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Castan Centre for Human Rights Law
The Rehabilitation Assistance Facility: Iraq
The Rehabilitation Assistance Facility: Iraq (RAFI) is an AusAID funded programme managed by SAGRIC International. The Castan Centre, in partnership with Monash International, ran human rights courses as part of RAFI.
From 27 September until 12 October 2004, the Castan Centre, in conjunction with Monash International on behalf of SAGRIC International, ran a 14 day human rights course for five members of the Iraqi Ministry for Human Rights.
The training entailed sessions on introductory human rights concepts, international human rights law, as well as human rights issues and case studies in Iraq and Australia.
As part of the programme, the trainees travelled to Sydney, where they were hosted by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission and the Asia-Pacific Forum for Human Rights Institutions.
The trainees also travelled to Canberra, where they received information on the Australian electoral process, and were hosted by the Australian Electoral Commission in the National Tally room on election night, 9 October 2004.
At the closing dinner certificates were handed out to the group by the Castan Centre Director, Professor Sarah Joseph. The team leader of the group Ms Aida Sharif Ussayran, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Human Rights, Iraq, seen here accepting her certificate.
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