Broadcasting Company “GTRK Mari El” with the assistance of press-service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

On 10 February, 2010 a two-day seminar was held in the conference hall of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Mari El. Human rights NGOs “Human being and Law” and “Committee against Torture” (Nizhny Novgorod) organized and held this seminar within the framework of the joint project “Comprehensive rehabilitation of victims of tortures and change anti-torture state policy”. The program is supported by the European Commission.

The seminar was attended by more than 70 police officers of municipal and regional departments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, representatives of the Supreme Court and the Prosecutor’s office of the Republic of Mari El. The main purpose of the meeting is legal education of the employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.