[rnddh-press] Human Rights Education for PNH, West Department

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*Human Rights Education for Officers of the Haitian National Police: 
Port-au-Prince***

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For as long as it has been in existence, the Haitian National Police 
force has been distrusted by the general population who view it as an 
agent of abuse, rather than protection. RNDDH, recognizing that a 
culture of human rights cannot be established without the assistance of 
these authorities, established a partnership with the General 
Administration of the Haitian National Police (DGPNH) and began a series 
of six human rights workshops designed specifically for members of the 
Haitian National Police (PNH). The purpose of these workshops is to 
reinforce and support the transformation of the PNH into a more 
professional and functional police force that has the capacity and 
capability to carry out their mission to protect and serve the Haitian 
population.

In August of 2006, RNDDH began its workshop series in the Southeast 
Department, in the city of Jacmel. The work continued in 2007 in 
Mirebalais (Central Plateau) and in Jeremie (Grande-Anse). The final 
three workshops took place in 2008 in Port-au-Prince at the Lyesa 
Training Center on Delmas 83. The first was held from June 9-11, the 
second from June 13-15, and the third from June 17-19. Officers from 20 
different precincts within the West department participated in these 
workshops. Between the three sessions, 112 police officers and 22 
officers from the Penitentiary Administration (DAP) participated in the 
seminar...
 

 
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