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Gender equality in law enforcement sector at the time of war – exchange session for the SBI

Despite the limited time and human resource during wartime, the issues of non-discrimination and gender equality are on the agenda for our partners. Today the online session “Gender equality in law enforcement agencies at the time of war. Challenges and perspectives” was held at the request of the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI). The SBI staff from a number of departments, as well as SBI gender focal points, discussed the following topical issues with the Council of Europe expert:

  • gender equality; challenges in perception of gender problematics within the law enforcement sector
  • how the war “shed more light” on gender issues
  • what events with a pronounced gender effect took place since the beginning of the full- scale armed aggression against Ukraine
  • what challenges are the law enforcement agencies facing, in particular the SBI
  • preconditions that outline perspectives

The event took place within the framework of the Council of Europe project “Supporting Institutions to Combat Ill-Treatment in Ukraine, Phase II”.

Kyiv, Ukraine 23 December 2022
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About the project

Project Description

Project title: “Supporting Institutions to Combat Ill-Treatment in Ukraine”

The main aim of the project “Supporting Institutions to Combat Ill-Treatment in Ukraine” (hereinafter - the Project) is to support the State Bureau of Investigation (hereinafter - SBI) to effectively apply European standards and practices in combating human rights violations

The project focus is two-fold:

1. Providing support in strengthening institutional and operational capacities of the SBI in fight against ill-treatment and impunity

2. Enhancing human rights competencies of SBI staff in the field of human rights protection

Project Duration:

PHASE I: 21 months (1 April 2020 – 31 December 2021)

PHASE II: 24 months (1 January 2022 - 31December 2023)

Country: Ukraine

Budget:

PHASE I:  700,000 €

PHASE II: 700,000 €

Expected Results

The following results are expected under the Project:

PHASE I:

1. The SBI staff is better handling ill-treatment and impunity cases in line with European standards

2. The SBI has a strengthened internal system to effectively combat ill-treatment

3. The SBI staff selection and training procedures are better aligned with European standards

PHASE II:

1. The system of initial and in-service training of the SBI staff is aligned with European standards

2. The SBI staff have an enhanced capacity in human rights protection:

- effective investigation of ill-treatment

- investigation of other human rights violations

- prohibition of discrimination

3. Interagency cooperation and coordination in the field of effective investigation of ill-treatment cases has been strengthened.  

Project Partners

The main beneficiary of the Project is the State Bureau of Investigations (SBI)
Other stakeholders are judiciary and law enforcement agencies, national professional training institutions, Office of the Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, Office of the Prosecutor General, Parliamentary Committee on Law-Enforcement

Planned Activity

A number of activities will be implemented to provide:

  • expert analysis and recommendations (researches, needs assessment)
  • institutional support (working groups, on-line consultations with CoE experts, round tables)
  • capacity building (trainings, workshops, trainings of trainers)

Project Documentation