DCAF-ISSAT Activities
Defence Sector Reform Workshop Facilitation
Mandator: UN. 1 December. ISSAT supported a workshop in Brussels at NATO Headquarters that is part of a tri-lateral dialogue by the UN, EU and NATO that focuses on finding areas for collaboration in defence sector reform.
UNDP Global Programme Guinea Bissau
Mandator: UN. 28 November-9 December. ISSAT is in Guinea Bissau supporting the Global Programme on the Rule of Law, and the Guinea Bissau Country Office, by conducting evaluations to build an evidence base and to identify good practices, which will enrich programmes in different countries.
Resource Library
Policy and Research Papers
Police reform in Kosovo and Bosnia: The Power of Local Legitimacy Unpacked - Centre for Security Governance
This research paper explores local compliance with peacebuilding reforms, unpacking the loaded concept of legitimacy among others based on police reform in Kosovo and Bosnia.
Turkey’s PKK Conflict Veers onto a More Violent Path - International Crisis Group
This brief based on open-source data collected over the past five years provides a summary of the conflict in Turkey to aid policymakers and public opinion to form a better understanding on the recent escalation of the conflict in the country's Southeast.
Isolation of Post-Soviet Conflict Regions Narrows the Road to Peace - International Crisis Group
From the right to travel to daily encounters with healthcare professionals and police, this paper reflects on the life in conflict regions of the post-Soviet space. Will isolation lead these people and regions to change course?
Courses
Justice Sector Reform: Applying Human Rights Based Approaches | 26 June 2017 - 30 July 2017 | Ireland
This annual training programme by the International Human Rights Network aims at enhancing the skills of justice sector personnel in applying human rights based approaches to justice sector reform.