What We Do Tunisia: New Premises to Prevent and Combat Trafficking In

Newsletter – January – March 2018

IN THIS ISSUE

Countering SoM & TiP P.1

Countering Trafficking in Cultural Heritage P.3

Juvenile Justice P.4

Criminal Investigation P.6

Countering Drugs Injection P.7

Tunisia: New Premises to Prevent and Combat Trafficking in Persons What We Do As a source, destination and transit country, - Promote rule of law and Tunisia is particularly concerned with good governance as trafficking in persons. Against this foundations of peace, security background, the Tunisian Minister of Justice, and sustainable development H.E. Mr. Ghazi Jeribi, inaugurated the premises of the National Committee Against - Strengthen national policies Trafficking in Persons (NCTIP) on 23 January and practices consistent with 2018, in the presence of the President and international norms, Members of the Committee. UNODC, UNODC also provided the National standards, convention diplomatic missions in Tunisia, lawyers, Committee with technical assistance to draft obligations and evidence- human rights activists, and a number of a National Strategy and an Action Plan to based best practices representatives of Embassies, as well as prevent and combat human trafficking, as national and international organizations, well as key equipment for its mission. - Strengthen institutional and attended the event. " Tunisia is particularly UNODC is supporting the operationalization individual capacities to concerned with human trafficking as a cross- of NCTIP since its establishment in 2016 prevent and combat border crime", said the President of the through the project "Strengthening Criminal transnational organized Committee, Mrs. Rawda Labidi, and she Justice Responses and Regional Cooperation crime, illicit trafficking, violent added that "migrant smuggling networks Efforts to Combat Human Trafficking and extremism and terrorism exploit security and political chaos in Migrant Smuggling in Tunisia", funded by the neighboring countries". United Kingdom and implemented under the - Promote regional and The new premises will facilitate the work of project "Strengthening the Framework of the international cooperation and NCTIP in implementing the Law No. 61 of Arab Region to Prevent and Combat Human partnerships against shared 3rd August 2016 on Preventing and Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling ". (Funded threats of crime and terrorism Combating Trafficking in Persons, for which by UK-CSSF). UNODC is providing technical assistance in

- Provide research, data close partnership with NCTIP. 1 analysis and expertise on global, regional and national trends on crime and terrorism

Tunisia: Manual for Judges – How to Deal with SoM & TiP Cases

In partnership with To help judges identify and Legislation with the Magistrate Training better understand cases of international standards, the National Committee Against Institute and the National human trafficking and manual was revised by the Trafficking in Persons - Committee Against Trafficking smuggling of migrants, same local experts. Tunisia in Persons , UNODC organized UNODC supported the Subsequently, in the past in February a training session development of the above two years, local experts The Committee was for 160 Tunisian judges based Manual. A first version was have trained more than 400 established under the on the updated Manual for drafted by three Tunisian judges and law Law “Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Judges tailored to the Tunisian judges during a UNODC- enforcement agents on the Persons”, that was law 2016-61 on Preventing supported Training of new legislation with UNODC ratified by the Tunisian Trainers' program in 2015. support. (Funded by UK- and Combating Human Parliament in August CSSF). Trafficking which was adopted After the adoption of the 2016. in August 2016. 2016 law aligning Tunisian

Egypt - Kick-off Workshop for Judges on Migrant Smuggling and Trafficking in Persons

