CyberSouth is a joint project of the European Union (European Neighbourhood Instrument) and the Council of Europe. CyberSouth aims to strengthen legislation and institutional capacities on cybercrime and electronic evidence in the region of the Southern Neighbourhood in line with human rights and rule of law requirements.

Project area: Southern Neighbourhood region

Initial priority areas: Algeria, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia

Objectives:

  • Legislation
  • Specialised services and interagency as well as public/private cooperation
  • Judicial training
  • International cooperation
  • Strategic priorities on cybercrime and electronic evidence

Documentation

Resources

  • Cybercrime training for judges and prosecutors: a concept: Arabic - English 
  • Guidelines for the cooperation between law enforcement and internet service providers against cybercrime: Arabic - English
  • Situation report on specialised cybercrime and computer forensic units in Jordan: English
  • Situation report on specialised cybercrime and computer forensic units in Morocco: French
  • Study on Judicial Training capacities in Jordan and Lebanon: English
  • Study on Judicial Training capacities in Algeria: French
  • Study on international cooperation in Jordan and Lebanon: English
  • Study on the conformity of personal data provisions with Convention 108+ in Lebanon: English - French
  • Situation report on cybercrime and money laundering on the Internet, in Lebanon: English
activities

Tunisia becomes the 70th Party to Convention on Cybercrime

headline 8 March 2024 Strasbourg

Today, 8 March 2024, in the presence of the Deputy Secretary General Bjørn Berge, Mr Badreddine JELIDI, Consul at the Consulate General of Tunisia in Strasbourg, deposited the instrument of accession to the Convention on Cybercrime (ETS 185). With Tunisia's accession, 70 States are now Parties,...

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CyberSouth+ contributes to the launch of the Rule of Law Youth Network, supported by the North-South Centre and Programme South V of the Council of Europe

4 March Tunis, Tunisia

On 4 March 2024 in Tunis, Tunisia, the Council of Europe facilitated the first gathering of the Rule of Law Youth Network – RoLYIN. The objective of this network, which includes among others representatives from Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine* and Tunisia is to increase young...

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CyberSouth+: Renewed engagement from Morocco in the implementation of the new project phase

6 February and 8-9 February 2024 Rabat and Tangier, Morocco

On 6 February 2024, representatives of the Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC) organised a programmatic meeting with the Moroccan Ministry of Justice, to discuss the new joint project of the European Union and Council of Europe, CyberSouth+ (2024-2026), its future...

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T-CY Secretariat 


Alexander SEGER
Executive Secretary

Jan KRALIK
Programme Manager

Céline DEWAELE
Programme Assistant


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