Ref:
32/2007
Date: 11 June 2007
4th Training Course
Organized by PCHR in Coordination with Ministry of Youth and Sports
Continues for the 2nd Day
In spite of the severe security situation in
Rafah, on Monday, 11 June 2007, PCHR and Guidance and Rehabilitation
Department at the Ministry of Youth and Sports have continued the 4th
of 5 training courses on human rights for the second consecutive day. The
18-training hours course is being held at Rafah Municipal Library, and 33
trainees representing 10 civil society organizations in Rafah are
participating in it. The 5-day course will be concluded on 14 June 2007.
The training course covers a variety of human
rights topics, including the International Bill of Human Rights (Universal
Declaration of Human Rights; Covenant on Economic, social, and cultural
rights; Covenant on Civil and Political Rights), Second Protocol Additional
to the Convention against the Death Penalty, International Criminal Court,
Conventions on the Rights of the Child and Convention on the Elimination of
All Forms of Discrimination against Women; gender; the rule of law; and the
independence of the judiciary.
The training is conducted by a team of
specialized trainers from PCHR that include: Lawyer Sharif Abu Nassar from
the Legal Aid Unit; Sameer Hasaniya and Majda Shihada from the Women’s
Rights Unit; Bassam al-Aqra from the Training Unit; and Hamdi Shaqqura from
the Democratic Development Unit. Dr. Bassam Abu Hashish, a lecturer at al-Aqsa
University in Gaza, also contributes to the training. The trainers use
several training techniques that enhanced effective participation and
fruitful discussion.
It is worth noting that PCHR and the Ministry of
Youth and Sports conducted 3 similar training courses in Gaza City, the
northern Gaza Strip and Khan Yunis earlier this year. Such courses target
youth community leaders who are volunteers and activists at NGOs and members
of student bodies throughout the Gaza Strip.
