Developing a Community Safety Plan for Hebron
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Developing a Community Safety Plan for Hebron a centre for security, development and the rule of law Human Rights & Democracy Media Center “Shams” Hebron Governorate Developing a Community Safety Plan for Hebron a centre for security, development and the rule of law About DCAF Editorial Board The Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Fareed A’mer Armed Forces (DCAF) promotes good governance Roland Friedrich and reform of the security sector. The Centre Peter Homel conducts research on good practices, encourages Fatima Itawi the development of appropriate norms at the Ibrahim Jaradat national and international levels, makes policy Regula Kaufmann recommendations and provides in-country advice Arnold Luethold and assistance programmes. DCAF’s partners Nicolas Masson include governments, parliaments, civil society, Omar Rahhal international organisations and the core security Haitham Al-Sharif and justice providers such as police, judiciary, Mayada Zeidani intelligence agencies, border security services and the military. Design and Layout DCAF has worked in the Palestinian Territories Wael Dwaik since 2005. It assists a wide range of Palestinian actors such as ministries, the Palestinian Legislative Council, civil society organisations Translation support and the media in their efforts to make Palestinian Yassin Al-Sayyed security sector governance democratic, transparent and accountable. Publisher About SHAMS Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) The Human Rights & Democracy Media Center Rue de Chantepoulet 11 (SHAMS) is an independent, non-profit, non- P.O. Box 1360 governmental organisation. It was established 1211 Geneva 1 in 2003 in Ramallah, Palestine, by a group of Switzerland Palestinian academics, teachers, journalists, lawyers and human rights activists. SHAMS Tel: +41 (22) 741 77 00 believes that human rights are protected by, Fax: +41 (22) 741 77 05 and disseminated through the interdependence www.dcaf.ch between civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights. SHAMS seeks to enhance the Cover Picture: role of women and youth within the Palestinian © Ma’moun Wazwaz society, and to consolidate the culture of human rights and tolerance in the framework of the rule ISBN: 978-92-9222-238-3 of law. © DCAF 2012. All rights reserved. Note This report has been produced with the financial assistance of the Representative Office of the Federal Republic of Germany in Ramallah. The contents of this report do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Federal Republic of Germany. Contents Foreword 4 Map of Hebron Governorate 6 Introduction 7 • DCAF-SHAMS contribution 7 • Partnership for community safety in Hebron 7 • Structure of the report 8 1. Defining the objectives of the community safety planning process 9 1.1. Defining ‘community safety’ 9 1.2. Performing a root-cause analysis of community safety issues 9 1.3. Deriving the objectives of the community safety planning process 10 2. Developing a model community safety planning process 13 2.1. Inputs 13 2.2. Activities 13 2.3. Outputs 13 2.4. Outcomes 13 3. Deriving performance indicators and integrating them in a logical framework matrix 15 4. Next steps: Implementing the community safety plan (short-term activities) 19 5. Recommendations and conclusion 22 References 23 Foreword This publication presents a comprehensive together men and women from Hebron, key Community Safety Plan for the Governorate of representatives of reconciliation committees, Hebron. The effort underpinning this Plan is academic experts, legal practitioners, and officers consistent with the directives of the President of serving in the relevant security agencies. Follow- the Palestinian National Authority on delivering up meetings were also held to address more security to the Palestinian people. The Plan is the recent pressing developments. For example, a result of an extensive consultation process and a Conference in Support of the Al-Aqsa Mosque series of meetings, workshops and conferences, was organised in response to Israeli settlement which were held in cooperation with the Geneva and occupation practices. Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) and the Human Rights and A national conference, which was held in 2010, Democracy Media Center (SHAMS) since 2011. led to the creation of several committees with a The initiative for the development of this Plan is specific role of establishing community safety in also based on our firm belief in knowledge-based Hebron. These committees are: development work and good governance. • The Committee for the Promotion of Good Over the last few years, the Governorate of Customs and Traditions in Society Hebron has established more than 23 ad-hoc • The Tribal Council, which includes committees in charge of developing plans 55 representatives of reconciliation that are informed by community dialogue and committees, lawyers and representatives of citizens’ recommendations. These committees other interested parties complement the work of the Governorates’ Higher Security Committee. They include • The Hebron Committee for Preaching and committees on education, economy, the Old City, Guidance, which includes a number of women, youth, etc. academics, religious scholars and male and female citizens These committees’ initiatives have included the development of an integrated Community In addition to disseminating values of virtue Safety Plan for Hebron. We must pay particular and tolerance, these committees deal with attention to this Plan, as it is likely to produce a cases of emergency and disputes over issues of positive impact and to play an effective role in public order. Supervised and monitored by the consolidating stability and security in the life of Governor’s Office, committee meetings are held citizens in Hebron. We have developed this Plan on a periodic basis. They are designed to respond in accordance with President Mahmoud Abbas’ to specific needs related to public order and instructions and the general policies of the safety. Palestinian National Authority. In this context, we In 2012, in cooperation with the Geneva Centre have enjoyed the full cooperation of Brigadier for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces General Hajj Ismail Jaber, Advisor to the President (DCAF) and the Human Rights and Democracy for Governorates’ Affairs. Media Centre (SHAMS), a comprehensive In the framework of our community safety compilation of reference texts related to activities, we organised meetings, which brought community safety in the Hebron governorate was 4 published. This work has laid the foundation for the strategic Community Safety Plan for Hebron presented in this publication. The Plan suggests extensive responses to the recommendations formulated during the several consultations and events conducted by DCAF and SHAMS. These events have included a national conference on community safety and the rule of law, which was held in Hebron on 4 December 2012. I would like to express my gratitude to all stakeholders who work towards promoting community safety with both theoretical and practical contributions. My special thanks go to Mr. Roland Friedrich, Head of DCAF’s Office in Ramallah, Mr. Nicolas Masson, Deputy Head of DCAF’s Office in Ramallah, Mr. Omar Rahhal, Director of SHAMS, in addition to the commanders of the Palestinian security agencies, the Family Protection Division at the Palestinian Civil Police, the reconciliation committees, the families and all those who have closely followed this file and contributed to establishing a safe community in Hebron. Kamel Hmeid Governor of Hebron 5 Map of Hebron Governorate* Halhul Hebron Bani Na’im Dura Yatta Al Zahriyah Population 641.000 Hebron city residents 200.000 Area 997 km2 Governor Kamel Hmeid Refugee camps Al-Fawwar (7.600 refugees), Al-Arroub (9.200 refugees) Number of Israeli settlements 19 Number of Israeli settlers 17.000 * Source: Map: Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA); Data: Hebron Governorate. 6 Developing a Community Safety Plan for Hebron Introduction Between 2008 and 2010, the Geneva Centre for the rule of law, strategic planning and the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) management (January 2012) and the Human Rights and Democracy Media Center (SHAMS) facilitated a number of town • Assisted Hebron community stakeholders hall meetings and focus group sessions with in developing a community safety plan community stakeholders in several governorates (February-April 2012) of the West Bank, including Hebron. These workshops brought together representatives Partnerships for community safety in of the Palestinian executive authorities, the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), the core Hebron security and justice providers, the judiciary, As an immediate output of the process tribal reconciliation committees, civil society and facilitated by DCAF and SHAMS, the Governor’s the media. The discussions aimed to assess the Office established a formal community safety people’s perceptions on the delivery of security partnership agreement with the following key 1 by the PA’s service providers. stakeholders from Hebron: As a result of these discussions and based on • 2 officers of the Palestinian Civil Police a request by the Governor of Hebron, DCAF (PCP) and SHAMS assisted community stakeholders • 2 officers of the Preventive Security in Hebron to engage in a comprehensive Organisation (PSO) community safety planning process, which took place in 2011 and 2012. This report presents • 5 representatives of key ministries (incl.