Date:1 Jul 2020
Press release
The International Commission “ICSPR” concludes a training entitled “Combating torture in international treaties and laws”
Occupied Palestine / Gaza: The International Commission to Support Palestinians’ Rights (ICSPR) concluded a training course on “Combating torture in international and local charters and laws”, for 35 human rights activists and students of various colleges, on Wednesday, 7/1/2020, at the headquarters the Commission in Gaza City.
Salah Abdel Atti, President of the International Commission expressed his thanks to the participants for their commitment during the training and their endeavor to raise their cultural and scientific level, stressing that the Commission’s policies are based on concern for Palestinian youth, seeking to create a generation capable of defending their rights and the rights of their people.
He stressed the importance for the participants to use what they gained during the training in their careers, and to pass on the experiences they gained to their colleagues.
The training was conducted by a group of competent trainers, during which they focused on torture, its types and forms, combating torture in international laws, Palestinian laws, and the role of official and civil bodies in opposing torture.
By the end of the course, certificates were distributed to the participants.
