Events
Media reports play a critical role both in informing the public and as a resource for national authorities, and civil society organisations (CSOs) on the private security industry.
Launch event of the publication “Private Security Governance Challenges and the Relevance of International Norms and Best Practices: A Guide for Civil Society and Media, KENYA” and its related online training tool.
Building on the interest and needs expressed by Media representatives , a media awareness raising campaign was launched in Kenya in April 2020.
A two days capacity building workshop for civil society organisations and the media was held in Nairobi on 10th and 11th of March 2020 on private security governance.
The Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance (DCAF) is pleased to launch today and for the second year now, the Security and Human Rights Grant 2019.
On October 7, 2019, l’Observatoire d’Etudes et d’Appui à la Responsabilité Sociétale et Environnementale (OEARSE) hosted a launch event for its baseline study: "The private security industry in the DRC: the case of Haut Katanga and Lualaba".
On August, 2019 the African Law Foundation (AFRILAW) hosted a launch event for the Baseline Study Report on Private Security Governance in Nigeria at the TopView Hotel in Abuja.
On 15 May, 2019 Usalama Reforms Forum hosted a launch event for the Baseline Study Report on Private Security in Kenya at the Ngong Hills Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya.
The Working Group seeks the assistance of interested States, inter-governmental organisations, civil society organizations, experts, private companies and other stakeholders in elaborating a thematic report on the specific role that PMSCs play in extractive industries...
The African Private Security Governance Observatory held its Annual Conference on 8th and 9th October 2018 at Golden Tulip Hotel in Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya under the theme; “Promoting oversight and accountability of the private security sector in Africa.”
After its first full year of operation, the Francophone Steering Committee drafted an election process in order to have the first rotation of Steering Committee members among the member CSOs. This first rotation of the Francophone Steering Committee happened in July 2018.