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Les mesures proposées récemment dans le cadre du pacte vert pour l’Europe avaient pour objet l’incrimination et une refonte des cadres réglementaires pour lutter contre la criminalité environnementale et ses effets sur les intérêts financiers de l’Union. Ce document a été élaboré par le département thématique des droits des citoyens et des affaires constitutionnelles à la demande de la commission des pétitions. L’étude suggère que, malgré les efforts louables consentis, la nature transnationale de ...

Precise figures about the numbers of illegal firearms in the European Union (EU) are lacking, but several indicators point to their widespread availability and accessibility. According to the Small Arms Survey, over half of the estimated total number of firearms held by civilians in the EU in 2017 were unlicensed. While most of these citizens had no criminal intentions, their illicit firearms could be used for self-harm or domestic violence, or end up in the hands of criminals or terrorists. Most ...

In December 2019, Eurojust became the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation. The agency aims at fighting serious cross-border crimes by strengthening coordination and cooperation among the competent judicial authorities of the Member States. The agency's most recent activity report shows that criminal activities are increasing despite the restrictions brought about as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. In fact, since the outbreak of the pandemic, the Agency has worked on 3 240 ...

Three out of five African countries have laws criminalising homosexuality and the public expression of sexual or gender behaviour that does not conform with heterosexual norms. These same laws even sometimes punish LGBTI (lesbian, gay, trans, intersex) rights advocacy. Some African countries have partly decriminalised LGBTI persons or given them better protection. However, across the continent – with the notable exception of South Africa – such persons are still far from fully enjoying the same rights ...

Les armes légères et de petit calibre (ALPC) comptent parmi les principaux instruments de la violence armée dans le monde; employées dans des situations de conflit ou non, elles sont lourdes de conséquences humanitaires et socio-économiques pour des sociétés entières. La communauté internationale, notamment les Nations unies, a fait de la prolifération et du trafic des ALPC illicites l'un de ses grands champs d'action et, à cette fin, a créé un cadre contraignant pour prévenir, combattre et, ...