More than 400 Tajikistani Law Enforcement Officers Trained on Criminal Procedure Code

From June to November 2011, the ABA Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI) trained 437 Tajikistani law enforcement officers on the country's Criminal Procedure Code (CPC). The nationwide trainings focused on increasing trainees' knowledge of the code, which was adopted in April 2010, and on equipping participants with the practical skills they need to better implement it. Read more »»

Belizean Police Prosecutors Trained in Trial Skills and Rules of Evidence

In most countries, when a uniformed police officer enters a criminal courtroom he does so as a witness. But in the small Central American country of Belize, police corporals, sergeants and inspectors also serve as prosecutors. This is a practice that Belize inherited from the British and although the United Kingdom has long abandoned the method, police prosecutors remain an integral part of Belize’s criminal justice system. Read more »»

Aspiring Tajikistani Journalists Trained in Investigative Reporting

To strengthen journalists’ role in providing accurate and comprehensive information about and increasing public awareness of the rule of law, the ABA Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI) organized an October 31 to November 2, 2011 workshop on investigative reporting for 11 aspiring Tajikistani reporters. Ron Claiborne, weekend correspondent for ABC News' Good Morning America, and Tomasz Rolski, a television news producer, led the training that covered a range of topics, including journalistic ethics, reporting techniques and investigative reporting best practices. Read more »»

More ABA Rule of Law Initiative News:

• ABA ROLI Country Director in the Philippines Speaks at a Public Attorneys Convention
• Individual Donor Provides Scholarships to Female Congolese Law Students
• Street Law Program Helps Unite Multi-Ethnic Communities
• Defense Attorneys in Kyrgyzstan Attend Workshops on Their Safety and Protection
• Libertas Releases Findings of its Study of Post-Automated-Election Disputes
• Malian Program to Combat Descent-Based Slavery Gains Momentum
• Asia-Pacific Anti-Corruption Conference Emphasizes Multi-Dimensional Approach
• Chinese Legislators, Advocates Examine Domestic Violence Legislation and Its Implementation in the U.S.

Mobile Courts in Congo

ABA ROLI’s mobile court program in the Democratic Republic of Congo was covered in several media outlets in November. In “On Rape’s Front Line,” the Times Live (South Africa) discusses our Open Society Institute for Southern Africa-funded access to justice program and how it combats impunity for rape crimes and offers counseling to rape survivors. The Economist cites that our mobile gender courts are both effective and a good value for the money in its November 26 piece, “Cosy club or sword of righteousness?”

Congolese soldiers go on trial accused of raping more than 60 women

In this article, the Guardian reports on the trial of 11 Congolese soldiers for rape, and our DRC Country Director Charles Guy Makongo explains the role of the mobile courts in fighting sexual and gender-based violence.

DR Congo mobile court to hear Fizi rapes case

BBC World Service interviews DRC Country Director Charles Guy Makongo about the Fizi rape trial.

War's Overlooked Victims

The Economist examines the prevalence of rape as a tool of war, and mentions ABA ROLI's work to increase rape prosecutions in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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