“Season of Legality”: The Hague, Netherlands
 | April 9, 2009 | ||
“€uro Mafias”
Location: Clingendael Netherlands Institute of International Relations, at Clingendael 7, 2597 VH The Hague
FLARE members: Global Human Rights Defense and European Institute for Democratic Participation
On the 24th of March 2009, FLARE had the third event of the ‘Season of Legality’ campaign at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. The event began with Hans-Gert Pöttering, the President of the EP, reconfirming the staunch support of European and International institutions for FLARE and its initiatives.
Events will be held in 33 countries in Europe and the Mediterranean area before the campaign draws to a close on the 11th of May in Bari. The campaign will be manifested in the Netherlands through a special event in The Hague, city of Peace and Justice, on the 9th of April 2009.
This event will be a unique opportunity to deliberate on the status of organised crime, not only in the Netherlands, but all over Europe and to stimulate the active participation of civil society in the struggle against illegality and organised crime.
The Globalisation of Mafia and organized crime in Europe:
Scenarios and perspectives in The Netherlands
9th of April 2009
PROGRAMME
14.00 Registration
14.30 Welcome by FLARE – Freedom Legality and Rights in Europe
15.00 The Globalisation of Organised Crime in Europe
15.30 Trafficking and Lover Boys
16.00 Break
16.15 The Italian law 109/96 on Confiscation and social use of property from Mafia
16.45 The stories of Flare Memory Department :
- Ilya Politkovskiy, son of Anna Politoskaia, journalist victim of Russian mafia
- Sengul Balikçi, widow of Hasan Balikçi, victim of Turkish mafia
- Isoke Aikpitanyi, writer, victim of human trafficking
17.00 Special preview of “Long Road” from Bruce Cerew
GUEST SPEAKERS
- Miss. Dina Siegel, CIROC , Center for information and research on Organised Crime
- Mr. Michele Curto, President of Flare Network
- Miss. Gabriella Stramaccioni, Director of Libera against Mafias
- Mr. Bruce Cerew, Author of ‘War child’ and special representative of Flare Network
