Ref: 45/2006

Date:  14 August 2006  

PCHR Starts the Second Course of a Series on Women’s Rights

On 14 August 2006, PCHR’s Training Unit began the second training course in a series of courses on women’s rights and gender. The Centre is holding these courses in coordination with the Female Police Force in the Gaza Strip, as both sides have agreed to hold a series of courses for members of the Female Police Force this year.

The training course opened today will be held over a 4-day period from 14-17 August 2006 with a total of 16 training hours. Twenty female police force members from Rafah, Khan Yunis, and Deir El-Balah are participating in the course, held in PCHR’s branch in Khan Yunis.

The training course curricula includes topics specific to the rights of women including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, personal statute law, convention against torture, convention on the rights of the child, regulations governing the conduct of law enforcement personnel, and prisoners rights.

The trainers are specialized professionals from PCHR.