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The Iraqi Interior Ministry announced Saturday (January 19th) that an intensive human rights training programme for police officers has begun.
"The programme involves about 400,000 policemen in different Iraqi cities," ministry spokesman Col. Saad Maan told Al-Shorfa. "They are to take classes for two weeks on human rights and the respect of individual freedoms as per the Iraqi constitution and treaties Iraq has signed with different international organisations."
Specialised instructors and human rights activists will give lectures at police centres across the country, he said, noting that the programme is the second of its kind since 2011.
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سعيد
2013-1-23
It is excellent news. We wish to hear this kind of news every day. Thus we can find in Iraq the best treatment of the Iraqi citizen by his government. Governments in the entire Arab world throughout the years have been in big trouble with their people. The people take upon their shoulders the inhuman treatment by the police, especially when the training, which will be held by the Iraqi government for the police, changes the practical nature of the police and causes their bad practices against the Iraqi citizens. This may benefit the Iraqi people and may create amiability and good relations between the people and the government. If this trust between the two combines, there will really be a big agreement to get rid of terrorism in Iraq.
منتصر
2013-1-20
Hahahahha.…truly, you are laughing but what about the violated rights? Those people consider that the detainee as a criminal whether they are a suspect or not. Once he enters the prison, the torture parties start and they would confess whatever they ask them to including the state of Israel, the assassination of Abd El-Karim Qasim, or participating in Al-Taff battle, even in the killing of Hussein. Hence, it is better to start with filtering the criminal elements.