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In our latest peace and justice blog, policing experts Gary White and Graham Mathias explore the links between policing, peace and justice, highlighting the importance of accountability structures and processes at all levels to enable and support a police culture that contributes to broader peace and justice.
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In Kyrgyzstan, exchange visits between local authorities, the police, and Local Crime Prevention Centres are proving that maintaining communication and exchanging experiences across the country are an essential part of building a successful community policing approach.
30 March 2016
An external evaluation of Saferworld's work in the cross-border area of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan has highlighted the benefits of our approach to community security. In Ferghana Valley, we have been working to increase cooperation between communities and authorities on both sides of the border.
13 August 2015
Recent police reform in Kenya has involved one of the biggest and most complex public sector restructures, with the creation of a National Police Service being one of the most significant steps in reforming policing since 1963.
18 June 2015
During celebrations for Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s victory in the presidential race in June 2014, at least nine women were violently sexually assaulted by mobs of men in Cairo’s Tahrir Square.
17 June 2015
The events leading up to and including the 2010 interethnic riots in Southern Kyrgyzstan showed the shortcomings of the existing provision of rule of law in the country.
31 March 2015
Ценность личной безопасности и безопасности близких является одной из первостепенных для любого человека.
31 March 2015
This submission by Saferworld and Usalama Forum to Kenya’s Commission on the Implementation of the Constitution (CIC) responds to a call for public input and feedback regarding a number of draft regulations for the Kenya Police Service.
10 February 2015
In 2014 one of Saferworld’s community security working groups in south Kyrgyzstan teamed up with local government to revive a defunct Local Crime Prevention Centre. The result was changed perceptions and improved relationships between local communities and authorities, making it easier for people to report incidents of conflict and crime.
9 February 2015
Communities in the Isfara district of Tajikistan, bordering Kyrgyzstan, are gaining confidence to raise sensitive issues at police-community meetings, following work by Saferworld and local partner the Association of Scientific and Technical Intelligentsia of Tajikistan (ASTI) to improve relations and build trust.
23 January 2015