Project Overview
In 2018, RSIL in collaboration with the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI) spearheaded the initiative to enhance the capacity of justice sector actors and officials involved in anti-money laundering and countering terrorist financing (AML/CTF) prosecutions in Pakistan. Developing the capacity of officials involved in AML/CTF regime is key to Pakistan’s Action Plan that has been devised in response to Pakistan being placed on FATF’s grey-list. To achieve this goal, ABA ROLI and RSIL are pursuing two interrelated objectives:
- Building the capacity of justice sector actors (JSAs) to investigate and prosecute terrorism financing cases, emphasizing coordination and information-sharing between investigators, prosecutors, and judges across federal and provincial levels; and
- Developing the Government of Pakistan’s capacity to prosecute evidence-based cases of terrorist operatives, facilitators and networks, including foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs), conducted in a rule of law framework and with respect for human rights.
Project Outcomes
RSIL has successfully developed a comprehensive training curriculum, (over a 400-page document) based on which the team will conducted trainings for 240 Justice Sector Actors (JSAs) from all four provinces of Pakistan – including approximately 20 judges, 20 prosecutors and 20 investigators from each province. RSIL, in partnership with LAWGIC, also developed a tablet-based training tool ‘GatherSense’ digitizing theses training for the participants – allowing them to easily access quizzes and interactive training materials on the subject. RSIL collaborated with various institutions across the country to conduct 11 Trainings on Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF). To learn more, please visit our dedicated AML/CTF trainings page
Date September 2018—September 2020
Team
- Jamal Aziz
- Oves Anwar
- Zainab Mustafa
- Hira Arif Riar
- Noor Waheed
- Noor Fatima
- Shayan Ahmed
- Abraze Aqil
- Mohib Wazir
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