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June 15th, 2015 Meeting

by admin | May 4, 2015 | Regular Meetings

Documents Feb13_2015_Notes June2015Agenda AGENDA June 5th, 2015 13:00-15:00 Grumman Room • Church Center, 777 UN Plaza, New York (Corner 44th St. and First Ave., entrance on 44th) 1. Adoption of the Agenda 2. Review & Approval of February 13th, 2015 Minutes 3. Chairperson’ Report 4. Report on Doha and Vienna 5. Treasurer’s Report 6. Website Report 7. Melup Report on Recent UN Meetings and Decisions 8. News from Affiliates 9. Future of the NY Alliance 10....

November 14, 2104

by admin | Nov 9, 2014 | Regular Meetings

Agenda Meeting Notes Web Report Notes from the August 8th Meeting For Review List of attendees : August 14 Meeting Minutes Janice Joseph ACJS [email protected] Nazlee Maghsoudi NYNGOC [email protected] Carrie Eisert Amnesty International [email protected] Rosalind W Harris International Social. [email protected] Service AFAF Mahfouz Women and Memory [email protected] Forum Lloyd Klein CUNY Shikehimichiyou JCE Shikhehara Irene Mellup 212 722 4063 Sophie de Bellemaniere Special Thanks go to both Nazlee Maghsoudi and Sophie de Bellmaniere for taking the meeting notes. New secretary is needed for the interim before the next elections, as the current secretary has been unresponsive and the Executive Committee decided to replace her. None of the Alliance members volunteered . Sophie de Bellemaniere offered to take on the role of secretary....

August 8th, 2014

by admin | Aug 8, 2014 | Regular Meetings

August8_Agenda Notes from the June 13, 2014 Meeting AttendeesRosalind Harris : International Social ServiceElizabeth Gondles : international Prisoner Aid Association and American Correc.Asoc.James Gondles : American Correctional AssociationRuby Henry. : RAPP (Correctional Ass.of NYMagellaJ Oriental : RAPP/CAJanice Joseph : ACJSAngel Perez : ICCANazlee Maghsoud : NYNGOCCarrie Eisert : Amnesty Intl.Lloyd Klein : CUNYSheba Michiyo Shikbahara: JCEAfaf Mahfouz. : Women and Memory Forum Chairperson’s Report The UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice met in Vienna May 12-16 . Janice Joseph and Irene Melup attended. On June 1 members of the Alliance held an online conference. Comments about the Commission session included the remark that delegates seemed reluctant to use “rule of law” as an operating concept. In addition certain issues should be considered by the Human Rights Council, not the Commission on Crime Prevention. There was also a reluctance to rely on UN Conventions as precedents. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime held a High Level Event on June 9 attended by Afaf Mahfouz and Rosalind Harris (Lloyd??) The focus was The Rule of Law, Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in the UN Development Agenda Beyond 2015: Engendering a Human Rights for All Approach. The Alliance Chair was invited to make brief remarks during the discussion period. Preparations for the 13th UN Crime Congress – Doha, Qatar 12-15 April 2015 Congress theme: integrating crime prevention and criminal justice into the wider UN agenda to address economic and social challenges and promote the rule of law at the national and international levels and public participation The Chair asked for...

June 13th

by admin | Jun 10, 2014 | Regular Meetings

Notes from the April 4th 2014 Meeting Website Report June 2014 June13Agenda ...

April 4th 2014 Regular Meeting

by admin | Mar 21, 2014 | Regular Meetings

Minutes from the February 14th Meeting April 4th Agenda Notes from April 4th Meeting Notes from the April 4th 2014 Meeting Attendees Lynette Parker, Prison Fellowship International, [email protected] Rosalind Harris, International Social Service, [email protected] Claudine Mukamabano, Kukimdiho Rwanda, [email protected] Janice Joseph, ACJS, [email protected] Helen McDermott , Irish Centre for Human Rights, [email protected] Afaf Majfouz, Women in Memory Forum, [email protected] Benjamin Phillips, New York NGO Committee on Drugs, [email protected] Heather Haase, New York NGO Committee on Drugs, [email protected] Lloyd Klein, CUNY Sheba M. Shikbahara, JCE, [email protected] Magella Oriental, Rapp Campaign/CCA [email protected] Irene Mellup Betsy Walters, International Legal Foundation, [email protected] Nancy Grosselfinger Fla State U Alum, [email protected] 1. Approval of January Minutes Approved 2. Chair’s report Afaf Mahfouz – 1st meeting as a chair. Has been exploring opportunities for networking and joining forces especially in preparation for the congress. Explore whether or not we can prepare events in NY city or Washington DC toward the congress. Need to come up with topics for such events and creative ideas about who to invite. NGO with government and secretariat people. What do we mean when we speak about crime? Trafficking (international crime), killing, etc. Do war crimes fit in to the Alliance work? Ros Harris – There is a lot of concern about victims. War crimes will make a difference in terms of victims. Afaf—Results of being a victim; how people become targets of violence and actors of violence? Congress Janice – Set-up a committee to send a list of activities to their board for approval. ACJS is sending 4 members. Transnational crime and Justice as a theme for the congress ancillary session. Gary has...

