Lucia Bird

Director, Observatory of Illicit Economies in West Africa, The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime Director of the West Africa Observatory, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

About this speaker

Lucia researches and writes on a broad range of organised crime types internationally, however her focus to date has been on human smuggling, human trafficking, drug trafficking and policy, and cyber crime. Previously, Lucia worked as legal and policy adviser to the Planning and Development Department of the Punjab Government, Pakistan, and before that held the same role at the Ministry of Finance, Ghana. During this time Lucia was affiliated with Oxford Policy Management, a development consultancy headquartered in the UK.

Talks

Criminalisation of victims of human trafficking – An overview of domestic and international legal frameworks post UK Modern Slavery Act 2015

01 December 2021, 08:30 PM
Phil Brewer Philippa Southwell Lucia Bird

Smuggling: What we (should) know

14 October 2022, 08:30 AM
Matt Herbert Lucia Bird Florian Weigand Ashley Jackson Max Gallien Tuesday Reitano

Non-State Armed Groups and Illicit Economies in West Africa: How Armed Groups Build and Degrade Legitimacy Through Their Engagement With Illicit Economies

30 October 2024, 07:00 PM
Ladd Serwat Lawan Adamu Lucia Bird Mouhamadou Kane