Saranpoh Mohammad Farid Hamidi, Attorney General of Afghanistan Meets with Employees of Elimination of Violence against Women Unit:
Saranpoh Mohammad Farid Hamidi, Attorney General of Afghanistan Meets with Employees of Elimination of Violence against Women Unit:
“From now onwards, one of the criteria of employees’ evaluation will be their behavior with the clients of this office.”
Attorney General of Afghanistan mentioned this in a meeting on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 with prosecutors of Elimination of Violence against Women. This meeting was conducted to address problems and challenges of Elimination of Violence against Women Special Prosecution Office at Professional Training Institute of the AGO.
Mr. Hamidi considers provision of security and livelihood for employees of AGO as obligations of its officials. He also mentioned in this meeting, “The President’s approval for recruitment of (150) security officers for securing the safety of prosecutors all over Afghanistan has been achieved. Three (3) Guards hired for each appellate prosecutor in the provinces. The recruitment of these people will start today. The security officers will be appointed to their duties after receiving training.”
Attorney General promised in his meeting that he will use any opportunity in order to establish facilities within the AGO. As per his sayings, the Tashkil of the Special Prosecution on Elimination of Violence against Women and completed by November 2016. He added, “We are trying to promote this prosecution office to Deputy Attorney General Office. There have been incentives also considered for those who are working in Special Prosecution on Elimination of Violence against Women. Higher ranks have been considered for these prosecutors.”
Mr. Hamidi also mentioned some other necessary points in this program. The positive treatment of AGO clients was one of these points. It is his belief; those who refer to this office come to us due to harmful condition. We should not harm them once again with our inappropriate behavior. He added, “From now onwards, one of the criteria of employees’ evaluation will be their behavior with the clients of this office.”
Attorney General of Afghanistan does not consider the proportion of male and female employees satisfactory. He thinks of this issue as discrimination against women. Mr. Hamidi said in this regard, “Although the working condition in Kabul is more acceptable than the provinces; the presence of women employees is not sufficient in Elimination of Violence against Women Unit. We are trying to recruit more women in this office. It is one of our priorities.”
Mr. Hamidi mentioned these issues with prosecutors of Elimination of Violence against Women who shared their concerns with the AGO about lack of salary, lack of office and office equipment, and security threats as challenges to performing their jobs.