British Embassy in Baghdad celebrates Woman International Day

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The British Embassy in Baghdad expressed its readiness to support developing suitable response from the Iraqi Police towards the reports about woman abuse, noting that “The Embassy trained 17 Iraqi Police officers from different Iraqi provinces in cooperation with the Iraqi Interior Ministry over this issue.

A statement by the UK Embassy in Baghdad received by IraqiNews.com mentioned on Thursday “The aim behind the celebration of the International Day for Woman on March 8th is to admit the bravery and courage of those who work to develop the level of Woman Rights all over the world.”

The statement added “The British Charge De Affairs Robert Dean said during the graduation ceremony held for the Iraqi Policemen trainees over Women Rights that “Discrimination and violence against women are among the famous and continuous violations against Human Rights and our exerted efforts to maintain International Security will be damaged if these violations continue.”

“On May 2012, the British Foreign Minister started an initiative from London to forbid body violence during conflicts ,” the statement continued saying, stressing “A team from the British experts is working with the British diplomatic missions all over the world to avoid such violence.”