The UNODC Toolkit is a practical guide to support the mainstreaming of intersectional gender and human rights considerations into laws, policies and strategies against organized crime, in line with the Organized Crime Convention and other relevant international instruments.The Toolkit aims to show how legislation and policies that respond to the diverse experiences of people of all genders, age, ability and disability, result in more nuanced and effective responses to the complex and evolving landscape of organized crime.
The Toolkit offers insights, analytical questions, case studies, best practices and building blocks of gender and human rights mainstreaming across the overarching strategies principles guiding responses to organized crime:
- Preventing organized crime
- Pursuing organized criminal groups
- Protecting persons affected by organized crime
- Promoting cooperation to these ends.
The Toolkit includes checklists for reviewing policy and legislation, as well as tips on how to advocate for human rights and gender-responsive approaches to organized crime.
