Youth document for combating corruption (Local)

SANA'A* Nov. 24 ? Around thirty students from the universities of Sana'a* Taiz and Hodeidah released a youth document for combating corruption last week. The Human Rights Information and Training Center (HRITC) selected youth from the three universities in tandem with its efforts to promote human rights. Ghazi Al-Samey* media unit officer in the center* said that the students represented Yemeni youth* the largest proportion of the country?s population and the cornerstone of its future. ?We selected youth from the three universities for two reasons. First they represent the largest proportion of the country?s population and we have a program called the Democracy and Human Rights Clubs in the Yemeni universities which aim to create active youth to be the future leaders*" said Ghazi. According to Ghazi* the program started in 2004 and has held many training sessions and workshops for university students. He added that the program doesn't have political requirements and any student is eligible to join the program. Ziyad Abdul Salam stated that he was selected as one of the thirty youth who wrote the document as he is a university student. "We benefited greatly from the training prior to issuing the document and learned about the types of corruption* as well as international laws and ways of combating corruption*" he said. The document aims to spread awareness of the negative short and long-term consequences of corruption* and to coordinate actions with other organizations and institutions involved in combating corruption.Ghazi went on to say that youth will spread awareness among Yemenis through mass media* brochures* workshops* symposiums and other events to promote combating corruption. The training center aims to form a new generation of enlightened youth who will spread awareness of the negative effects of corruption among society. "When we create such youth* they themselves will spread awareness among people in their districts and the environments they live in*" Ghazi explained.Further* the document tends to create youth leagues and associations to name and pursue corrupt individuals. The document was produced after an intensive workshop in the field of combating corruption by a training team of Arab and Yemeni experts. Ghazi pointed out that the document came as a result of a serious need of the society itself. The document was released at the end of a three-day training course about the different types of corruption* local and international methods to combat corruption and the most effective ways to denounce the practice. It focused on political and social corruption* international agreements* and national laws to combat corruption. According to the center?s press release* the course is considered to be the first activity of a regional program to combat corruption directed by the HRITC in collaboration with human rights activists in Egypt. Ghazi noted that a similar workshop will be held in Aden next December to further discuss the document and how to develop it....

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