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Starting the work of the Regional Action for Human Rights in Erbil
On: Thu 1/12/2012 8:17
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off the conference of the Action Plan Regional Human Rights in Erbil in the presence of representative of the Kurdistan Region President Dr. Fuad Hussein, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq, Martin Kobler.
At the beginning of the decrees made foreign relations official in the Kurdistan Regional Government, Falah Mustafa said a word in where
"Based on the directives of President of Kurdistan region Masoud Barzani and in cooperation with the United Nations has prepared this plan in cooperation and coordination with representatives of all parties and civil society organizations and activists in the field of women's rights, children and prisoners, journalists and freedom of opinion, and added that the Kurdistan Regional Government to consider the importance to the issue of human rights and working the application of these recommendations. He described the farmer plan as "a quantum leap in the field of human rights in the region, and an important step in building a democratic society."
With regard to the objectives of the conference, said Falah "The aim of this conference is to prepare a plan and a model program for Human Rights in the Kurdistan region, especially in the rule of law and the rights of women, children and freedom of the press and opinion.
"The guarantee of human rights is not related only to the individual and group or community, but all components of society should benefit from the application of the foundations and principles of human rights in the region and to respect the just demands to build a modern society advanced, and to feel in which all components of national and religious in the region to peace and prosperity. "
also highlighted farmer highlighted the achievements of the Government of the Territory in this area, especially in the last period and the efforts of the government through the issuance of a number of laws on the rights of the individual and freedom of information and respond to domestic violence and the rights of persons with disabilities and their quest to raise the level of citizens' awareness and preparation of educational sessions and qualifying for the foundations and principles of human rights.
For his part, the representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations to Iraq, Martin Kobler speech in which he stressed the importance of this plan, and said, This strategic move is very important to the Kurdistan region, and plan to build a civil society respecting the rights of detainees, women and children and press freedoms. He described the commitment of the Kurdistan region the terms of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Bmaxb a large and important to the Government and citizens of the Kurdistan region.
He also praised the Kubler role of the Kurdistan Regional Government and civil society organizations to the advancement of the human rights situation and ensure the rights of the individual and society, women and children, valuing highly the role of President of Kurdistan region Masoud Barzani and the government of this important step. She described the words of several conference as an important step, also commended the words the situation of human rights in general in the Kurdistan region and the efforts of Parliament and the Government of the Territory of cooperation and coordination with civil society organizations and the United Nations and international agencies to promote and provide the human rights situation and the preparation and adoption of laws and human rights norms and the individual in society .
It also highlighted the human rights situation in Iraq before 2003, a period that was affecting all Iraqis, especially the citizens of the Kurdistan region of deprivation of all civil and political rights and cultural rights. In another context, was launched on Wednesday in Arbil, the work of the Second Conference of the union of health professionals in the Kurdistan Region, with the participation of 234 of the union members. The head of the Preparatory Committee of the Conference Bahaa Eddin Mohamed said: "Today (yesterday) saw the start of the second conference of the union of health professionals in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, with 234 of the union members," pointing out that "the conference will continue for two days." Mohammad added that "it is scheduled to testify on the second day of the conference Thursday the election of members of the new body of the union in addition to the captain and his deputy."
The union of health professionals in the Kurdistan Region was established in 2000, has held its first conference in the same year, whereas the number of union members about 19 thousand.
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