On Sunday, 29 June 2007, PCHR started the first in a series of training
courses dedicated to women’s rights and gender. The course is being held at
PCHR’s sub-office in Khan Yunis from 29 June to 3 July 2008, totaling 20
training hours, for 20 activists representing 8 civil society organizations
in Khan Yunis.
Mr. Bassam al-Aqra’, Director of PCHR Training Unit, pointed that the course
includes special sessions on women’s rights derived from the convention on
the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women. Topics include
the historical development of the convention; the concept of discrimination;
state responsibilities towards women; women’s legal rights; political
participation; women’s social and economic rights;
The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against
Women; gender; and the death penalty.
In his opening speech at the course, Mr. ‘Abdul Halim Abu Samra, Public
Relations Officer at PCHR’s sub-office in Khan Yunis, welcomed the
participants and briefed them on PCHR and its activities. He also wished
that they would make use of the knowledge they acquire in the course.
The training is conducted by a team of specialized trainers from PCHR and
from outside PCHR.
