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18.
The Human Rights Unit of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan
(UNAMA) organized trainings for prison officials on the treatment of prisoners in August 2004
in Kabul and in Bamyan in May 2005. It also organized trainings for police and law
enforcement officials in July 2004 in Jalalabad; and March 2005 in Faizabad/Badakhshan; in
March 2006 in Kunar. The Unit worked with the Kunar Police to deliver human rights training
in 21 districts of the Kunar and Nangarhar provinces from December 2005 to November 2006.
The Unit organized trainings for judges and prosecutors in February 2005 in Kandahar, in
May 2005 in Helmand, in October 2005 in Zabul, and in January 2006 in Gardez and Paktya. In
addition to training on human rights standards, training was also provided on the Interim
Criminal Procedural Code and the Criminal Code.
19.
In Luanda, Angola, a conference was held on access to justice in May 2005, and a
training of trainers in mediation was held in November of 2005 for judges, prosecutors, lawyers,
social workers and civil society representatives. In September 2006, the Union of Public
Prosecutors, with the support of the Human Rights Office, held a conference which addressed,
inter alia, human rights issues in the combat against organized crime. Since 2003, the Office has
regularly provided training on human rights standards for the national police, a programme
subsequently extended to municipalities. Staff of security companies also participated in training
sessions.
20.
In Baku, Azerbaijan, a workshop for judges, prosecutors and lawyers was held in
April 2006 on pretrial detention, conditions of detention, torture, fair trial, and included a review
of efforts made by State institutions to follow up on recommendations made in concluding
observations of treaty bodies.
21.
In Burundi, in 2004 trainings on human rights standards for judges, prosecutors,
administrators and other justice partners were organized. Training was also provided to the
police in 2004. In June 2005, training was organized for magistrates and prosecutors. A
workshop on the revision of the Criminal Code and the harmonization of the Penal Procedure
Code was also organized in December 2005.
22.
In Cameroon, a “subregional seminar on civilian-military cooperation during democratic
transitions” was organized in Douala in September 2004; a subregional seminar on prison
administration in Central Africa in November 2005; and a seminar on transitional justice in the
French-speaking world in December 2006.
23.
In Colombia, in 2004 several courses were organized to strengthen institutional capacity
by developing networks of trainers. Courses to develop networks were organized for judges and
magistrates with the Rodrigo Lara Bonilla School for legal professionals, for officials at the
Military Criminal Justice School, and for officials at the Colombian Family Welfare Institute.
Two courses on human rights and international humanitarian law were organized for prosecutors
and judicial personnel in the department of Antioquia. A course for security personnel of the
Office of the President was organized on human rights and international humanitarian law. Two
courses were organized with the Ombudsman’s office to help them classify conduct that violates
human rights and international humanitarian law, and a training programme was also organized
for a large number of municipal ombudsmen.
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