HRITC launches electoral seminars in Zabid [Archives:2002/42/Reportage]

Within its program to raise awareness of the significance of electoral registration in the democratic process, Human rights Information and Training Center-Taiz has organized a series of open public seminars in cooperation with the Supreme Election Committee.
The first symposium was held in Zabid, Hodiedah governorate on October 9.
Dr. Abdulhakeem Ashargabi, sociology professor at Sana’a University, delivered a lecture on the importance of the registration stage in enhancing the democratic principles.
He called on the whole society to collaborate and benefit from their constitutional rights.
The seminar was attended by the director of the province, Abdullah Al Medwahi, the local council secretary general, Akram Ateeia, and political parties representatives as well as social figures in Zabid.
A symposium in faculty of education
Another symposium was held in cooperation with the UNDP, at the faculty of education in Zabid.
The open seminar was attended by the Dean of the faculty, Dr. Asharjabi, Hameed Khalid, the media representative in HRITC and a large number of students.
The working papers of the symposium have confirmed the significance of stabilizing the democratic operation through enhance people practicing their rights which has been the constitution starting with the registration phase.
Symposium in Atuhita
Yemen’s democratic team has resumed its mission and held the third symposium in Tuhita, constituency No. 177.
It witnessed a huge public attendance and officials like province director, Abdul Gabbar Shaif, Abdullah Ahiaf PM, Adel Ahiaf , local council secretary general and political parties representatives in the province, dr. Asharjabi, Khalid Hameed and Assem Al Garebi.
These symposiums come as due to the number of letters and contacts the HRITC has received from different social and political figures in Hodiedah, Taiz, Aden on the importance of the enhancing people to register their selves.
Mr. Ezdeen Al Asbahi,, Chairman of the Hritc said that this program is the an endurance of the importance of the civil organizations role in supporting the democratic process. He added that these symposiums are a good step and public response was positive.
There are many activities in Bait Al Faqeeh, Marawa’ah in Hodiedah governorate and in Shara’an, Messrakh, in Taiz to be conducted by the Hritc within the coming days.



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