A/HRC/36/24 safety issues for journalists working in areas of conflict or where the right to freedom of opinion and expression has been threatened. The Danish Institute for Human Rights conducted a mapping of human rights training for journalists in Denmark and met with the Danish Union of Journalists to discuss the issue. 38. Some respondents reported on training programmes at university level. In Argentina, some universities offered graduate and postgraduate courses in communications and human rights, as well as seminars and other initiatives for journalists in cooperation with NGOs and governmental authorities. In Morocco, human rights modules were included in the curricula of both the basic and master’s degrees of the Institut supérieur de l’information et de la communication, which trains media professionals. 39. Some respondents had developed relevant training materials. For example, the National Human Rights Commission of Korea developed textbooks and session plans for media professionals and journalists, including the 2016 “Guide to journalism and human rights”, and related training activities. Since 2010, the Commission has also organized an annual human rights conference for journalists to raise awareness of their role in promoting and protecting human rights. 40. Some respondents reported initiatives focused on fostering dialogue and cooperation between the media and other actors. In the Philippines, the Commission on Human Rights signed a memorandum of understanding with the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board to develop human rights training for media professionals. As a start, the Commission organized a focus group discussion with media professionals and representatives of academia, NGOs and governmental agencies to identify priorities and foster the sharing of good practices. The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission and the Human Rights Commissioner of Azerbaijan organized conferences to promote dialogue between national and international journalists, university professors and national and local government officials on issues related to freedom of expression and the human rights challenges faced by media professionals. In Morocco in 2012, the Ministry of Communication launched a dialogue with professional media associations and a broad coalition of national human rights NGOs on communication and public information, and engaged in a process to improve legislation concerning freedom of opinion and expression. 41. Some respondents highlighted the need to sensitize journalists to human rights considerations in reporting on issues concerning groups in situations of vulnerability. The Office for Human and Minority Rights in Serbia supported 59 civil society organizations in implementing national anti-discrimination policies through projects targeting media companies and journalists involved in reporting on human rights and specific social groups. The Ministry of Culture and Information also supported projects to train journalists from the local media in reporting on the human rights of people with disabilities and improve professional and ethical standards in reporting on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities. In addition, the Association of Journalists in Serbia organized a course, in cooperation with UNICEF, on supporting the inclusion in education of children from groups in situations of vulnerability through media coverage. Germany supported 270 community media outlets in 20 countries in strengthening freedom of expression and access to information for groups in vulnerable situations, trained 1,400 individuals to become citizen journalists and supported training programmes on local university campuses focusing on human rights for journalists working in rural areas. 42. On refugees and migrants, in Greece the Secretariat General for Media and Communications organized training activities for the media and communications services on the rights of refugees, including on the protection of the rights of refugee children in the media. Slovenia highlighted the work of the Peace Institute, an NGO that provides briefings for journalists on the human rights of refugees and migrants. In Hungary, the Office of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights worked with the Council of Europe European Youth Centre to train young journalists on human rights, including the rights of refugees and asylum seekers, through an international seminar entitled “Diversity voices.” Furthermore, Germany supported media projects for people living in refugee camps to enable them to access digital community platforms to share information, news and educational content. 13