New feature: Books

Presentations from the International Symposium on Public Security and Drug Policy, Rio de Janeiro 25-27 February 2008

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The Symposium brought together national and international authorities, as well as specialists and policy makers to discuss the challenges of public security with professionals from the field. In particular, the discussion worked to understand the ways in which the problem of drugs impacts on public security, and the inter-relationships between drug policies and public security policies.

The dialogue resulted in a positive sharing of knowledge between participants on the themes discussed. In order to give a further relevance to the Symposium, ICOS has organised and brought together the speeches of the Symposium in this book.

New feature: Policy Briefing on Ameripol

Ameripol – the American Police Community – has been recently created to coordinate efforts of national police forces in the region, regarding the current scenario on regional organised crime in Latin America. Since 2007, the Ameripol has been developing efforts towards the consolidation of its institutions and the integration of police activities throughout the continent.

Policy brief is available here.

60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Catalonia Institute of Public Safety, Barcelona, 27th November 2008

ICOS Senior Advisor, and Honorary Secretary General of Interpol, Raymond Kendall addressed participants at an international seminar held at the Institute for Public Safety of Catalonia, on the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The event brought international experts such as Dame Nuala O’Loan, Special Envoy to East Timor, and organisations such as Amnesty International and SOS Human Rights for discussions on the relationship between Public Security and Human Rights

Mr Kendall’s speech addressed salient issues on the subject of the police and human rights, and is available here.

Raymond Kendall with Dame Nuala O’Loan, Special Envoy to East Timor.