Guinea-Bissau police receive human rights and ethics training
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Ang
Officers from Guinea-Bissau's Public Order Police are taking part in five days of training on human rights, synthetic drugs, human trafficking, gender-based violence and professional standards. The initiative aims to strengthen their professional skills and is supported by the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the International Organization for Migration, according to police.
Agents from Guinea-Bissau's Public Order Police began a five-day training course on human rights, synthetic drugs, human trafficking, gender-based violence, ethics and police professional standards on Monday. The Public Order Police announced the opening of the session on its Facebook page, according to the Guinea Press Agency (ANG).
The training aims to strengthen officers' professional skills and promote policing that respects human rights, the police said. Deputy Commissioner Indjaiba Dafé, a first superintendent, chaired the opening ceremony.
The United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the International Organization for Migration contributed to the training. The session comes as the Guinea-Bissau Human Rights League recently proposed a peace agenda, presented in its call for a peace agenda.
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