In
order to extend the relations of the KCIL with the Presidency of Public
Prosecution of the Kurdistan Region, on July 2, 2024, the KCIL delegations met
with the Chief Prosecutor of the Kurdistan Region, Judge Kawa Fathi Masoum, and
Judge Sana Sabah Wahid. In the framework of this productive meeting, the
judicial situation and the work and activities of the Prosecutor General in
consolidating the rule of law and protecting the rights of citizens in the KRI
courts were discussed. The latest work and activities of the KCIL to enhance
the role of law and create a high-yielding environment for familiarizing judges
and prosecutors with the universal duties and rights of the judicial process
were discussed. It is worth mentioning that the KCIL executive director, Hawre
Ahmad, and his accompanying team highlighted the latest project of the Center,
“Justice Resilience Initiative in the KRI,” which is supported by the German
Federal Foreign Office’s fund by IFA (Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen),
Funding Programme Zivik. This project includes initiatives for judges and
prosecutors on issues such as familiarity with international law, consolidating
the dimensions of a fair trial, providing new legal resources for judges in the
judicial process, and consolidating the rule of law through workshops,
seminars, drafting bills, creating manuals regarding fair trial, guideline on
legislative process according international standards and manuel on
international criminal justice for judges and prosecutors. At the end of the meeting,
the Chief Prosecutor and his accompanying team reaffirmed their full support
for attaining the overarching objectives of the project and expressed their
cooperation in implementing all the steps that serve the coordination process
and work together for the enshrinement of the rule of law within the KRI
judicial system.