FROM: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
INL Programming in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Fact Sheet
Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
June 11, 2013
Since 2008 INL has funded programs in the DRC designed to increase security along the country’s massive borders, bolster the movement of non-conflict minerals, provide support and access to justice for survivors of sexual assault, and improve the efficiency of the police pay system.
Border security: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) receives INL funding to improve the security situation along the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) eastern border. This program focuses on strengthening the capabilities of the border police and the customs and immigration agencies in the vulnerable Orientale, North Kivu, and South Kivu regions. Border police in the region benefit from training and equipment, vehicles, and buildings. Customs and immigration agencies will come together in a new, integrated border management facility at a key border crossing in Kasindi that will serve as a model for cooperation among the five Congolese agencies that staff each border post.
Addressing Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV): Since 2009, INL has funded the American Bar Association (ABA) to strengthen the capacity of local legal and law enforcement actors in North Kivu to respond to, prosecute, and ultimately prevent SGBV. Beginning in 2011, INL has partnered in South Kivu with Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) to bolster the capacity and coordination of medical, legal, and law enforcement networks to collect and document forensic evidence for use in the prosecution of SGBV cases.
Mining security: This IOM-run program is designed to provide the security component of the Congolese government’s pilot conflict-free minerals program, which is supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development. It will supply training, equipment, and facilities to the Congolese National Police to ensure the secure transportation of conflict-free minerals in the eastern DRC. Offices will be constructed at the regional police headquarters in Goma, and offices and police checkpoints may be constructed in other areas. The program also aims to train 180 police officers in specialized mineral security operations and fund the necessary vehicles and computers.
Police pay: The existing system of cash payments to DRC police is subject to mishandling and corruption. INL is exploring a new system utilizing electronic and mobile payments to ensure that police receive their full salaries. The program will likely provide regulatory support to the Congolese government to help put the necessary laws in place, technical support to banks and mobile operators to establish interoperability, and education and training to the police to operate the new system.
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
Sunday, June 9, 2013
U.S. AND MEXICAN LAW ENFORCEMENT MEETING HELD IN TEMPE, ARIZONA
FROM: U.S. MARSHALS SERVICE
U.S. & Mexican Law Enforcement Officials to Meet For
29th Annual Policia International Sonora - Arizona Conference
Tucson, AZ – The 29th Annual Policia International Sonora-Arizona Conference (PISA) was held this week in Tempe, Ariz. This annual international conference reunites law enforcement agencies from all jurisdictional levels in the United States and Mexico. From June 5-7, attendees will gather at the Marriott Phoenix Tempe at the Buttes to address various law enforcement related issues plaguing both sides of our countries borders.
Every year the PISA Conference brings together 400 federal, state, and local law enforcement officials from both countries to train side by side in areas of bilateral interest including: Fraudulent Document Recognition, Computer Facilitated Crimes Against Children, PRISim (Professional Range Instruction Simulator), Mexico License/Plates/Registration, Critical Incident/Stress Management, Operational Planning, International Fugitive Investigations in Mexico, ProcuradurÃa General de la Republica, E-Trace & NIBIN, Mexican Documents & CRIP, Active Shooters.
David Gonzales, United States Marshal for District of Arizona said, "This annual meeting with American and Mexican public safety officials is an integral part of our respective border crimes strategies. Among the important issues we will focus on in the course of these meetings are; cross border cooperation, cartel violence associated with drug and human smuggling, fugitives, and prosecutorial/ investigative procedures. Our goal is to breakdown the obstacles in cross-border crime issues that reduce our effectiveness."
Arizona Department of Public Safety Officer and PISA President Bernie Castillo emphasized the benefit of the PISA Conference saying, "The relationship forged and information shared at PISA ultimately result in safer communities here and in Mexico."
PISA was established in early 1978 when two investigators form the Douglas Police Department met informally with two supervisors form Sonora State Police to discuss issues of mutual concern. Since that first meeting, PISA has grown to include numerous agencies from both countries. The purpose of PISA is to enhance international communication, train officers in laws and procedures across borders, and to continue the spirit of cooperation. This has been achieved between the law enforcement agencies of these neighboring countries by increasing cultural awareness amongst agencies and promoting a professional camaraderie with counterparts across the border.
U.S. & Mexican Law Enforcement Officials to Meet For
29th Annual Policia International Sonora - Arizona Conference
Tucson, AZ – The 29th Annual Policia International Sonora-Arizona Conference (PISA) was held this week in Tempe, Ariz. This annual international conference reunites law enforcement agencies from all jurisdictional levels in the United States and Mexico. From June 5-7, attendees will gather at the Marriott Phoenix Tempe at the Buttes to address various law enforcement related issues plaguing both sides of our countries borders.
Every year the PISA Conference brings together 400 federal, state, and local law enforcement officials from both countries to train side by side in areas of bilateral interest including: Fraudulent Document Recognition, Computer Facilitated Crimes Against Children, PRISim (Professional Range Instruction Simulator), Mexico License/Plates/Registration, Critical Incident/Stress Management, Operational Planning, International Fugitive Investigations in Mexico, ProcuradurÃa General de la Republica, E-Trace & NIBIN, Mexican Documents & CRIP, Active Shooters.
David Gonzales, United States Marshal for District of Arizona said, "This annual meeting with American and Mexican public safety officials is an integral part of our respective border crimes strategies. Among the important issues we will focus on in the course of these meetings are; cross border cooperation, cartel violence associated with drug and human smuggling, fugitives, and prosecutorial/ investigative procedures. Our goal is to breakdown the obstacles in cross-border crime issues that reduce our effectiveness."
Arizona Department of Public Safety Officer and PISA President Bernie Castillo emphasized the benefit of the PISA Conference saying, "The relationship forged and information shared at PISA ultimately result in safer communities here and in Mexico."
PISA was established in early 1978 when two investigators form the Douglas Police Department met informally with two supervisors form Sonora State Police to discuss issues of mutual concern. Since that first meeting, PISA has grown to include numerous agencies from both countries. The purpose of PISA is to enhance international communication, train officers in laws and procedures across borders, and to continue the spirit of cooperation. This has been achieved between the law enforcement agencies of these neighboring countries by increasing cultural awareness amongst agencies and promoting a professional camaraderie with counterparts across the border.
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