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Basic Cybercrime Investigations and Digital Forensics Training Continues with Workshop in Kampala, Uganda

Kampala, 19 April 2016 - The UNODC Global Programme on Cybercrime is delivering a three-day training workshop on Basic Cybercrime Investigations and Digital Forensics for law enforcement investigators and prosecutors from Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda in Kampala, Uganda.

The Deputy Director of United Nations African Institute for the Prevention of Crime and Treatment of Offenders (UNAFRI), Mr. John Kisembo, opened the event with a statement in which he focused on the progress the region has made in combating cybercrime. In 2014, an initial meeting on regional cybercrime was conducted in Kampala, followed by a regional workshop in Nairobi last year, during which the Regional Cybercrime Criminal Justice Network was established. The Network consists of focal points for law enforcement agencies, prosecution services, judiciary and central authorities in order to facilitate informal and formal modes of cooperation in criminal matters involving cybercrime and electronic evidence.

In his keynote speech, UNODC's Head of Transnational Organized Crime, Illicit Trafficking and Terrorism in Eastern Africa, Mr. Johan Kruger, mentioned that there remains a need to improve national and international cooperation of law enforcement and criminal justice actors. UNODC is providing joint training to law enforcement, prosecutors and judges across the region, based on needs highlighted in national cybercrime capacity reviews which were conducted throughout last year.

Mr. Kruger thanked the Government of Uganda for hosting the cybercrime training and welcomed the generous contribution of the Programme donors, Australia, Canada, Norway, Japan, United States, and the United Kingdom through the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO).

The training in Uganda, delivered by Regional Coordinator Dorien Braam, covers theoretical modules on digital evidence, the chain of custody and admissibility in court, sources of digital evidence, forensic tools for securing evidence, operational procedures and crime scenes.

Through the Global Programme on Cybercrime, the UNODC is committed to improving technical expertise as well as improving national and regional cooperation on issues related to cybercrime.

To learn more about the Global Programme on Cybercrime, please visit the UNODC website. For enquiries related to Programme activities in Eastern Africa please contact Dorien Braam at dorien.braam[at]unodc.org.