Global Action on Cybercrime Enhanced (GLACY-e)
The GLACY-e (Global Action on Cybercrime Enhanced) is a Joint project of the European Union (Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation instrument – NDICI-Global Europe) and the Council of Europe.
Global Action on Cybercrime Enhanced (GLACY-e) is built on the achievements of the previous GLACY+ project and follow a similar rationale in terms of countries selected for support. The Project has eight countries in Africa, Asia/Pacific and Latin America that serve as hubs and multipliers to share experience, tools, and good practices with the countries of their respective region: Chile, Dominican Republic, Ghana, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Mauritius, and Tonga.
Objectives:
To strengthen the capacities of States worldwide to apply legislation on cybercrime and electronic evidence, and to enhance their abilities for effective international cooperation in this area and foster South-South cooperation.
1. To promote the adoption and implementation of consistent cybercrime legislation, policies, and strategies.
2. To strengthen the capacity of police authorities to investigate cybercrime and engage in effective police-to-police cooperation.
3. To enable criminal justice authorities to apply legislation and prosecute and adjudicate cases of cybercrime and electronic evidence and engage in international cooperation, in line with international human rights and rule of law standards.
4. To strengthen the capacities of hub countries in building capacity on cybercrime and electronic evidence in their regions and foster their regional role in south-south cooperation.
Documentation
- Project Summary (English version)
- Project Summary (French version)
- Launching Conference
Reports
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Rwanda becomes the 78th Party to the Convention on Cybercrime and accedes to the First Protocol
On 10 January 2025, Rwanda deposited the instrument of accession to the Convention on Cybercrime (ETS 185), as well as its Additional Protocol to the Convention on cybercrime, concerning the criminalisation of acts of a racist and xenophobic nature committed through computer systems (ETS 189)....
INJT: The Secretariat sets the action plan for 2025
On 29 November 2024, around 50 members from 12 participating countries in the International Network of National Judicial Trainers (INJT) took part in the annual plenary meeting, which was facilitated by the Secretariat of the Network. The members reviewed the activities carried out in 2024, among...
GLACY-e supported the participation in the SCAN 2024 digital asset tracing challenge
Team BlockBustersBR from the Brazilian Federal Police, supported by INTERPOL in the framework of the GLACY-e project, a joint initiative of the European Union and the Council of Europe, finished on the 12th place in the SCAN2024 Capture-the-Flag (CTF) final stage in Seoul, Korea, on 22 November....
In Focus
The GLACY testimonials and good cyber stories showcase the vibrant partnership between the project and its partner countries.
GLACY Good Cyber Stories
GLACY projects advance Peru’s cybercrime strategy
The support of GLACY+ project has been crucial for Peru. As a result of inter-institutional work to assess needs in the treatment and fight against cybercrime, Peru was selected as a priority country for the project in August 2022. [READ MORE]
Contributor: Lizet Nancy Rodriguez Rocha, Deputy Provincial Prosecutor of the Office of International Judicial Cooperation and Extraditions, and 24/7 Network Contact Point, Public Prosecutor's Office of Peru, 2024.
GLACY Testimonials
Contributor: Tatiana Cesario, Assistant Prosecutor, Public Ministry of Paraguay, 2024.
International Network of National Judicial Trainers
The International Network of National Judicial Trainers on cybercrime and electronic evidence [INJT] is an informal network of judicial trainers and cybercrime professionals from countries around the world, which was established in January 2021, at the initiative of the Global Action on Cybercrime Extended (GLACY+) project. [READ MORE]
