Fourth Regional Workshop for Police Officers, Prosecutors and Judges of South Asia on Effectively Countering Terrorism
24-26 May 2011 | Thimphu, Bhutan
On 24-26 May 2011, the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation co-convened the “Fourth regional workshop for police officers, prosecutors and judges of South Asia on effectively countering terrorism” in Thimphu, Bhutan. The three-day workshop, which was the fourth in a series of workshops designed to strengthen counterterrorism cooperation and capacity in the region, focused on issues related to interview and interrogation, the use of sensitive evidence that raises national security concerns, and effective implementation of domestic counterterrorism legislation. The workshop was hosted by the Government of Bhutan, in association with the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED). It was organized by the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation with the support of the Governments of Australia and Denmark.
Click here to read the organizers' key observations.
Press Coverage:
"United in the pursuit of justice," Mike Smith, The Hindu, 19 May 2011