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part of in-service training for schoolteachers); jurists (human rights integrated in legal studies
and vocational training); police and other security officers working with vulnerable groups such
as migrants, asylum-seekers and prisoners (human rights education being part of their basic
training as well as in-service training). Thematically, human rights education could be focused
on protection against discrimination and teaching non-discriminatory social behaviour; the right
to freedom of religion; personal data protection and freedom of information. The second phase
could last four years.
13. The Government of Italy stated that the second phase should build upon the experience and
outcome of the first phase. A specific focus was needed in the area of training courses for
government officials, particularly from the following sectors: Ministry of Justice, the judiciary,
Ministry of the Interior, law enforcement officials (civil and/or military), Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Defence. Italy offered some suggestions on a
possible length and structure of such training programmes. Raising awareness of the whole
spectrum of human rights at all levels, as well as elaborating the most effective instruments for
different environments and beneficiaries, remain the most important challenges of the World
Programme. Italy singled out the issue of religious freedom as being of particular importance.
14. In the view of the Government of Japan, the target sector for the second phase should be
general. The protection of the human rights of foreigners would be a meaningful theme,
following the agenda of the 2009 Durban Review Conference. The possible length of the
second phase could be five years.
15. The Government of Montenegro proposed that parents, adults, professors, schools of
foreign languages, teachers and NGOs could be possible target groups involved in human rights
education.
16. The Government of Morocco recommended focusing efforts on preschool education,
higher education and the media. Socialization with the human rights theme can begin as from
preschool age, which would allow for better integration of the individual in his/her environment.
Teaching in higher education institutions would also allow scientific research with a view to
adapting policies and programmes to objective data on the social reality. In terms of specific
human rights themes, Morocco suggested notably the fight against all forms of violence and all
forms of incivility. Five years would allow the elaboration of necessary analyses and
implementation of plans of action.
17. The Government of the Republic of Moldova provided eight possible thematic areas
and corresponding target sectors (in brackets): domestic violence and victim protection
(general public); prevention and combating of torture (institutions providing detention of
persons); freedom of assembly (general public); child rights and protection (educational
institutions); juvenile justice (law enforcement); promoting human rights in the penitentiary
system (prison employees and inmates); strengthening the knowledge of human rights
(penitentiary system employees); and human rights education and training (detainees).
18. The Government of Romania proposed to focus on teacher training on migrants and, in
terms of themes, on the human rights of migrants, concentrating on the rights of migrant
children.
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