt and implement legislation to criminalize the laundering of money derived from serious crimes in order to provide for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of the crime of money laundering, including through

The legislation of most of the States replying to the questionnaire (89 per cent) provided for the freezing, seizure and confiscation of the proceeds from drug trafficking offences and for the freezing, seizure and confiscation of proceeds derived from other serious crimes (71 per cent).

Six serious crimes cases, however, remain pending before the Court of Appeal, and are likely to remain so by 20 May 2005.

She also expressed concern about the apparent leniency of penalties for extremely serious offences such as trafficking, the sexual abuse of minors and incest.

He was indicted on 14 March 1999 for serious crimes aimed at destroying the Bosnian Muslim and Bosnian Croat communities in that region.

A new power was introduced to prevent a person accused of a serious personal violence offence who had previously been convicted of a serious personal violence offence from being granted bail, other than in exceptional circumstances.

A number of cases, which have been referred to the Serious Crimes Unit by the Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation, involve serious crimes and are thus deemed unsuitable for reconciliation processes.

The legislation of most of the States (89 per cent) replying to the questionnaire in 2004 provided for the freezing, seizure and confiscation of the proceeds from drug trafficking offences and for the freezing, seizure and confiscation of proceeds derived from other serious crimes (71 per cent).

In line with the Committee's general recommendations, Paraguay had amended its Civil Code, Labour Code, Electoral Code and Penal Code, which now defined sexual harassment and domestic violence as serious offences.

The Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and relevant Security Council and General Assembly resolutions explicitly excluded perpetrators of serious crimes from the international refugee protection regime.

Concerned about the impact on our societies of the commission of serious crimes of a global nature, and convinced of the need for bilateral, regional and international cooperation in crime prevention and criminal justice,

The Geneva Conventions mandate that protected persons must at all times be treated humanely and make the wilful killing, torture or inhuman treatment of these persons grave breaches, which are serious war crimes.

We welcome, in particular, the issuance of five indictments for individuals suspected of involvement in serious crimes in northern Uganda, and we look forward to action on those indictments in the near future.

According to DCI research, the majority of girl detainees have been held for allegedly committing serious security offences, such as attempting to kill Israeli settlers or military personnel.

5. Stresses also that all acts of torture must be made offences under domestic criminal law, and emphasizes that acts of torture are serious violations of international humanitarian law and in this regard constitute war crimes and can constitute crimes against humanity, and that the perpetrators of all acts of torture must be prosecuted and punished

Stresses also that all acts of torture must be made offences under domestic criminal law, and emphasizes that acts of torture are serious violations of international humanitarian law and in this regard constitute war crimes and can constitute crimes against humanity, and that the perpetrators of all acts of torture must be prosecuted and punished

The State party recalls that Egypt is a State party to the Convention, has a constitutional prohibition on torture and acts of, or orders to, torture are serious felonies under Egyptian criminal law.

By any measure, the ICC has gotten off to a strong start in generating global support and demonstrating its potential to address the problem of official impunity for serious international crimes.

Thousands of Austrians had taken part in serious Nazi crimes (hundreds of thousands died in Mauthausen Gusen concentration camp alone), a fact officially recognised by Chancellor Franz Vranitzky in 1992.

Sixty six per cent of States reported that they had effectively frozen, seized or confiscated proceeds of serious crimes other than drug trafficking compared with 63 per cent for the second reporting period.

The Netherlands hopes that the adoption of the draft resolution today will lead to even greater support for the International Criminal Court in its fight against impunity and in its attempts to hold those accused of very serious crimes accountable for their actions.

With regard to the rebels, the Commission found credible evidence that members of the Sudanese Liberation Army and of the Justice and Equality Movement were also responsible for serious violations that may amount to war crimes.

2. If the request for extradition includes several separate serious crimes, some of which are not covered by this article, the requested State Party may apply this article also in respect of the latter offences.

On the other hand, the Court cannot charge or refrain from charging a senior political or military official responsible for grave crimes solely to avert negative political repercussions.

This was enacted to enable the extradition of persons who had committed serious crimes of extraditable nature and to implement the SAARC Convention on Suppression of Terrorism 1991.

After learning that blogging is a serious crime in Egypt and that speaking up for others is something that warrants punishment, state security officials are now arresting bloggers who do not moderate comments on their blog posts!

On 1 September 2004, the Australian Government launched the Australian National Child Offender Register, which is used by police to track child sex offenders and others known to have committed serious offences against children.

In addition, the War Crimes Chamber will prosecute domestic cases of war crimes.

9. Emphasizes that acts of torture in armed conflict are serious violations of international humanitarian law and in this regard constitute war crimes, that acts of torture can constitute crimes against humanity and that the perpetrators of all acts of torture must be prosecuted and punished