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Regional Conference on “Intellectual Property Crimes”
Kingdom of Bahrain, 13 - 14  April, 2008.
Organized by: United Nations Development Programme - Programme on Governance in the Arab Region (UNDP-POGAR) in collaboration with the Public Prosecution Office in Bahrain.
This conference identifies specific intellectual property crimes and discusses the associated legislative context. It focuses on the protection of intellectual property and the measures that can be undertaken by the public prosecution and other specialized agencies in this context. It also promotes cooperation and coordination in the combat against intellectual property crimes.
Agenda, Background and Publications

Human Rights and Criminal Justice
Aden, Yemen, 17 - 18  March, 2008.
Organized by: United Nations Development Programme - Programme on Governance in the Arab Region (UNDP-POGAR) in collaboration with the Public Prosecution Office in Yemen.
This workshop focuses on the minimum standards for the rights of the accused. It discusses criminal justice issues related to women and juveniles, as well as regional and international instruments for their protection. It also focuses on the role of public prosecution and specialized agencies in the protection of individuals during criminal proceedings.
Agenda, Background and Publications

Human Rights during Trial, Arrest and Imprisonment
Alexandria, Egypt, 11 - 13  March, 2008.
Organized by: United Nations Development Programme - Programme on Governance in the Arab Region (UNDP-POGAR) in collaboration with the Public Prosecution Office in Egypt.
This workshop focuses on the role of public prosecution in protecting the rights of the parties involved in a trial. It explores the minimum standards for the rights of the accused person, the victims and the witnesses during trial, as well as the rights of the convict during imprisonment.
Agenda, Background and Publications

Human Rights during Trial, Arrest and Imprisonment
Morocco, 3 - 5  December, 2007.
Organized by: United Nations Development Programme - Programme on Governance in the Arab Region (UNDP-POGAR) in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice in Morocco.
This workshop focuses on the role of public prosecution in protecting the rights of the parties involved in a trial. It explores the minimum standards for the rights of the accused person, the victims and the witnesses during trial, as well as the rights of the convict during imprisonment.
Agenda, Background and Publications

Regional Conference on “Legal Organization of Public Prosecution Offices”
Amman, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, 13 - 14  November, 2007.
Organized by: United Nations Development Programme - Programme on Governance in the Arab Region (UNDP-POGAR) in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice in Jordan.
This conference focuses on the legal foundation of the concept and role of the public prosecution office in criminal procedures, its independence from the judiciary, as well as the regional and international standards that govern this role. It also discusses international and national experiences and outlines challenges facing the role of public prosecution.
Agenda, Background and Publications

Regional Conference on Corruption and Money Laundering
Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, 21 - 22  October, 2007.
Organized by: United Nations Development Programme - Programme on Governance in the Arab Region (UNDP-POGAR) in collaboration with the Public Prosecution Office in Egypt.
This conference focuses on the criminalization of corruption and money laundering. It discusses building the capacity of public prosecutors in the investigation, prosecution, adjudication and enforcement of these cases. It also explores the importance of international and regional cooperation.
Agenda, Background and Publications

Human Rights during Trial, Arrest and Imprisonment
Ta’az, Republic of Yemen, 29 - 31  July, 2007.
Organized by: United Nations Development Programme - Programme on Governance in the Arab Region (UNDP-POGAR) in collaboration with the Public Prosecution Office in Yemen.
This workshop focused on the role of public prosecution in protecting the rights of the parties involved in a trial. It explored the minimum standards for the rights of the accused person, the victims and the witnesses during trial, as well as the rights of the convict during imprisonment.
Agenda, Background and Publications

Human Rights during Trial, Arrest and Imprisonment
Amman, Jordan, 1 - 3  July, 2007.
Organized by: United Nations Development Programme - Programme on Governance in the Arab Region (UNDP-POGAR) in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice in Jordan.
This workshop focused on the role of public prosecution in protecting the rights of the parties involved in a trial. It explored the minimum standards for the rights of the accused person, the victims and the witnesses during trial, as well as the rights of the convict during imprisonment.
Agenda, Background and Publications

Regional Conference on Cybercrime
Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco, 19 - 20  June, 2007.
Organized by: United Nations Development Programme – Programme on Governance in the Arab Region (UNDP-POGAR) in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice in Morocco.
This conference introduced various types of cybercrime including computer-related offences, infringements related to copyright and child pornography. It also focused on related legislation and on measures of prevention and cooperation in the fight against cybercrime.
Agenda, Background and Publications

Regional Conference on Transnational Organized Crime
Cairo - Egypt, 28 - 29  March, 2007.
Organized by: United Nations Development Programme – Programme on Governance in the Arab Region (UNDP-POGAR) in collaboration with the Egyptian Public Prosecution Office.
This conference discussed various types of organized crimes, including trafficking in persons, drug crimes and terrorism. It also explored prevention and cooperation measures that can be used in the fight against transnational organized crime.
Agenda, Background and Publications

