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Security sector reform

DRC media discuss their role in covering police and security reform process

Journalists prepare to advocate for police reform in the DRC

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Publisher: Institute for Democracy in South Africa , 2007

What is the role of journalists in the transformation of the police and security forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)?

This short document reports on a workshop aimed at developing effective strategies to ensure citizen involvement, through the media, in the discussion and debate around police reform in the DRC. The seminar  included sessions to inform participants about the status of the legal process around police reform in the DRC and comparative lessons from other post-conflict countries in Africa.