As part of its ongoing legal empowerment program, Arabkha Organization for Sustainable Development, in collaboration with the Iraqi Correction Service, conducted a series of legal awareness workshops for inmates at Rusafa 5 and Rusafa 7 prisons in Baghdad.
Key Interventions:
This initiative is part of a comprehensive national series targeting all Iraqi correctional facilities to provide inmates with critical legal knowledge regarding:
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General Amnesty Law implementation mechanisms.
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Conditional Release (Parole) criteria and regulations.
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Rights and obligations under the Inmate Reform Law (No. 18 of 2014).
Strategic Impact:
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Procedural Justice: Enhancing legal literacy to facilitate release processes and support efforts to reduce prison overcrowding.
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SDG Alignment: Advancing SDG 16 (Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions)in line with international human rights standards.
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Social Reintegration: Establishing a sustainable framework for legal support to ensure the successful and informed reintegration of inmates into society.
