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Police Reform – 2002

The personnel of the newly-formed force went through training and some 3,000 officers underwent classes on human rights.¹

Postscript: A political training school was developed in Gishali and National Police Academy was set up in Ruhengeri in 2004.² Community Partnership Programs and Community Partnership Committees were established at the neighborhood level and any unacceptable police behavior was recorded and communicated to the police hierarchy. The Police Training School was designed to professionalize the police service through the provision of basic training. The National Police Academy immediately removed officers from the force if any form of misconduct was detected. Police units with a Women’s Desk were established.³“Rwanda,” Security Reform Resource Center, 2010, accessed September 19, 2011, http://www.ssrresourcecentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Country-Prof…

1. Some 3,000 Police Officers Reportedly “Sensitized On Human Rights,” BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, February 2, 2002.
2. “Poverty Reduction Strategy Annual Progress Report (June 2003-June 2004),” RDRC, 104, accessed September 19, 2011, www.rdrc.org.rw/ProgrommeDocs/PRSP2004PUBLICATION.pdf.