On 17 – 21 Mar

The Cambodia Study Tour to Japan on Community-based Treatment for Offenders has successfully concluded.

From 17 to 21 March 2025, UNAFEI conducted the “Cambodia Tour to Japan on Community-based Treatment for Offenders.” A total of 10 Cambodian participants (5 from the Ministry of Interior and 5 from the Ministry of Justice) attended the programme. The objectives of the study tour included deepening the understanding of initiatives and practices regarding dissemination and public awareness raising of relevant stakeholders, as well as identifying challenges and exploring measures and practices of community-based treatment, with a focus on standardization and clarification of parole orders. The participants attended a lecture and actively engaged in discussions, and they also visited a prison and an offender rehabilitation support centre. We hope that what they learned during the study tour in Japan will be beneficial for the development of the community-based treatment systems and practices in Cambodia.

	Visit to Kawagoe Juvenile Prison		Visit to Offender Rehabilitation Support Centre Hino/Tama/Inagi

On 10 - 13 Mar

Viet Nam-Japan Exchange Programme has successfully concluded.

From 10 to 13 March 2025, UNAFEI conducted the Exchange Programme with Viet Nam Supreme People’s Procuracy (SPP), Procuratorate University and the Ho Chi Minh City Campus on “The Use of Prosecutorial Power and Discretion” and “The Handling of Evidence”. Japanese delegates made lectures and the participants from Viet Nam gave presentations on the theme. Through the discussions and exchanges of views, delegates from Japan and participants from Viet Nam deepened mutual understanding of the operations and challenges of their respective legal systems and practices.
UNAFEI will continue to contribute to the sound development of criminal justice systems of both Viet Nam and Japan.

	Presentation of Mr. KOIKE Takashi Director General, Public Security Division, Supreme Public Prosecutors Office of Japan		Presentation by the Procuratorate University

On 20 Feb. - 4 Mar.

Francophone African Criminal Justice Seminar

      The Francophone African Criminal Justice Seminar FY 2024 was held from 20 February to 4 March 2025 at JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) Tokyo Center. The theme of the Seminar was “Proper collection and preservation of forensic evidence and effective prosecution and proof utilizing it.”
      Twenty-three criminal justice practitioners from six Francophone African countries (namely Burkina Faso, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Mauritania and Senegal) participated. Police officers from the Criminal Identification Division, National Police Agency gave lectures on crime scene identification, DNA analysis and capacity-building etc.
Participants visited the Forensic Science Laboratory of the Metropolitan Police Department.
      In addition, participants made presentations about the challenges of their countries such as strong reliance on confession and discussed possible solutions utilizing the knowledge given through the lectures and the visit. They also made presentations about the solutions. After each presentation, views and opinions were actively exchanged among the participants.
      Through their presentations and questions, we realized once again the importance of forensic evidence and proper collection and preservation of it.

	Presentation by each participating country		Lecture by UNAFEI professor

	Group discussion		Group photo at the closing ceremony

On 17 Jan – 13 Feb

The 186th International Senior Seminar concluded.

The 186th International Senior Seminar concluded.

	Individual Presentation by Participants		Lecture by Mr. Masood Karimipour

	Lecture by Ms. UEMIYA Ai		Visit to Kawagoe Juvenile Prison

	Group Discussion		Group Photo

on 31 January

The 43rd Public Lecture on Criminal Justice Policy was held on 31 January 2025.
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