Human rights training course opens [Archives:2006/957/Local News]

SANA'A, June 21 ) The third regional training course for Training of Trainers on Human Rights began Wednesday, organized by the Human Rights Information and Training Center (HRITC), in cooperation with the Canada Fund Development Program for Local Initiatives in Yemen.

Izz Addin Al-Asbahi, director of the HRITC, pointed out that the training course includes prominent human rights activists from civil society organizations and officers from the military judiciary.

“This course is distinguished by the various experiences of the participants who come from Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan and Syria. The issue of defending human rights requires real awareness that can only come from experts capable of really establishing ideals,” said Al-Asbahi.

Ahmed Al-Wehaishi, representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said this course would affirm the importance of civil society's activities.

“This Arab meeting, which includes participants from various Arab states, is a positive step that helps make this generation able to create its own future and maintain its rights,” Al-Wehaishi said.

Thirty-five participants from Yemen, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria are to take part in the course. Participants come from various backgrounds such as civil society, police, prisons, and the judicial fields.

The training course consists of two parts: one is theoretical and the other practical. The theoretical aspect includes general information on training, analyze of conditions, and identification of appropriate methods of training. The course is planned to run for one week, ending on June 27.
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