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Protocols, treaties and agreements promoting democratic policing in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Back issues of the Police Accountability Newsletter Commonwealth Police Watch E-magazine. Upcoming Conferences |
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Policing Accountability in Southern African Countries |
Policing oversight in the South African Development Community (SADC) Country information that has been developed thus far can be found by using the drop-down country menu for Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. |
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New Publications |
Security Sector Governance in Africa: A Handbook Nicole Ball and Kayode Fayemi eds. Centre for Democracy & Development. 2004. (164 pages)
The handbook provides guidance on security-sector transformation that is consistent with democratic governance. Critical processes are described to assist countries of sub-Saharan Africa develop democratic governance practices in the security sector. It aims to be a tool for promoting dialogue within the continent on issues of security sector governance.
Available full text online: http://www.gfn-ssr.org/ssg_a/index.cfm?id=2&p=2
Compendium of Good Practices on Security Sector Reform. 2005. GFN-SSSR, Cranfield University, Shrivenham.
The section on good practice in police reform includes information on accountability; professionalism; managing the separation of powers between the police and military; transparency and accountability; community policing; building a new local police force and recruitment. Available full text online: http://www.gfn-ssr.org/good_practice.cfm?id=13&p=13
Police and Police Reform in South Africa After 1990: Some reflections. 2005.
Elrena van der Spuy. Institute of Criminology, Faculty of Law, University of Cape Town, South Africa. This is an extract from a presentation delivered at the India International Centre, New Delhi, 19 January 2005, sponsored by Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative in collaboration with India International Centre. The extract appears in the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative Newsletter. Volume 12 Number 1, New Delhi, Spring 2005. Available full text online: http://www.humanrightsinitiative.org/publications/nl/newsletter_spring_2005/article13.htm |
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Current News |
South Africa:
Council has tied our hands, says City Police watchdog. Babalo Ndenze. Cape Times
17/05/2005. The Civilian Oversight Committee, set up to monitor the City Police to prevent abuses of power and police brutality, has accused the City of Cape Town of obstructing it. View details >>> Exposé sparks ICD swoop on police station . Babalo Ndenze. www.iol.co.za. 19/05/2005An Independent Complaints Directorate (ICD) anti-corruption task team swooped on the Kensington police station on Wednesday, cordoning off three areas they declared crime scenes. View details>>> Cops sue minister of Justice . Nivashni Nair. The Witness. 19/05/2005View details>>> ´What is being done to stop cop slaughter?´ Graeme Hosken. Pretoria News. 16/05/2005View details>>> Senior Scorpion probed . Mail and Guardian Online www.mg.co.za. 13/05/2005View details>>> Call for submissions on mandate and location of Directorate of Special Operations. Department of Justice. 05/05/2005Call for submissions on mandate and location of Directorate of Special Operations. Statement on the Commission of Inquiry into the mandate and location of the Directorate of Special Operations. View details>>> Raped woman´s case to ConCourt . www.news24.com. 09/05/2005The right to be free from all forms of violence, from both public and private sources will come under the spotlight at the Constitutional Court on Tuesday. View details>>> Govt to deal with unscrupulous security companies . Edwin Tshivhidzo. Bua News.04/05/2005 Safety and Security Minister Charles Nqakula has vowed to continue to clamp down on unregistered security companies that are mushrooming in the country. View details>>>
Zimbabwe:
Police place human rights under siege. Amnesty International. 05/05/2005
Amnesty International is gravely concerned by the conduct of the Zimbabwe police, who continue to illegally and arbitrarily arrest, harass and ill-treat Zimbabwean citizens as part of a systematic clampdown on freedom of expression, freedom of association and assembly. View details>>>
Mozambique:
Human Rights League launches report. Agencia de Informacao de Mocambique (Maputo)
05/05/2005. Currently, the main human rights problem in Mozambique lies, not with the police, but with the courts, declared Alice Mabota, chairperson of the Mozambican Human Rights League (LDH), in Maputo on Thursday. View details>>> Penal and courts system reform needed to improve human rights record. www.irinnews.org11/05/2005. Although the abuse of prisoners in Mozambique´s jails has declined, human rights activists say much more needs to be done to reform the country´s penal system. View details>>> |
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