We are convinced that the effectiveness of a rule of law is based, amongst others, on the existence of independent bodies with an impartial view on the activities of the professionals engaged in security missions.
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Beyond the organisation of Seminars and Conferences, we are also confident in the fact that a coordinated commitment between our institutions will carry on the values prescribed by the international instruments guaranteeing the fundamental rights of citizens in democratic States.
“We call on the Council of Europe, the European Union and the OSCE, (…) to recommend to their member states to :
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Put in place national independent oversight mechanisms for national security services, where such structures do not exist,
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Guarantee the independence of these structures and provide them with a broad competence and with effective powers of investigation, as well as sufficient human and material ressources, to allow them to fulfil their mandates efficiently,
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(…), allow these structures to (…) bring cases before disciplinary authorities and/or judicial authorities in order for them, where necessary to carry out disciplinary and penal proceedings against an agent of the police service (…) and to send recommendations to public authorities with the view to achieving significant results on the improvement of policing and on relations between police and citizen (…)”.
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IPCAN members’ Strasbourg Declaration, on the 15th of September 2017