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Joint initiative on “Supporting the management of violent extremist prisoners (VEPs) and the prevention of radicalization to violence in prisons”
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Since 2018, CTED has worked closely together with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNCCT) on a joint initiative entitled “Supporting the Management of Violent Extremist Prisoners (VEPs) and the Prevention of Radicalization to Violence in Prisons”.
The beneficiary States of this four-year initiative (2018-2021) are Kazakhstan, Tunisia and Uganda. The initiative focuses on prisoners, prison authorities and other relevant State bodies.
Radicalization to violence in prisons and the management of VEPs remain a major concern for the international community. The challenge of ensuring effective management of VEPs has grown substantially in recent years, as the number of individuals (including foreign terrorist fighters) prosecuted and convicted for terrorism-rel
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