Police has launched the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) a guiding booklet about prevention and response to child, domestic, based violence and abuse.
The booklet will help Police on different approaches while dealing with Gender Based Violence and child abuse, its consequences as well as basic rules of professional victim assistance.
In his remarks during the launch at Police headquarters at Kacyiru, the Commissioner for Operations, and Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Emmanuel Butera challenged the police officers saying;
“You need to perfect your tasks as this guide book shows an active way to build positive relationship and trust with victims hence delivering better services.”
The Director for Anti GBV directorate at Rwanda National Police, Superintendent Morris Murigo noted that the directorate was put in place to make it easy for GBV victims offer best services contributing to the fight against the menace.
“You should always give immediate attention to victims and never make them wait when they turn to you for help.” Murigo said.
The booklet has been availed to district police commanders, district judicial police officers, and station judicial police officers and anti gender based violence officers.
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