BASSETERRE St. Kitts, April 11th 2011 - It is expected that the law enforcement response to gender-based violence reports will be strengthened for several countries as selected officers embark on a two week internship programme with the Ottawa (Canada) Police Services Department.

The training programme forms part of the cooperation developed between the Barbados based UN WOMEN Caribbean office, the Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police and the Ottawa Police Services Department under the UN Women Strengthening State Accountability and Community Action to End Gender Based Violence Project which seeks to support the justice and security sectors and the non-governmental sector in their efforts to reduce violence against women.

Constable Lyndita Powell of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force joins nine other officers from Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines in Ottawa from 11th – 22nd April 2011.

The officers will undergo training in the Management of Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence which include a focus on sexual and intimate partner assault, legal issues around domestic violence; the judicial response, victim support and domestic violence investigation procedures.

Violence continues to be a serious threat to the life and safety of women and children in the region and undermines the stability and harmony of our societies as statistics show that all Caribbean countries have higher than the global averages for rape and that on average one in three women experience violence as well as the telling impact on our young men.

The training seeks to address the gaps and strengthen the police and prosecutorial management of sexual offences and domestic violence cases.

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