STORY: AMISOM concludes human rights and SGBV training for South West State Police
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/SOMALI NATURAL SOUND
DATELINE: 29/SEPTEMBER/2021, BAIDOA, SOMALIA
SHOT LIST:
1. Wide shot – Police officers drawn from various police stations in South West State at the closing of the Training of Trainers (ToT) course.
2. Med shot – Police officers at the training.
3. Wide shot – Police officers taking notes.
4. Close up shot – Notes.
5. Med shot – Female officers attending the training.
6. Med shot – South West State and AMISOM Police officers at the training.
7. Close up shot – An officer taking notes.
8. Med shot – Officers taking notes at the training.
9. Wide shot – Officers listening to an AMISOM instructor.
10. Med shot – Officers taking notes.
11. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) Acting AMISOM Police Coordinating Officer in Baidoa, Superintendent of Police (SP) Bisong Ejue
“They should be able to know how to handle SGBV cases, they should know how to treat women and children, they should know how to relate with the public in order not to breach their fundamental rights”
12. Close up shot – A female officer listening at the training.
13. Close up shot – Another officer listening.
14. Med shot – SPF officers at the training.
15. Wide shot – AMISOM Police officers.
16. Close up shot – A senior South West State police officer at the training.
17. Wide shot – South West State and AMISOM Police officers.
18. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) AMISOM Police Gender Officer in Baidoa, Inspector of Police (IP) Trilla Ngonzi
“When I look at the zeal the students have, I am contented that they are going to pass on this information to other police officers, who will in turn pass on the information to the public and we shall be able to use the public to fight against SGBV, to fight for the rights of the children and as well the human rights of everybody.”
19. Med shot – Senior South West State and AMISOM officers.
20. Close up shot – A senior South West State police officer.
21. Med shot – One of the participants, Mohamed Hassan Mukhtar, receiving a certificate.
22. Wide shot – A female police officer receives a certificate from a senior AMISOM officer.
23. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) Mohamed Hassan Mukhtar, one of the participants
“It was really an important course for us. It focused on how to protect the human rights of civilians. One of the lessons we were taught was how to investigate and prosecute perpetrators in such cases (SGBV cases), and how to prevent such cases from occurring in the community. We were also taught how to protect the rights of women, children and how we can pass on the lessons we learned to our counterparts. It was really an important course for the police force.”
24. Med shot – A South West State officer receiving a certificate.
25. Close up shot – Another female officer receiving a certificate.
26. Wide shot – Group photo.
AMISOM concludes human rights and SGBV training for South West State Police
Baidoa, 30 September 2021 – The police in the South West State of Somalia have completed an intense 12-day Training of Trainers (ToT) course, to enhance their knowledge on International Human Rights Law (IHRL) and the protection of women and girls from Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV).
Twelve Police officers, who included eight male and four female officers, drawn from various police stations in South West State attended the training, conducted by the police component of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), which concluded on Wednesday in Baidoa, the Administrative capital of South West State.
“They should be able to know how to handle SGBV cases, they should know how to treat women and children, they should know how to relate with the public in order not to breach their fundamental rights” said Acting AMISOM Police Coordinating Officer in Baidoa, Superintendent of Police (SP) Bisong Ejue.
During the training, the police officers were taken through some important topics that included the rights of women and children, and human rights protection.
AMISOM Police Gender Officer in Baidoa, Inspector of Police (IP) Trilla Ngonzi, explained that the training is intended to build the capacity of the police in the region to prevent sexual and gender based violence within the community.
“When I look at the zeal the students have, I am contented that they are going to pass on this information to other police officers, who will in turn pass on the information to the public and we shall be able to use the public to fight against SGBV, to fight for the rights of the children and as well the human rights of everybody,” said IP Ngonzi.
