Police Reform – 2006
2006
In the spirit of the power-sharing provisions in the CPA, the Khartoum State cabinet approved the Khartoum Police Force Bill but discussion on the bill was pending until the National Police Bill had been approved. Nevertheless, immediately after the signing of the CPA it was agreed that position discrimination towards Southerners and Darfurians would be applied at the Police College (Rabat University) with a lower entrance mark being accepted. It was suggested that at least 20% of 350 officer candidates in the police college would be from the South.1
There was no progress with regards to deploying Joint Integrated Police Units. Nevertheless, UN Police supported both the GoNU Police and the Southern Sudan Police Services (SSPS) with capacity building and standards. The UNMIS recommended the establishment of the Police Development Committee in South Sudan Police Service to formulate policy and coordinate capacity building initiatives. The committee was representative of the SPLM, the government and National Unity and international agencies. The UNMIS police component drafted a framework and action plan for community policing in Juba. The code of conduct for Sudanese police was also at the stage of approval. The UNMIS police component played a crucial role in training the initial group of 34 officers. The human rights training for the Government of National Unity Police also began in September 2006.2