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According to Colombia’s Directorate for Human Rights and International
Humanitarian Law, the educational system of the national police aims to build a culture of
respect for human rights, which are mainstreamed into training programmes for the police
force. E-learning for the police includes a human rights course and a certificate-based
course in pedagogy for teaching human rights. In Australia, training for all police before
deployment on overseas missions includes human rights training delivered also through
United Nations e-learning modules.
44.
National human rights institutions actively promote human rights training of law
enforcement officials. For instance, the Office of the Human Rights Procurator of
Guatemala supports training at the Police Academy, facilitates workshops in police stations
and supports courses for police officers seeking promotion. The National Advisory
Commission for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in Algeria has a permanent
subcommission devoted to public information campaigns and training, including for law
enforcement officials. The New Zealand Human Rights Commission has embedded human
rights within induction, training and competency assessments undertaken by the New
Zealand police. In 2010 and 2011, the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia conducted
awareness-raising workshops for police, prison and immigration officials. In 2011, the
Office of the Ombudsman in Panama trained in human rights 1,933 individuals, including
law enforcement officials, penitentiary staff and civil servants. In Nigeria, the Human
Rights Commission has organized human rights workshops for police and prison services
aimed at improving their level of compliance with human rights standards in their duties. It
has also worked on integrating human rights into the training curriculum of law
enforcement agents, for whom it developed a training manual on women’s and children’s
rights.
45.
The National Human Rights Commission of the Republic of Korea has produced
human rights materials, including guides to human rights for the police and for prison
officials. Since 2011, the Commission has organized 89 special classes on human rights for
over 8,000 police officials and provided 24 special courses within the Korea Police
Investigation Academy, the Police Training Institute and the Korean National Police
University. The Commission has also disseminated textbooks for law enforcement officials
on investigation and human rights and security and human rights. In Djibouti, the National
Human Rights Commission has developed two juridical guides on gender-based violence
and organized trainings for the gendarmerie, the police, the military and prison staff.
46.
In some countries, human rights training is a formal requirement for penitentiary
staff. In Switzerland, for example, basic training of prison officials includes instruction on
international human rights instruments and standards. In Monaco, draft guidelines define
the duties and obligations of prison staff and appropriate training, taking into account the
European Prison Rules. Training provided by the Educational Institute of the Prison Service
in the Czech Republic reflects current applicable legal standards. In Germany, applicable
United Nations and Council of Europe standards guide training programmes for prison
officials and staff of psychiatric institutions.
47.
The Chilean Prison Service reported on the mandatory human rights training course
for its future officers, including on international human rights protection systems applicable
to penitentiary work. The Prison Service is redesigning training programmes for its officers
at the Prison Service College, with greater emphasis on prisoners’ rights. In France, the
National School of Prison Administration provides initial training for penitentiary
personnel, aiming to ensure respect for human rights in French facilities. It manages, with
the universities of Pau and Bordeaux, a two-year master’s degree in enforcement of
sentencing law and human rights. Together with the National Department for the
Administration of Prisons, it cooperates with international counterparts on training
penitentiary personnel.
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