Review of February Meeting of the Vienna Alliance

by admin | Mar 5, 2014 | News & Updates, Regular Meetings

Dear NGO Representatives, It is my pleasure to share with you the summary of the meeting of the Vienna Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, hosted by H.E. Ambassador Luis Alfonso De Alba, Permanent Representative of Mexico to the International Organizations based in Vienna on 06 February 2014. I would also like to take this opportunity to remind you of the possibility to organise side events at the upcoming 23rd session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ, 12-16 May 2014), of which we advised on a communication dated 17.02.2014. Please note that the deadline for applications is 28 March 2014. Thank you and kind regards, ____________________________________________ Mirella Dummar Frahi Civil Affairs Officer, Team leader UNODC Civil society team T: +43 1 26060-5582 or +43 1 26060-4620 E. [email protected] W. www.unodc.org/unodc/en/ngos/ ____________________________________________ Summary Alliance meeting_06 February_final Annex_Preliminary list of CCPCJ side...

Outcome of NY Alliance Elections

by admin | Feb 20, 2014 | News & Updates, Regular Meetings

Congratulations to Dr. Afaf Mahfouz, the new Chair of the Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, New York. Despite winter storms, the Alliance held it first “blended” elections by connecting those who gathered in NYC with others calling in from Virginia, California, New Jersey and New York. The slate was presented and the elections complete. The Board for 2014 – 2015 is now: Chairperson Afaf Mahfouz email: [email protected] Organization: Women and Memory Forum website: www.wmf.org.eg Vice-Chairpersons Karen Judd Smith email: [email protected] organization: Women’s Federation for World Peace International website: www.wfwp.org Lloyd Klein email: [email protected] organization: St Francis College website: www.sfc.edu Secretary Ilona Gedutiene email: [email protected] organization: American Society of Criminology website: www.asc41.com Treasurer Rosalind Harris email: [email protected] organization: International Social Service website: www.iss-ssi.org Members At-Large Ronald Calissi email: [email protected] organization: Fairleigh Dickinson University website: www.fdu.edu Lynette Parker email: [email protected] organization: Prison Fellowship International website: www.pfi.org Outgoing President Karen Judd Smith email: [email protected] organization: Women’s Federation for World Peace International website: www.wfwp.org ...

January 10th -February 14th Regular Meeting

by admin | Jan 2, 2014 | Regular Meetings

This is an Audio Recording of the Meeting: The February 14th meeting replaced the January 10th Regular meeting. PLEASE NOTE the change of Venue: The meeting will be hosted at the Mahfouz Residence: 60 Sutton Pl South Apt 4G North New York NY 10017 You access Sutton Place South off 1st Avenue between 53rd and 54th Streets. For directions use this link: Directions Those who cannot join in person, please call in using the Alliance online meeting service. Feb142014Agenda 2014_Nominations Minutes from February 14 Agenda February 14, 2014 Note: The meeting was held online as travel conditions in and to NYC became problematic. Participants: Yael Danieli Kimberley Garth-James Ilona Gedutiene Rosalind Harris Karen Judd Smith Janice Joseph Lloyd Klein Afaf Mahfouz Irene Melup Lynette Parker Ronald Calissi extended regrets. Minutes: 1. Adoption of the Agenda. Agenda was adopted unanimously. 2. Approval of November 8th 2013 Minutes Minutes approved without changes. 3. Out-going Chairperson’s Report Karen reflected on the past few years, during which she as a Chairperson of the Alliance continued to facilitate and solidify the exchanges between the Vienna Alliance, UNODC and other international organizations operating in the field of criminal and social justice, and human rights. To this end, she has built an online platform that provides an easy access to meetings documents, news, conference services and campaign facilitation. Such platform, according to Karen, allows to work around the challenges associated with time and geographic variances among participants. Moving forward, Karen suggested several online service providers that offer enhanced online capabilities. Fees, associated with these services may amount from $25 to $150 a month. Karen will put together a brief...

November 8th Regular Meeting

by admin | Oct 24, 2013 | Regular Meetings

Minutes from the September 13th Meeting September 13, 2013 Minutes Draft With the elections coming up in January 2014, we have a call for nominations. Call for Nominations November Meeting Agenda Agenda11082013 Chair’s Report Chair’s Report 8th November 2013...

September 13th Regular Meeting

by admin | Sep 4, 2013 | Regular Meetings

September 13th Agenda July2013minutes Chair’s Update—September...

July 12th Regular Meeting

by admin | Jun 8, 2013 | Regular Meetings

Meeting Documents Agenda07122013 May 10, 2013 Meeting Minutes ...

May 10th Regular Meeting

by admin | May 6, 2013 | Regular Meetings

May 10th Meeting Documents Agenda for the Regular Meeting to be held Friday 10th May: Agenda05102013 Transcript from the March Online Meeting: Raw MeetingTranscript Invitation from the Committee on Spirituality, Values and Global Concerns-NY: Invitation To Co-Sponsor the 2013 Awards History of the Spirit of the UN Award 2013 Nominations Form2013 Reports sent to CoNGO for its Annual Report on Substantive Committees Event report: EventReportToCONGO Alliance Summary: SummaryAlliance The March documents are available for review on the March Meeting...

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