Rwanda: 90 Female Police Officers Off to Darfur

13 October 2010

Kigali — The Commissioner General of Police, Emmanuel Gasana, yesterday met a contingent of female police officers who are soon to be deployed on the United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) and challenged them to raise the image of the country and act professionally while on the mission.

92 female police officers, the first of its kind in Africa, was selected as advisors on Gender Based Violence in the war torn Darfur and to provide protection to children.

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