During representing the Iraqi Prime Minister and participating in the central ceremony on the occasion of the Political Prisoner Day, which was held by the Foundation for Political Prisoners and the opening of its new headquarters, His Excellency, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr.  Naeem Abd Yaser Al-Aboudi confirmed on that the Iraqi State’s Ministries, especially the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, are committed to care for the rights of this group according to the laws and legislation in force in order to achieve the goals of justice and bridge the continuous integration with the specialized institutions to draw a map of implementation and follow-up and to enable those who sacrificed to take over their academic ambitions, educational platforms and develop their capabilities and skills in all the fields.

Dr. Al-Aboudi said that this event is an important occasion to remind the rights of political prisoners who sacrificed their freedom, many years of their lives and suffered under systems of torture and abuse in order to restore life to community and in order to achieve peace and harmony for Iraqis of all segments and diversity.

For his part, Head of the Iraqi Prisoners Foundation, Dr. Hussein Al-Sultani confirmed on the institution’s keenness on reviving its annual events to commemorate the sacrifices made by the prisoners and to confirm the preservation of their rights and principles.

It is worth mentioning that the representative of Iraqi Prime Minister, Dr. Al-Aboudi with the attendance of a number of Ministers and personals inaugurated the new building of the Foundation’s Headquarters, as well as touring at its halls, sections and people.