Security Sector Reform
Monday, December 2, 2013 - 08:03
The OSCE Office in Tajikistan facilitated a three-day expert operational meeting from 27 to 29 November 2013 aimed at aligning the Police Reform Programme and Action Plan with the National Police Reform Strategy of Tajikistan.
Monday, November 25, 2013 - 10:48
The leaking of a confidential dossier detailing the kidnapping, torture and murder of two Angolan activists, who have been missing since May 2012, has confirmed our worst fears about the barbarity and inhumane nature of a government that will stop at nothing to repress and silence any citizens´ demands and criticisms.
Thursday, November 21, 2013 - 08:05
Next week, Lithuania will host the third Eastern Partnership Summit, bringing together high-level officials from the European Union and the Eastern European Partnership states. The Eastern Partnership initiative (EaP) intends to strengthen the EU’s relationships with six of its Eastern neighbors, including the South Caucasus states of Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia.
Tuesday, November 19, 2013 - 07:26
Ahead of elections in 2014, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika appears to be moving toward constitutional reforms intended to weaken the influence of the Department of Intelligence and Security and its longtime leader, General Mohamed "Toufik" Mediene.
Monday, November 18, 2013 - 09:38
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry expresses concern about the weekend violence in Tripoli and calls for dialogue and reconciliation in Libya.
Monday, November 11, 2013 - 10:38
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson has urged greater national ownership and more funding towards security sector reform as part of an effort to strengthen the links between peace and security, development, and human rights.
Thursday, November 7, 2013 - 09:53
Lotfi Azzouz, director of the Amnesty International Tunisia office, connected Denguir’s case to pre-revolutionary abuses and said that the death highlighted the need to reform the Tunisian security and justice sectors.
Friday, November 1, 2013 - 08:12
In his book, 'North of South', the late Shiva Naipaul (younger brother of the Nobel Prizewinner for Literature in 2001, V.S. Naipaul) gave an account of his travels within Africa.
Friday, November 1, 2013 - 07:25
Amadou Sanogo, alongside 20 of his officers, were arrested over alleged violence committed under his command.
Monday, October 21, 2013 - 08:12
Security camera footage of soldiers appearing to loot goods during last month's Nairobi shopping mall siege has infuriated Kenyans who had initially praised troops for their courage in battling the Somali attackers.