СОТРУДНИКИ ЖУРНАЛА «UNIPATH» П риняв решение, которое, как надеется страна, будет способствовать стабильности и сохранению прав человека, Министерство внутренних дел Таджикистана расширяет сеть центров квартальной полиции. Эти центры предназначены для создания доверия между полицией и населением, и укрепления законности. В каждом центре имеется группа квартальной полиции и проводятся встречи с полицией и представителями населения для обсуждения профилактики преступности, развития сотрудничества и решения проблем. К маю 2013 года в Таджикистане было создано 19 центров в девяти районах и еще больше планируется в будущем. Эти центры являются частью более широкой инициативы по реформированию полиции, которую проводит страна с 2008 г. «В рамках…
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СОТРУДНИКИ ЖУРНАЛА «UNIPATH» Стремясь стать миротворческой страной, Таджикистан впервые участвовал в учениях Khaan Quest в Монголии в августе 2013 г. Эти ежегодные миротворческие учения, проходящие под эгидой ООН, привлекли около 1 тыс. участников и наблюдателей из 13 стран. Миротворческий батальон этой страны, сформированный в 2010 году, был заинтересован в опыте, который можно приобрести на учениях Khaan Quest. Монголия гордится тем, что является одним из главных источников миротворческих сил для таких организаций, как ООН. «Наш батальон был сформирован только недавно и у Таджикистана нет необходимого опыта», – сказал журналу Central Asia Online подполковник Тохир Хайрулоев. «Но мы улучшаем навыки и с…
СОТРУДНИКИ ЖУРНАЛА «UNIPATH» Афганское министерство внутренних дел создало Директорат квартальной полиции как часть большего плана по преобразованию Афганской национальной полиции (ANP) из агентства, борющегося с экстремизмом, в организацию, концентрирующуюся на повседневной правоохранительной работе в рамках квартальной полиции. Новый директорат является частью 10-летнего стратегического плана АНП, разработанного в начале 2013 года. Министр внутренних дел Мохаммед Омер Даудзай сказал в своем выступлении: «К 2024 году АНП будет меньшей по численности, но выше по качеству, профессионалой, беспристрастной, боеспособной, и менее зависимой от международной помощи. Она будет пользоваться доверием среди общественности и сотрудничать с ней, при этом основной упор будет направлен на верховенство права…
UNIPATH STAFF Turkmenistan has established a police aviation service to better protect citizens from crime and disasters. The aviation service, which falls under the Ministry of Internal Affairs, was created by presidential decree in May 2013. New helicopters are being purchased for anti-crime surveillance and as rescue transport for injured or stranded victims of fire or other disasters. “Units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Turkmenistan are provided with up-to-the-minute technology and special equipment, as well as modern transportation facilities for road surveillance and fire safety services, the passport system, the public security center, forensics and medical services,” according…
EMIRATES NEWS AGENCY–WAM Qatar issued a call for countries to cooperate to remove the threat of nuclear terrorism. In an official statement released in July 2013, the country noted its support for nuclear disarmament, including increased compliance with the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and the creation of nuclear weapons-free zones in the Middle East. Qatar also has drawn attention to the challenges posed by the quantitative and geographical expansion of nuclear energy reactors in ensuring peaceful and sustainable use of nuclear energy, calling for the strengthening of nuclear security measures at all levels. Ali Khalfan Al Mansouri, Qatar’s permanent representative to…
HABIB TOUMI/GULF NEWS Bahrain’s first police ombudsman — an office that acts as a watchdog over a particular organization — vows his work will be transparent, honest and objective. In the summer of 2013, the country launched a program to investigate alleged police misconduct. The new agency will operate with administrative and financial independence, and will investigate all cases referred by individuals, regardless of whether they are Bahraini citizens, expatriates living in the kingdom or visitors, newly appointed Ombudsman Nawaf Al Mouawda said. “The ombudsman was among the recommendations set forth by the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry, and we…
RADIO FREE EUROPE/RADIO LIBERTY Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev signed a strategic partnership agreement with Uzbek counterpart Islam Karimov during a visit to Tashkent, Uzbekistan, in 2013. The document defines cooperation regarding politics, trade, economics, culture and transportation between the two Central Asian countries. After the talks, Nazarbayev described Uzbekistan as having deeply rooted cultural and historic traditions that influence cultural developments in the region as a whole. The Kazakh leader added that Central Asia’s regional security “greatly depends on cooperation between the two countries.” Karimov and Nazarbayev have long been viewed as competitors for a leadership role in Central Asia.…
UNIPATH STAFF The Pakistani Army is setting up a permanent base in the Swat Valley, an area in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa that has experienced violence stemming from terrorism and extremism, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif announced in early 2014. The Swat Valley drew international attention when a Taliban extremist shot young Malala Yousafzai in the head in October 2012 for promoting female education. Malala recovered and has become an advocate for ending violence through education. Taliban elements led by cleric Maulana Fazlullah took control of the district in 2007, waging a brutal campaign on the people that included…
UNIPATH STAFF Jordanian authorities have blocked a rising number of attempts to smuggle arms across the Jordanian-Syrian border, as terrorists and extremists attempt to exploit instability in Syria. According to The Jordan Times, Jordanian authorities have detained Syrian nationals attempting to smuggle dozens of anti-tank and surface-to-air missiles and hundreds of automatic assault rifles into Jordan. Authorities foiled 20 such smuggling operations in one month alone in 2013. “Investigations are underway to determine if they were trying to smuggle the weapons to sell them or to carry out terrorist acts in Jordan,” a Jordan military spokesman told Agence France-Presse. Security…
UNIPATH STAFF Developed in Japan more than 250 years ago, the martial art known as jiu-jitsu is being promoted in the United Arab Emirates as a way to train youth in self-reliance. “The strategy of the UAE Jiu-Jitsu Committee (UAEJJC) is consistent with the prudent vision of His Highness Gen. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and with Abu Dhabi’s Vision 2030 to build a strong generation able to defend itself,” according to an Emirates News Agency-WAM news release. The jiu-jitsu schools program has been growing…