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Comunidad Segura interviewed Joyce Freda Apio, Ugandan lawyer and member of the human rights organization HURINET-U, on the recent push for police accountability in Uganda. Their work has called for civilian oversight of police for both professional misconduct and human rights abuses, but ultimately they also want to build public confidence in the police force.

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"Sometimes we were the first and I think only ones to listen non-judgmentally" writes David Zarembka, African Great Lakes Initiative founder and head of its Friends of Peace teams. In this exclusive article he describes efforts to promote reconciliation thorough listening sessions with both victims and perpetrators, during Kenya's recent internal crisis.

Located in Kenya's vast pastoral North-Eastern region, once known as the country’s “arms supermarket” and a “no go zone” due to insecurity, Isiolo has recently experienced a significant reduction in armed violence.

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