In collaboration with the In 2016, Egypt adopted Law prosecutors and judges in National Coordinating National Coordinating No. 82/2016 on Combating order to strengthen national Committee on Preventing and Illegal Migration and the capacity to investigate, Committee on Preventing Smuggling of Migrants, which Combating Human Trafficking prosecute and adjudicate and Combating Human merged the National and Migrant Smuggling and crimes of human trafficking Coordinating Committee for Trafficking and Migrant the National Center for Judicial and migrant smuggling. Combating and Preventing Smuggling - Egypt The participating judges gave Studies, UNODC organized the Illegal Migration and the very positive feedback, first training seminar for 27 National Coordinating The NCCPIM was highlighting the need to th senior judges from Upper Committee for Combating established on 4 March continue its training series all 2014, following a degree Egypt and Cairo including two and Preventing Trafficking in over the country to acquaint Persons (NCCPIM & TIP). from the Egyptian Prime military judges from Aswan. the majority of the judiciary Together with law no. 64 of Minister. Its mandate is Egypt is a source, transit, and personnel with the related 2010 on trafficking in to lead governmental destination country for laws, and international persons, Egypt has a efforts to prevent and trafficking in persons and the conventions and protocols. In comprehensive legal combat illegal migration particular the need to raise smuggling of migrants. framework to combat in Egypt as a country of awareness on the importance Primary smuggling routes are trafficking in persons and origin, transit and of adopting a victim-centered from the Horn of Africa and smuggling of migrants. destination. approach when dealing with Eastern Africa taken by UNODC supports the TiP cases was highlighted. implementation of the legal migrants seeking passage to (Funded by UK-CSSF). framework with training Europe by departing Egyptian series for police officers, 2 shores.

Container Control Programme Jordan: First National Training CCP is a UNODC-WCO on Countering Illicit Trafficking collaboration. It aims to of Cultural Heritage strengthen Member States capacity to facilitate and secure its containerized cargo.

During the opening cultural objects, as well as Security Directorate's Anti- ceremony of the first to equip the Port Control Narcotics Department and national specialized training Units (PCUs) at the Port of Special Branch, the course on countering Aqaba and Queen Alia Department for Military trafficking of cultural International Airport with Security and the General objects, an excitement filled operational tools and Intelligence Directorate. the room revealing the instruments that will As the training was innovative work of this joint advance their work in the comprehensive in nature, UNODC ( Container Control airport and seaport WCO participants had the Programme ) – WCO World environments. opportunity to be trained It was established in 1952 Customs Organization's The training was based on on a number of practical as the Customs Co- efforts. This hands-on modules developed by the issues: identification, training that piqued the WCO and first rolled out at handling and operation Council which is interest of all the a regional MENA Train-the- documentation of cultural an independent participants took place in Trainer event in Beirut, objects, the use of intergovernmental body Amman, Jordan, from 11-15 Lebanon, in September international and national whose mission is to February 2018, and was 2017. databases, and resources enhance the effectiveness made possible thanks to the The training gathered available to law and efficiency of Customs funds received from the participants from WCO, enforcement agencies. In Norwegian Government. UNODC, INTERPOL, as well the same time, it included administrations. Today, it The training was tailored for as the Ambassador of the analysis of the national represents 182 Customs law enforcement and Norway in Jordan and legislation on import, administrations across security agencies to raise officials from Jordan export and transit the globe that collectively awareness and shed light on represented by Customs, procedures as well as on the process approximately the severity of the threats the Ministry of Tourism and protection of movable and arising from trafficking of Antiquities, the Public 98% of world trade. immovable heritage in Jordan. (Funded by Norway)

Egypt: Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Children in Conflict with the Law Second Chance Initiative

UNODC celebrated on 12 (Egypt's detention centre During the conference, February, the achievements for young male offenders) participants could take part Read some of the of its Rehabilitation and as well as after their in two activities. In one encouraging and Reintegration Programme release. The four boys have activity, they could vote by supportive messages: for Juveniles in Conflict with successfully put into action putting small balls either the Law in a conference 'Believe in yourself - what they had learned in into a 'yes' or a 'no' box called 'My Right to a change is prison. Shafi and Omar have whether they would offer a Second Chance' at possible!'; 'Keep hope Semiramis InterConitental both opened tailor shops, juvenile offender a job after alive - there are still a in Cairo. In cooperation Tarek has a little workshop his release - by the end of lot of opportunities with the Ministry of where he repairs and the conference, most of the out there for you!' Solidarity and the New maintains bicycles and Amir balls had found their way Horizon Association for has set up an ironing place into the 'yes' box. In a Social Development, in the 5th Settlement. All second activity, participants UNODC has provided four were able to repay the had the chance to leave vocational training, legal aid credit they received to kick- encouraging and services and reintegration services - including social, start their businesses. The supportive notes on sheets psychological and economic children had received of paper for boys who are support - to more than assistance, either in form of currently in detention and 3,500 children in five money or equipment, as involved in the programme. institutions in Egypt since part of the 'life plan' Read some of the messages. the start of the project in developed together with (Funded by Drosos 2006. The highlight of the the social worker, Salah Foundation). conference 'My Right to a Ishak Samuel, contracted by Second Chance' was the recognition of four boys UNODC, who has supported who had been part of the these and many other boys programme during their on their transition from imprisonment in El Marg detention back into society. 4

