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Effective Security Sector Governance in an Unstable Region

Explore DCAF's work in North Africa promoting transparency, accountability, and democratic values in security sectors of Morocco, Tunisia, Libya. Learn about initiatives in transitional justice, youth security, integrity building, and preventing torture to improve detention conditions.

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Effective Security Sector Governance in an Unstable Region

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  1. Effective Security Sector Governance in an Unstable Region Mr Andrea Cellino Head, North Africa Desk Geneva Centre for Security SectorGovernance 28 May 2019

  2. Mypresentation • DCAF work • North Africaoperations: aims and strategy • DCAF in Tunisia, Morocco and Libya • NATO MD: strengths and weaknesses • Lessonslearned - Ideas for a wayforward

  3. DCAF, Geneva Centre for Security SectorGovernanceOUR WORK

  4. Whatis the securitysector?

  5. DCAF’s Work in North Africa • Promoting better transparency, accountability, and efficiency of the security sector in Morocco, Tunisia, and Libya • Three operational pillars: Effective oversight, Adequate legal & policy framework, Responsive security • Promotion of democratic values and human rights, through local ownership

  6. DCAF approach in Tunisia • Support the development of oversight (parliament & other) • Support to communication and information sharing • Regulatory assistance • Inclusive dialogue on securityneeds and policy • Support to managing change of security providers

  7. Tunisia: Transitional Justice • Support to the Instance Vérité et Dignitéin drafting its report on past violations, and recommendations for reforms that can help prevent re-occurrences of past offences • Ensure the sustainability of transitional justice • Justice for victims’ rights and national reconciliation

  8. Tunisia: Youth and Security • Collaboration with the Youth Alternative Network (RAJ Tunisie) • Improving the capacity of security sector actors to better respond to the security needs of young citizens • Survey on human security needs and perceptions of 2500 young people from six Tunisian municipalities • Report presented to municipal councillors, civil society and local media • Contributing to holistic youth policies with the aim to prevent and reduce youth crime as a potential road to violent behaviour

  9. Morocco: Building Integrity • Partnership with the Instance Centrale de Prévention de la Corruption (ICPC) • Support capacities, structures and mechanisms to promote integrity and prevent corruption in the Moroccan security sector (police, gendarmerie, border police) • Internal controls, ability to define strategic and operational aspects of an integrity training strategy within police departments

  10. Morocco: Preventing torture • Collaboration with the National Penitentiary Administration, the Presidency of the General Prosecutor, and the Centre for Human Rights and Democracy Studies • Raising awareness among prison staff and health personnel about human rights standards • Evidence hints at a greater compliance with human rights standards by penitentiary medical staff after DCAF-led trainings • Improved prosecutors’ awareness of the challenges related to the investigations on torture and ill-treatments

  11. Libya: ImprovingDetention Conditions • Collaboration with the MoJ, LibyanJudicial Police • Improvingofficers’ knowledge of SpecialNeedsDetainees (minors, women) • Support to CSO on detention • Respect for humanrights in detention

  12. NATO’sMediterranean Dialogue Strengths and achievements: • Relations with 7 countries in the Mediterraneanregion • Bettermutualunderstanding (political dimension) • Contribution to regionalsecurity (practical dimension) • Interoperability (PII, stilllimited to Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia) • Public diplomacy (dispelmisconceptions)

  13. NATO’sMediterranean Dialogue Weaknesses and shortcomings: • Marginal improvement of NATO’snegative image in region • Lack of understanding of the region (on NATO’sside) • Focus on NATO’s agenda and interestsmainly • Limited attention to civil-military relations or civil society • Very limitedresourcesdevoted by NATO to MD

  14. Lessonslearnedfrom DCAF experience • Importance of local ownership • Includingpartners’ perspective • Addressingtheirsecurityneeds / perceptions • Comprehensive national approach • Regional scope, country-based solutions • Involvement of civil society

  15. NATO’sMediterranean Dialogue Ideas for a wayforward: • Involve more MD partners in NATO’sdecision-makingrelated to MD • Re-format the political dialogue (more focusedmutlilateraltrack, larger groups of states, de-couple Middle East and North Africa, Track 1.5) • Practicalcooperation: (partners have expertise to offer, reach-out to civil society) • Strengthen NATO resources and knowledge or the region (make a more focused use of South Hub)

  16. Thankyou! Questions?

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