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align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Georgia;">Human
Rights Education for Officers of the Haitian National Police:
Port-au-Prince</span></b><b><span
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style="font-family: Georgia;">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. <br>
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style="font-family: Georgia;">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...<br>
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