4.12 Centre in Bishkek
the MoI’s Anti-Terrorism Department at the European Police
College (CEPOL) Training entitled “Islamic State – a New
Threat for the European Security”, held in Budapest, Hungary.
Illicit Drugs and Chemical Precursors
From 6-10 December, the CiB organized a training event
on the prevention of drug abuse among juveniles as a part
of its efforts to support the combating of organized crime.
The training was attended by over 300 juvenile delinquency
inspectors, social workers, and psychologists.
Trafficking in Human Beings &
Migration-Related Crime
On 16 December, as a part of its anti-trafficking work, the
Human Dimension (HD) of the CiB supported the fourth
meeting of the Inter-Agency Platform for Counteraction
and Prevention of Trafficking in Human Beings in Bishkek.
Additionally, the CiB organized anti-trafficking awareness
raising activities in Osh and Jalal-Abad in co-ordination
with the State Border Service, the MFA, and the MoI of
Kyrgyzstan. As an outcome of these activities, the MoI, with
the technical support of the CiB HD, issued methodical
recommendations on countering trafficking in human beings,
and the State Committee on Migration started to work on
criteria identification for victims of crimes related to illegal
migration and trafficking.
Cybercrime
From 15-25 September, the CiB, in co-operation with the
management of the Lithuanian Criminal Police Bureau,
organized a training on cybercrime and intelligence-ledpolicing, which was conducted for 100 participants in
Bishkek.
Other
In August, the CiB, jointly with the MoI and the Department
of Tourism under the Ministry of Culture, Information and
Tourism, developed safety guidelines for tourists visiting IssykKul Lake. Along with information about safety measures, the
booklet contains a map of the region and telephone numbers
of the police stations located around the lake.
Community Security Initiative
in Kyrgyzstan (CSI)
The CSI project has contributed significantly to improving
police-public relations, the security and safety situation
in general, and for building confidence between different
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ethnic communities. As in previous years, the vast majority
of activities aimed at building confidence between law
enforcement agencies and communities. Focus was placed
on reinforcing the achievements made regarding MPRs,
LCPCs, and Neighbourhood Management teams, with the
aim of enhancing their level of sustainability by the end of the
project in December 2015.
MPRs have specifically proven to be a successful tool for
increasing police outreach to the public and establishing
positive interactions between the police and communities.
The number of MPR visitors had, however, significantly
decreased between 2014 and 2015. While over 19,000 people
had visited the MPRs in 2014, this number decreased to
12,000 by September 2015, even though the confidence of
women approaching MPRs to voice their concerns increased
slightly. Local stakeholders had three main explanations for
this decrease in MPR visits. Firstly, the communities had
become well acquainted with the MPRs and people were no
longer as curious about them as they were in 2013. Secondly,
through the support of the MPRs, people had learned where
to file their administrative complaints and had begun to
address the municipality directly. And thirdly, many security
and safety needs and concerns of the public that still existed
in 2013, three years after the events in June 2010, no longer
existed in 2015.
In 2015, the CSI continued with the implementation of
small-scale projects. The CSI teams organized over 43
lectures, trainings, and projects on traffic safety, prevention
of youth crime, juvenile delinquency, school bullying, school
absenteeism, and social responsibility, reaching out to over
1,600 children and students across the country to strengthen
co-operation between youth and police. Two Police Open
Days were organized in the southern provinces and aimed at
improving community-police relations.
In 2015, CSI and MoI created a joint working group
responsible for handing over the project to the MoI. Two
training sessions were organized for 44 officers of the MoI:
one ToT was conducted on delivering in-service trainings;
and the second training focused on community policing,
effective communication, human rights, policing in multiethnic societies, and MPRs. Training materials were handed
over to MoI officers for further use. CSI advisors conducted
five additional trainings for police officers and MoI training
advisors, and 19 trainings for LCPC members on community
policing. In addition, the CSI delivered over 15 human rights
training courses, lectures, and awareness raising events for
more than 600 LCPC members, students, and youth camp
participants to make them aware of their rights. The trainings
focused on the protection of human and civil rights, on
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