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Police Training

Bassem BouguerraTunisian Institutional Reform

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“Law enforcement officials’ behavior guide in the field of Human Rights”

1- Human Rights2- Communication3- Law

During Ben Ali’s era,police officers DID have training courses on:

194 Page Manual with:

International Human Rights Treaties ratified by the Tunisian government.

Copies of multiple faxes sent by the Interior Minister to all police stations reminding them of their obligation to respect human rights.

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1- Engagement.2- Bottom Up. 3- Creativity.4- Observation/Evaluation.

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Engagement ( since an early age )Human Rights and good policing should be taught at a young age.

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Bottom Up:

Human Rights training curriculum should be self-created, bottom up and not top down.

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CreativityPolice training should be more creative and fun.

Introduce new courses such as Psychology, Nonviolence, Sociology, Conflict Management, etc…

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Observation/Evaluation

Mechanisms to evaluate the effect of training on police work.

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Human Rights training should be tool and not a goal.