Title:
Promoting Access to Criminal Justice in Ukraine
Agreement Number:
7449403 P012532001
Agreement Value:
$830,000.00
Agreement Date:
Mar 30, 2023 - Nov 3, 2025
Description:
This project aims to help law enforcement agencies in Ukraine enhance their effectiveness in investigating serious crimes in line with a human rights-based and gender-sensitive approach. The project supports the State Bureau of Investigations of Ukraine (SBI) the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU), and other governmental stakeholders and community experts to improve criminal justice and law enforcement policies to meet human rights and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) commitments.
Project activities include: (1) conducting a series of trainings on investigative and prosecutorial aspects of serious crime within SBI competency; (2) providing technical and expert support to SBI staff to enhance their capacity to use criminal analysis tools and approaches for investigating serious crimes; (3) providing SBI staff with access to foreign experience in combating serious cross-border crimes; (4) conducting a series of trainings for investigators and prosecutors on best practices in investigating serious crimes; (5) conducting a series of roundtables to develop recommendations on improving the legal basis for combating serious crime; and (6) conducting workshops to improve the strategic communications of the SSU and other criminal justice stakeholders in investigating and combating serious crime.
Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Expected Results:
The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) enhanced capacity of the SBI and other investigative bodies to investigate serious crime in line with international best practices and human rights protection standards; and (2) enhanced capacity of the SSU and other criminal justice stakeholders to investigate serious crime in line with international best practices and human rights protection standards.
Reference Number:
064-2024-2025-Q2-00545
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Operating Name:
OSCE - Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Recipient's Legal Name:
OSCE - Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Program:
Peace and Stabilization Operations
Program Purpose:
The Peace and Stabilization Operations Program (PSOPs) is an integral component of the Government of Canada’s toolbox to prevent and respond to conflicts and crises abroad. It supports rapid, effective, whole-of-government coordinated responses to a wide range of challenges and serves as a valuable instrument for supporting stability in conflict-affected regions. PSOPs provides visible and concrete assistance in response to conflicts and crises abroad through targeted programming, the deployment of Canadian police officers (in partnership with Public Safety Canada and the RCMP) and civilian personnel, and direct support to the UN and multilateral peace operations, conflict prevention, mediation, and peacebuilding efforts.