Conference: Indigenous Rights and Extractive Industries in the Amazon
With funding from the United States Embassy in Suriname and the sponsorship of the Youth Education and Leadership Foundation and Global Americans, we are pleased to present “Indigenous Rights and Extractive Industries in the Amazon,” a two-day virtual conference on human rights and environmental issues in the Amazon.
The conference will be broken up into two panels and hosted through Zoom. Although the first webinar occurred on Sept. 23, it was recorded and is available on the website with GlobalAmericans https://theglobalamericans.org
Moderator: Guy Mentel, Executive Director, Global Americans
Extractive Industries in the Amazon
September 30, 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Speakers:
– Mark Pieth, Professor at the Basel Institute of Governance, former Chair of both UN Illegal Drug Trafficking and OECD Anti-Bribery Working Groups
Prof. Pieth will focus on the problem of the gold trade in the Amazon. He has recently authored a book on Gold laundering: the dirty secrets of the gold trade and how to clean it up amazon.com/Gold-Laundering-dirty-secrets-trade/dp/3906195953
– Luz Nagle, Professor at Stetson University Law School and former Judge in Medellín
Prof Nagle will focus on human trafficking, organized crime, and corruption in the illegal mining industries in the Amazon
– Bruce Zagaris, Partner with Berliner Corcoran & Rowe LLP & Founder of the International Enforcement Law Reporter
Mr. Zagaris will focus on the illegal timber trade.
– Julia Marisa Sekula, Climate Security Program Coordinator at Instituto Igarapé
Ms. Sekula will focus on the problems in the Amazon in Brazil.
Moderator: Guy Mentel, Executive Director, Global Americans
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Indigenous Rights in the Amazon
September 23, 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Speakers:
– Luis Gilberto Murillo, Colombia’s former Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development
– Ine Apapoe, Lecturer at the Anton De Kom University of Suriname
– Magda Monteza, Strategic Planning Specialist, Panamanian Ministry of Government
– Jorge Andrés Forero Gonzáles, Director of Peacebuilding, Al Centro (Colombia)
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Guest Speakers
Antenor Madruga and Ana Belotto, both of Feldens Madruga, in Brazil, will join us to discuss “US-Brazilian Joint Criminal Settlements: Trends and Implications for Stakeholders”
The panelists will discuss recent joint settlements between the U.S. , Brazil and other countries, including the Amec Foster Wheeler settlements (June 25 in the US and July 2 in the UK), Rolls-Royce, and others. They will discuss the trends and implications for stakeholders of joint settlements and other developments in international criminal cooperation.
Antenor Madruga has a PhD in international Law, is the founding partner at the FeldensMadruga law firm in Brazil. He is recognized as a leading Brazilian lawyer in complex litigations and negotiations involving government criminal and administrative proceedings, particularly in multijurisdictional cases.
Ana Belotto coordinates the Compliance practice at FeldensMadruga with a special focus on AML and anti-corruption matters. Has participated in the negotiation of complex multijurisdictional leniency agreements involving criminal, civil and administrative matters. She is a member of the New York Bar and is a registered Solicitor at the Law Society of England and Wales
Other Agenda Items
The Committee will also discuss other developments in the field and Committee business, such as the proposed resolution on joint settlements, and its recent webinar on “Abusing Interpol’s Resources to Persecute Expatriate Dissidents” on July 14.