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Tag Archives: Egypt
Gallup 2022 Global Law & Order Report
Gallup’s 2022 Global Law & Order Report is available here. It reports on an index comprised of 4 survey items including confidence in police, feelings of safety, and recent property and personal crime victimization. Twelve countries scored 90 or higher … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Global, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America
Tagged Afghanistan, Congo, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, Gabon, Iceland, Indonesia, Norway, Portugal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovenia, Switzerland, Tajikistan, UAE, Uganda, Venezuela, Zambia
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60 years of UN Police
This article notes the 60th anniversary of UN police involvement in peacekeeping operations. Currently there are about 9,000 UN police officers representing nearly 100 countries deployed in 18 peacekeeping operations in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and South America. The … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, South America
Tagged Austria, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Cyprus, Egypt, Ghana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Liberia, Malaysia, Mali, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda, Senegal, South Sudan, Timor-Leste
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Policing since the Arab Spring
This article reviews police reform efforts across the Arab world since 2011. Policing in the region remains focused more on protecting state control than on protecting and serving people, but modest changes have taken place in several countries. Some reforms … Continue reading
18,000 trafficked artifacts seized
This article reports a coordinated international investigation, Pandora III, that has resulted in the seizure of 18,000 illegally trafficked cultural artifacts and the arrest of 59 individuals. Besides Europol and the World Customs Organization, the Spanish Civil Guard led the … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Middle East, South America
Tagged Colombia, Egypt, Germany, Iraq, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Spain
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Terrorism at lowest level since 2002
Global terrorism has been decreasing steadily since 2002. The number of terror attacks decreased 19.8% in 2017, following drops of 9.2% and 11.5% in the preceding two years, according to this article. Terrorism-related deaths declined 24.2% in 2017 following drops … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America
Tagged Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Belgium, Congo, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Iraq, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, Turkey, Ukraine, USA
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Obstacles to women police in Egypt
This article reviews the status of women police in Egypt. Women were eligible to attend the Egyptian Police College from 1984 to 1990 but since then they have only been admitted into specialized fields such as medicine and public relations. … Continue reading
Repression in Egypt
According to Amnesty International, security forces in Egypt are abducting, torturing, and possibly disappearing several people a day. The official justification is counter-terrorism but critics allege the real purpose is to eliminate dissent and democracy.
Protests against police in Egypt
This article reports protests by doctors and medical staff over a recent incident of police use of force at a hospital in Cairo. Other protests followed the police shooting of a taxi driver, and the Egyptian president has called for better … Continue reading
Regional security through police reform
This bulletin from the U.S. Institute of Peace considers regional insecurity in North and West Africa, and points to police reform as a key step forward. In particular, building public trust in the police through more citizen engagement seems necessary.
Lack of police reform in Egypt
Recent demonstrations in Egypt marking the 4th anniversary of the 2011 revolution resulted in 20 deaths, mainly of demonstrators. According to this article, there has been little change or improvement in police response to protests despite several regime changes.
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