A/HRC/19/49 funding, in particular projects to (a) support the promotion of dialogue; (b) support the economic integration of women and youth; (c) assist the biometric census of the defence forces; (d) assist victims of torture and gender-based violence; (e) strengthen the democratic and civilian control of defence forces; and (f) assist the retirement of 4,300 soldiers. 46. If successfully implemented, the above-mentioned projects will contribute to strengthening the national human rights protection framework. OHCHR will participate in the implementation of the projects to support the promotion of dialogue and to assist victims of torture and gender-based violence, and provide expertise to strengthen national capacity for the project on national reconciliation. With regard to the project to assist victims of torture and gender-based violence, OHCHR will continue to provide support to two non-governmental organizations – the Association des victimes, parents et amis du 28 septembre 2009 and the Centre mère et enfant – which are currently being supported through the Voluntary Fund for Torture victims. The Association supports revenuegenerating activities to help the integration of torture victims in society, while the Centre provides victims of torture and gender-based violence with psychosocial and medical care. X. Activities of the Office of the High Commissioner in Guinea 47. During the reporting period, OHCHR Guinea carried out monitoring, capacitybuilding, technical assistance and sensitization activities with various counterparts. A. Monitoring, advocacy and reporting 48. The Office monitored and reported to national and local authorities on incidents of human rights violation, visited prisons, police and gendarmerie cells and monitored trials. The findings from these activities were regularly shared with the Government at different levels to allow the problems to be redressed. Government officials were generally cooperative and responded positively to remedy some situations; for example, the Office expressed its concern to the Government about the conditions of detention, especially access to medical care, for some of the suspects arrested in relation to the attack on the President’s residence. Some detainees were subsequently allowed to visit a dentist or have a specialist check them in prison. B. Promotion and capacity-building activities 49. The Office conducted a series of training sessions for more than 250 army, police, and customs officers in Conakry, Kindia, Kankan, Labé and Nzérékoré, with funding by the International Organization of la Francophonie (OIF). OHCHR also carried out training for 25 wardens in Conakry. More than 100 civil society and non-governmental organizations were trained in human rights in Nzerekoré, Mamou, Kankan and Labé. OHCHR conducted human rights courses for 60 students at the Université Kofi Annan. Following several requests made by national universities on human rights issues, OHCHR launched the course in 2011 as a pilot project with a view to generalize it. It also provided the Directorate of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms at the Ministry of Justice as well as the Conseil national de transition with technical advice. 50. To assist the Government in the establishment of an independent national human rights commission, the Office organized a workshop to sensitize actors on the relevant process and provided comments on the draft bill to establish the commission. OHCHR provided the Provisional National Reconciliation Commission with support. It supplied 13