By Henri Boshoff et al. Clingendael Institute, April 2010.
Government preoccupation with regime security and continuing dysfunction within the security and justice apparatuses has delayed the implementation and efficacy of security sector reform (SSR). From province to province, SSR is implemented with different partners who employ different techniques, equipment, and strategies, creating a haphazard system. Meanwhile, the DRC government continues to lose the stability and security benefits of an accountable, rights-respecting security sector. Current SSR proposals in the Congolese parliament should be utilized as a starting framework to build a more systematic and cohesive SSR program.
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