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A series of capacity building workshops titled Mock Criminal Investigation & Trial Exercise on the Investigation and Prosecution of Terrorist Financing (TF) were organized by UNODC and NACTA across the province of Sindh

21 October 2020, Sindh - A series of capacity building workshops titled  Mock Criminal Investigation & Trial Exercise on the Investigation and Prosecution of Terrorist Financing (TF) were organized by UNODC and the National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) across the province of Sindh between 12 and 20 October 2020. The two-day workshops were held in three cities; Karachi (12-13 October), Hyderabad (15-16 October), and Sukkur (19-20 October). Over 80 criminal justice[Read More]

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Building a cohort of mentors in integrity education through hybrid learning in Pakistan

UNODC's Global Integrity Education (GIE) Project stands out at the cutting-edge of innovation in Pakistan. A unique and momentous programme, it brings together the creative spirit of a large fraternity of academics and university teachers to lead change through building a cadre of integrity ambassadors in private companies by teaching customized learning modules on ethical leadership, challenges to ethical living, behavioural ethics and detecting and investigating corruption to last-year[Read More]

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UNODC Legal Aid Success Story-No more confined behind bars

Life for Jasifer Masih would have been precarious if his brother had not approached the UNODC legal aid team for help. Taken into custody and jailed for a fake car theft, Jasifer was languishing in a prison in Sind for more than 11 months. Each time he was brought to the court of justice, there wasn't any prosecutor to support and facilitate his case for judicial hearing. It kept on pending amongst the heap of many other unsolicited under-trial cases that suffer just because either the offender cannot afford to seek a legal attorney or is simply unaware of his or her legal rights.  [Read More]

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