Jordan: Strengthening Together Justice for Children and Criminal Investigation

Since 2014, UNODC has and a number of police as well as the management provided technical assistance officers and personnel of of criminal case files and to Jordan in order to juvenile police were trained procedures.

accompany the across the country. A monitoring and tracking Please see the Governmental institutions in The project contributed in electronic system to monitor

following two their efforts to strengthen the improving the criminal juvenile cases, collect awareness raising criminal justice system. This investigation techniques necessary data, produce videos clips: was undertaken in close through specialized and indicative reports and track

'Outcomes of the partnership with the Public advanced capacity building procedural violations of laws project Security Directorate and the activities and technical and regulations at the police

'Strengthening the Judicial Council under the support provided to more level was developed. working framework of the than 1,200 criminal Similarly, UNODC extended methodologies of project 'Strengthening the investigation officers. To its support to CID and the Public Security Working Methodologies at ensure sustainability and developed a new electronic Directorate in the Public Security national ownership, a training monitoring and tracking

Jordan 2014-2016' Directorate (PSD) in Jordan'. center for CID was system that will enable 50 and 'The roles and Under this project, UNODC established and provided branches of CID to collect responsibilities of focused on two main areas: with specialized training criminal information, track justice for children and the Juvenile Police material and guidelines. any violations against laws criminal investigation. As a Department in These were developed by and human rights and unify result, in close partnership Jordan'. UNODC jointly with a national the procedures at the police with the Juvenile Police

Department and the Criminal committee in cooperation station's level. The system Investigation Department with the Judicial Council and links 50 branches of CID to (CID), and in line with the Prosecution Office and Headquarters, allowing for a international norms and endorsed by CID for training high-quality casefile

standards, a child-friendly purposes. preparation process and the environment was established The project achieved the extraction of qualitative at the police station level; four expected results by reports on crime trends and juvenile police branches automating criminal criminal statistics. (Funded refurbished in different cities; investigations and interviews, by the EU).

Egypt: Online Tools in Criminal Investigations

A Must to Combat Organized Crime & Money-Laundering

The internet is undeniably can help them in obtaining of Egypt. considered an essential tool essential information and The workshop covered in a wide range of data for their investigations several important topics such EMLCU investigations. When used directly from the internet as: planning an online The Egyptian Money right, it can effectively and different social investigation, search Laundering and contribute to the successful platforms by using open techniques, capture and Terrorist Financing gathering of evidence, source tools. handling internet evidence. Combating Unit is an prosecution and The workshop was opened In addition to the deep web, independent financial presentation before the by Judge Ahmed Said, the and cryptocurrencies and intelligence unit established in 2002 court. In recognition of this chairman of the board of other relevant topics. The under the Anti-Money and within the framework trustees of the EMLCU, and hands-on training course was Laundering Law No. 80 of the cooperation between Ms. Cristina Albertin, UNODC designed to provide a of 2002 for combating the Egyptian Money Regional Representative for practical understanding of money laundering and Laundering and Terrorist the Middle East and North conducting an online internet terrorist financing Financing Combating Africa, who both emphasized investigation, during which activities in Egypt. Unit (EMLCU) and UNODC, the importance of open the participants got the a workshop took place source tools in conducting chance to apply what they between 11-14 February internet investigation. had learnt. (Funded by 2018 on "Open Source A broad range of concerned Japan). Internet Investigation". national organizations The workshop aimed at agencies participated in the providing participants from workshop, such as the Public a broad background of Prosecution, the National concerned national Security, the Administrative agencies and organizations Control Authority, the with the requisite knowledge and skills that EMLCU and the Central Bank

