A/HRC/30/24 its government officials at both the central and local levels, and regretted that it had not been able to cover the whole country due to lack of capacity. 23. Specific human rights of particular concern in the national and local contexts were mentioned regularly in relation to in-service training for civil servants, often with regard to groups in situations of vulnerability. Colombia reported on the Human Rights Training Plan for public officials in the different territorial entities (governors’ and mayors’ offices) who work with groups with special constitutional protection, including persons of African descent, indigenous peoples, Roma and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered communities. Greece mentioned initiatives undertaken specifically in relation to trafficking, violence against women, racism and xenophobia. Greece has a permanent committee for training on issues of gender equality and, in recent years, the Ministry of the Interior Directorate of Migration Policy has conducted a special intercultural training programme for civil servants dealing with third-country nationals. Romania highlighted integration of minorities, social assistance and combating discrimination as priority areas for attention. Switzerland’s Fight against Racism Service has trained several hundred public administration officers on combating racial discrimination. The Czech Republic provides training on trafficking to staff of social welfare departments of local authorities and employment centres. Guatemala provides training on gender-based violence and nondiscrimination for public servants in the regions. In Morocco, the staff of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, in particular those working in child-protection centres, completed a series of human rights training courses, while public sector employees in Qatar receive training in the protection of women and children. Germany reported that particular attention was being paid to the use of personal data in computer science courses for public servants. 24. A range of learning methods exist for civil servants already in posts. Like Serbia and Switzerland (see section A above), Croatia has included human rights training courses in specialized university curricula for public and civil servants. In Germany, human rights form part of the teaching and learning content of the in-service distance-learning programme leading to a master’s degree in public administration. In the context of its National Programme on Justice, Human Rights and Peace Culture, Honduras developed a virtual learning platform and launched the first virtual course on human rights for public servants. It reported that, in every branch of Government, the number of civil servants trained in human rights was growing each year. In Chile training in human rights and related matters is carried out via the civil service computer training system, while in Australia, a human rights e-learning module was being developed for 200,000 public servants throughout the country. 25. A broad range of agencies are involved in conducting human rights training of civil servants in the different States. In Japan, the National Personnel Authority established the curriculum and the Ministry of Justice carries out workshops for central government officers twice a year. The Local Autonomy College gives lectures on human rights for those seeking senior positions in local public entities. The Ministry of Justice also trains leaders on promoting human rights in prefectures and municipalities. In Switzerland, the Swiss Centre of Expertise in Human Rights provides training for a diverse range of professionals, including the authorities. In Colombia, the Office of the Ombudsman and the regional ombudsman offices throughout the country promote human rights among public servants. One of the roles of the Presidential Human Rights Commission in Guatemala is to promote human rights in the training of civil servants. Since 2010, the Irish Human Rights Commission has led a comprehensive human rights education and training project for the Irish civil and public service which included both training activities and material development. The Royal Institute of Territorial Administration of Morocco organized the training of local authorities by judges, and invited the mediator and the National Human Rights Council to share their expertise. In Romania, the National Agency of Civil Servants develops professional training programmes for public administration personnel, while in the 8