CIVIL DIPLOMAT TOMÁS MUMBUNDO JOINS HUMAN RIGHTS CONFERENCE IN LUANDA

Civil Diplomat Tomás Mumbundo in Angola’s IV National Conference

Civil Diplomat Tomás Mumbundo participated in Angola’s IV National Conference on Public Security and Human Rights in Luanda on July 23, 2026.

Held at the National School of Administration and Public Policies (ENAPP), the conference brought public institutions and civil society into the same discussion.

The conference was led by Secretary of State for Human Rights Antónia Yaba, alongside Cristiano Mário Ndeitunga, Secretary of State for Technical Assurance at the Ministry of the Interior. Bjørnar Dahl Hotvdt, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway to Angola, also attended the event. Participants included Chief Commissioner Domingos Ferreira de Andrade, Second Commander-General of the Angolan National Police, senior police officers, firefighters, prison services and SME representatives. Civil society members, government officials and institutional partners also joined the discussions.

For Mumbundo, the meeting also created an opportunity to advocate stronger citizen participation in the development of public security strategies.

Community participation as part of public security

During the conference, Civil Diplomat Tomás Mumbundo highlighted the role communities can play in developing safer and more inclusive environments.

He advocated the active participation of citizens in designing and implementing public security strategies at the community level.

Such approaches, he argued, should respond to the concrete needs of each community while respecting national legislation.

They should also consider local history, culture, customs and social dynamics.

This perspective places citizens not only as beneficiaries of public security policies, but also as participants in prevention and community resilience.

Mumbundo also expressed his willingness to contribute to future initiatives aimed at strengthening community-based public security models in Angola.

Human rights and public security in the same dialogue

The conference addressed the relationship between effective law enforcement, human dignity and the protection of fundamental rights.

Discussions included police ethics, humane treatment of people deprived of liberty, cybersecurity, misinformation and cooperation between police institutions and communities.

According to Angola’s Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, 2,467 National Police officers have already received training in human rights-related areas.

The training has covered professional ethics, proportional use of force, torture prevention and the protection of vulnerable groups.

Civil Diplomacy connected to Angola’s human rights agenda

Mumbundo’s participation reflects an approach to Civil Diplomacy that values dialogue between institutions, communities and civil society.

His contribution focused especially on bringing citizens closer to discussions that directly affect security, dignity and everyday life.

By advocating locally informed solutions and meaningful community participation, Civil Diplomat Tomás Mumbundo continues to engage with Angola’s broader human rights agenda.

His participation also reinforces the importance of spaces where public security and human rights are discussed as complementary responsibilities rather than competing priorities.