ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, August 21st 2014 [ME NewsWire]
The
United Arab Emirates took part in the 17th Conference for Heads of Arab
Punitive and Correctional Establishments, which kicked off on Wednesday
in Tunisia. The UAE delegation to the conference, representing the
Ministry of Interior, is led by Brigadier Sami Hareb Al Munthari, Acting
Director General of Punitive and Correctional Establishments. .
Brigadier
Al Munthari stressed the importance of Arab coordination and joint
cooperation in all issues of interest to the people of the region.
“Reform and rehabilitation of inmates of the Punitive and Correctional
Establishments represents a shared responsibility between the officials
of these establishments and community members. It aims to change the
negative perception that community members hold regarding inmates, and
to acknowledge their right to be true members of society that have
rights and obligations like other individuals, through the post-release
care program,” indicated Brigadier Al Munthari.
At
the opening speech to the 17th Conference for Heads of Arab Punitive
and Correctional Establishments, Secretary General of the Council of
Arab Ministers of Interior, Dr. Mohammed bin Ali Kuman outlined the
importance of the conference in unifying the council’s perception of the
Punitive and Correctional Establishments in the Arab region and
defining the best means to deal with inmates. “These establishments are a
wider space for reform and rehabilitation,” said Kuman. He also called
for boosting cooperation between the Punitive and Correctional
Establishments and civil society organizations.
During
the two-day conference, participants will discuss a host of issues,
notably alternative penalties and their key role in averting prison
overcrowding, as well as dealing with inmates with special needs.
Other
topics on the agenda include topics relevant to the internationally
acknowledged criteria for human rights, and dealing with inmates, as
well as qualifying staff members of the Punitive and Correctional
Establishments. Participants will also tackle the mechanisms and plans
developed to counter riots at the Punitive and Correctional
Establishments, and review relevant experiences by member states in the
punitive and correctional establishments’ work.
The
UAE delegation includes Colonel Ali Saeed Al Zayoudi, Head of the
Sentences Execution and Prisoners Affairs Department, and Captain Sultan
Mohammed Al Ketbi, Director of the Office of the Director General of Punitive and Correctional Establishments.
For more information about:.
The Ministry of Interior, please click HERE
Abu Dhabi Police, please click HERE
The
Arabic-language text of this announcement is the official,
authoritative version. Translations are provided as an accommodation
only, and should be cross-referenced with the Arabic-language text,
which is the only version of the text intended to have legal effect.
Contacts
The UAE Minister of Interior's General Secretariat, Tactical Affairs and Security Media Department
Abu Dhabi Police GHQ - Security Media
Chris Cron +971-(0)-50-987-1317
E-mail: cron.media@hotmail.com
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