A/HRC/30/24 D. Human rights training for the military 43. Training in both international human rights and international humanitarian law seem to be institutionalized in the basic training of the military in many States. In Colombia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, such training is provided for in the Constitution. Advanced training is often mandatory in order to qualify for promotion (for example, in Colombia, Guinea, Honduras, Italy, Mexico and Togo). Reform of the defence sector in Guinea introduced human rights and international humanitarian law in the training of members of security and defence forces, as well as a new Code of Conduct, Code of Military Justice and General Disciplinary Regulations of the Armed Forces compliant with international human rights obligations. The Internal Peace and Security Plan of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (Bayanihan) is aimed at ensuring that members of the security forces receive continuous training in human rights and international humanitarian law, specifically with regard to their responsibility to protect human rights and human rights defenders. Switzerland and Honduras made special mention of the in-depth training of the military police, which includes human rights. Indonesia reported under the universal periodic review, in 2012, that human rights-based curricula had been introduced for military officers at all levels and that a memorandum of understanding had been concluded with the Indonesian National Commission on Human Rights for human rights training. 44. In Colombia, a special medal is awarded for outstanding work in the area of human rights and outstanding performance is also rewarded in Togo. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Parliamentary Military Commissioner strengthens oversight of the armed forces and protection of the human rights of those serving in the forces, while a human rights division was created within the Ministry of Defence of Guinea, in 2015, with a senior military officer in charge. 45. Japan conducts special training for the military on the treatment of prisoners of war. It noted the importance of Security Council resolution 1325 and stated its intention to formulate a national action plan for the military on women, peace and security, in cooperation with NGOs. Bosnia and Herzegovina reported that it had developed an action plan for the implementation of Security Council resolution 1325, which included workshops and lectures on gender equality. Switzerland described its specialized service for preventing extremism in the army and Colombia stated that its security forces had made significant steps with regard to those sectors of the population requiring special attention, including indigenous peoples, persons of African descent, displaced persons, women, children and others. In Mexico, training on linguistic and cultural diversity is organized for members of the army who speak indigenous languages, so that they could act as mediators during military operations. 46. Peer learning is regarded as being of critical importance in the military, given its particular professional culture. All the military schools in Guinea have a pool of human rights trainers. The study centre of the Mexican Army and Air Force provides human rights courses to chiefs and officials to develop human rights knowledge and skills among leaders and trainers. In Honduras, 39 military officers were trained to be human rights trainers and contributed to the design and development of a methodology and materials, with a focus on the application of standards, in practice, and special attention to groups in situations of vulnerability. In Italy, human rights training is delivered by specially trained civil and military staff as well as, when appropriate, by NGOs. In the military school of Colombia, staff are trained in pedagogical techniques for teaching international human rights and humanitarian law. The Armed Forces Graduate School of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law in the Dominican Republic offers some 106 courses on those topics and, as at April 2013, had trained over 5,500 individuals. Major work had been under way for some years in the Philippines to transform its security sector into one that is compliant with human rights and international humanitarian law. The development of training curricula 13