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police and immigration officers on human rights and the social and psychological impact of
human trafficking.
F.
Military
35.
Human rights training for the military was reported by several countries. In Italy,
human rights protection issues are part of compulsory pre-service and in-service training of
army personnel. The Commissioner for Human Rights of Azerbaijan conducted training
activities for military units and institutions of the Ministries of Defence, Internal Affairs
and Emergency Situations, as well as within military academies. Serbia, with the support of
UNDP, organized training on gender equality and integrated human rights education for
cadets in the Military Academy. In Poland, the Ministry of National Defence places special
emphasis on providing training in human rights and international humanitarian law,
particularly in relation to armed conflict, protection of civilians and refugee law. In Israel,
training activities for the military focus on human rights, the law of armed conflict, arrest
and detention practices and legal obligations towards civilians. The Afghanistan
Independent Human Rights Commission, in the framework of a memorandum of
understanding signed in 2016 with the Ministry of Defence and the Afghan National
Defence University, provided training on international human rights and humanitarian law
to professors and students of the university and will prioritize the integration of
international human rights law into the curriculum of the university. In the Republic of
Korea, which has recently experienced an increase in the number of shootings and suicides
in the military, the Human Rights Commission organized training for officers in the army,
navy and air force to promote a culture of human rights within the military. The
Procuraduría of Guatemala organized a large number of training courses for military
personnel, governmental departments, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the
Institute for Education for Sustainable Development and the Centre for Research, Training
and Support to Women.
III. Action at the national level to promote human rights training
of media professionals and journalists
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Various respondents reported on human rights training of media professionals and
journalists. Germany highlighted training programmes on the role of the media in
promoting transparency, freedom of expression and access to information, and on human
rights reporting and journalism ethics, and supported the media in adopting professional
ethical guidelines. In Mexico, the National Human Rights Commission ran a programme on
violations of the human rights of journalists and human rights defenders, building on
national legislation. As well as dealing with specific cases, the Commission worked with
national academic and professional institutions, including the National Press Commission,
national and local authorities and NGOs, to implement preventive action, including training
and related activities targeting journalists, civil servants, university professors and students,
legal professionals, law enforcement officials and the public. Since 2015, the Defensor del
Pueblo of Ecuador has developed a methodology for analysing media work and human
rights implications through an international seminar involving around 30 media
professionals and relevant staff of the national human rights institution. The methodology
was then adapted for use in Ecuador. It also organized with UNHCR the campaign Inspiras
dignidad, including a series of training courses for media professionals and journalists
throughout the country; the courses, focusing on combating discrimination and violence,
used participatory methodologies and the analysis of case studies and media products.
37.
The Ministry of Culture of Slovenia supported the Slovene Association of
Journalists in providing training on, among other issues, journalism ethics and reporting on
groups in vulnerable situations, including women victims of violence. For 2017, Morocco
planned a training course for media professionals in partnership with the Ministry of
Justice, UNESCO and the Council of Europe. Qatar, through its Doha Centre for Media
Freedom, supported journalists and media organizations that had been subject to
mistreatment because of their professional activities. This included training on security and
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