Regional: Sahel and North African Governments Meet to Tackle Security Challenges

The following North African and Sahel In order to strengthen these this gathering brought recommendations were Governments have launched mechanisms, UNODC through together Representatives of formulated at the end of national security policies and its Regional Offices for the the Ministries of Justice and the North-Africa-Sahel strengthened their Middle East and North Africa, Foreign Affairs as well as the capacities in countering Forum: and the West and Central Police, Gendarmerie and terrorist and transnational Africa, joined efforts to Customs Services of Algeria, - Encourage customs threats to prevent further organize a trans-regional Burkina Faso, Chad, Libya, administrations of the destabilization caused by a African Union countries to potential expansion of forum in Algiers, Algeria, from Mali, Mauritania, Niger, and join the Customs criminal networks. Several 23 to 25 January 2018, to Tunisia. A regional analysis of Enforcement Network for regional and bilateral exchange knowledge, the various security threats the fight against fraud mechanisms already exist experience and best practices and routes used by smugglers through which operational (CENcomm); between these countries. and terrorist groups were and technical cooperation on Besides UNODC and presented during this high- security and judicial matters international experts and level event. (Funded by Japan - Under the aegis of the between the North African donors, Representatives of & The Netherlands). African Union, to study and Sahel Governments has the possibility of been improved. establishing a secure Regional: Addressing the Needs of People Who Inject Drugs in the communication channel MENA Region between the G5 Sahel UNODC advocates for the an OST Programme, becoming platform and AFRIPOL urgent and drastic scaling up the third country in the region through the national of the harm reduction implementing the much- liaison offices; packages for PWIDs and needed intervention, which those living in closed helps drug users leading a

settings across the MENA stable life. An OST feasibility - Initiate reflection on the region. To provide baseline study was also conducted in possible opening of data for the analyses and Egypt, in cooperation with the cooperation platforms to response to drug use in the Ministry of Public Health and countries interested to Arab Region, UNODC Population with to the cooperate conducted different studies. objecitve to roll-out OST at Two feasibility studies on the pilot level in the near Opioid substitution therapy future. (Funded by Drosos (OST) were conducted in Foundation, the EU, and Egypt and Palestine with the Sweden). aim of developing an operational model, gathering the support of key decision-makers. As a result of regular advocacy in the region, Palestine started 7

Upcoming Events

• 14 – 25 May 2018 – Conduct Basic and Intermediate Crime Analysis Theoretical Training Using the Developed Modules (ANACAPA), Tunis, Tunisia. Connect with us • 28 May – 8 June 2018 - Conduct Basic and Intermediate Training on Intelligence Software (Analyst's Notebook), Hammamet, Tunisia. • 1 – 20 June 2018 – Awareness-Raising Activities for DGPR Personnel (7 one-day sessions in different governorates, moderated by the members of the drafting www.unodc.org/romena committee), Tunis, Tunisia. • @unodcromena 11 – 15 June 2018 - Conduct Basic-Intermediate Operational and Strategic Intelligence Analysis Training for Trainers Using Modules Developed, Hammamet, Tunisia. • 17 June 2018 - Official Launch of the Code (half-day presentation event), Tunis, Tunisia. • 25 – 28 June 2018 - Awareness Raising Workshop for Journalists, Khartoum, Sudan. For more information • 26 – 27 June 2018 - National Workshop on the Criminal Justice Response to the or queries, please do Involvement of Women in Terrorist Activities, Rabat, Morocco. not hesitate to contact:

Ms. Cristina Albertin, Regional Representative

Cairo, Egypt

Projects Funding Partners

Kindly note that these are the donors funding the activities mentioned in this Newsletter, UNODC ROMENA receives also generous contributions from other partners/donors for its projects under the Regional Programme to Prevent and Combat Crime, Terrorism and Health Threats and Strengthen Criminal Justice Systems in Line with International Human Rights Standards (2016 -2021)