Human Rights and Pre-Trial Procedures: Investigations, Arrest and Pre-Trial Detention
Amman - Jordan, 20 - 21  December, 2006.
Organized by: United Nations Development Programme - Programme on Governance in the Arab Region (UNDP-POGAR) in cooperation with the Ministry of Justice in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan..
This workshop focused on human rights principles during the pre-trial period, and emphasized the essential role of the public prosecution in the protection, development and patronage of these principles in order to promote the rule of law in society.
Agenda, Background and Publications

Human Rights and Pre-Trial Procedures: Investigations, Arrest and Pre-Trial Detention
Rabat - Morocco, 15 - 16  December, 2006.
Organized by: United Nations Development Programme - Programme on Governance in the Arab Region (UNDP-POGAR) in cooperation with the Ministry of Justice in Morocco..
This workshop focused on human rights principles during the pre-trial period, and emphasized the essential role of the public prosecution in the protection, development and patronage of these principles in order to promote the rule of law in society.
Agenda, Background and Publications

Human Rights and Pre-Trial Procedures: Investigations, Arrest and Pre-Trial Detention
Sanaa - Yemen, 9 - 10  December, 2006.
Organized by: United Nations Development Programme - Programme on Governance in the Arab Region (UNDP-POGAR) in cooperation with the Public Prosecution Office in Yemen..
This workshop focused on human rights principles during the pre-trial period, and emphasized the essential role of the public prosecution in the protection, development and patronage of these principles in order to promote the rule of law in society.
Agenda, Background and Publications

Human Rights and Pre-Trial Procedures: Investigations, Arrest and Pre-Trial Detention
Cairo - Egypt, 6 - 7  December, 2006.
Organized by: United Nations Development Programme - Programme on Governance in the Arab Region (UNDP-POGAR) in cooperation with the Public Prosecution Office in Egypt..
This workshop focused on human rights principles during the pre-trial period, and emphasized the essential role of the public prosecution in the protection, development and patronage of these principles in order to promote the rule of law in society.
Agenda, Background and Publications

Second Regional Conference for the Project on the Modernization of Public Prosecution Offices
Rabat, Morocco, 24 - 25  February, 2006.
Organized by: United Nations Development Programme - Programme on Governance in the Arab Region (UNDP-POGAR) under the patronage of the Moroccan Ministry of Justice..
The regional conference will seal the 1st phase of the project on modernization of public prosecution offices and a presentation of the works accomplished during this phase will be made during the meeting.
Agenda, Background and Publications

Launching the project on “Strengthening the Rule of Law in the Arab States: Modernization of Prosecutor’s Offices”
Cairo - Egypt, 17 - 18  May, 2005.
Organized by: United Nations Development Programme - Programme on Governance in the Arab Region (UNDP-POGAR) in partnership with the United Nations Foundation, and the governments of the United Kingdom, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium and Norway..
The objective of the conference is to Launch the project on Modernization of Prosecutor’s Offices in some Arab countries.
Agenda, Background and Publications

Development of Arab Public Prosecution Offices – Preparatory Meeting
Beirut - Lebanon, 14  March, 2005.
Organized by: United Nations Development Programme - Programme on Governance in the Arab Region (UNDP-POGAR).
The discussions of this preparatory meeting, which was attended by donors' representatives, focused on the implementation of the project and the expected results and helped to fix the date of the official launch of the Project on "Strengthening the Rule of Law in the Arab States - Modernization of Public Prosecutors' Offices"
Agenda, Background and Publications

Conference on Development of Arab Public Prosecution Offices: Perspectives and Challenges
Marrakech - Morocco, 12 - 13  March, 2004.
Organized by: United Nations Development Programme - Programme on Governance in the Arab Region (UNDP-POGAR) - Morocco Ministry of Justice.
The conference marks the second phase of the "Study of the State of Affairs of the Offices of Public Prosecution in the Arab States" using the data and assessments of the first phase.
Agenda, Background and Publications

Development of Arab Public Prosecution Offices – Focus Group Meetings (May 6 and December 13, 2003)
Beirut - Lebanon, 6  May, 2003.
Organized by: United Nations Development Programme - Programme on Governance in the Arab Region (UNDP-POGAR).
Two meetings were organized in Beirut among the representatives of the public prosecution institutions in five countries (Yemen, Egypt, Morocco, Lebanon, and Jordan). The meetings were attended by experts from the Arab countries and a French expert. The meetings contributed to conducting in-depth discussion about the social, professional, and international dimensions of the issue. They also facilitated answering the questions in the questionnaire and shed light on its background and objectives.
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Judicial Independence - Second Arab Justice Conference
Cairo - Egypt, 21 - 24  February, 2003.
Organized by: United Nations Development Programme - Programme on Governance in the Arab Region (UNDP-POGAR) and the Arab Centre for the Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession.
The conference was organized as part of POGAR's rule of law program that is focused on the independence and strengthening of Arab judiciaries. This second conference of Arab justice reiterated the importance of promoting and strengthening the independence of the judiciary in the Arab countries as a follow-up to the first conference on Arab justice held in Beirut, Lebanon in 1999.
Agenda, Background and Publications