A/HRC/36/24 police and immigration officers on human rights and the social and psychological impact of human trafficking. F. Military 35. Human rights training for the military was reported by several countries. In Italy, human rights protection issues are part of compulsory pre-service and in-service training of army personnel. The Commissioner for Human Rights of Azerbaijan conducted training activities for military units and institutions of the Ministries of Defence, Internal Affairs and Emergency Situations, as well as within military academies. Serbia, with the support of UNDP, organized training on gender equality and integrated human rights education for cadets in the Military Academy. In Poland, the Ministry of National Defence places special emphasis on providing training in human rights and international humanitarian law, particularly in relation to armed conflict, protection of civilians and refugee law. In Israel, training activities for the military focus on human rights, the law of armed conflict, arrest and detention practices and legal obligations towards civilians. The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission, in the framework of a memorandum of understanding signed in 2016 with the Ministry of Defence and the Afghan National Defence University, provided training on international human rights and humanitarian law to professors and students of the university and will prioritize the integration of international human rights law into the curriculum of the university. In the Republic of Korea, which has recently experienced an increase in the number of shootings and suicides in the military, the Human Rights Commission organized training for officers in the army, navy and air force to promote a culture of human rights within the military. The Procuraduría of Guatemala organized a large number of training courses for military personnel, governmental departments, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the Institute for Education for Sustainable Development and the Centre for Research, Training and Support to Women. III. Action at the national level to promote human rights training of media professionals and journalists 36. Various respondents reported on human rights training of media professionals and journalists. Germany highlighted training programmes on the role of the media in promoting transparency, freedom of expression and access to information, and on human rights reporting and journalism ethics, and supported the media in adopting professional ethical guidelines. In Mexico, the National Human Rights Commission ran a programme on violations of the human rights of journalists and human rights defenders, building on national legislation. As well as dealing with specific cases, the Commission worked with national academic and professional institutions, including the National Press Commission, national and local authorities and NGOs, to implement preventive action, including training and related activities targeting journalists, civil servants, university professors and students, legal professionals, law enforcement officials and the public. Since 2015, the Defensor del Pueblo of Ecuador has developed a methodology for analysing media work and human rights implications through an international seminar involving around 30 media professionals and relevant staff of the national human rights institution. The methodology was then adapted for use in Ecuador. It also organized with UNHCR the campaign Inspiras dignidad, including a series of training courses for media professionals and journalists throughout the country; the courses, focusing on combating discrimination and violence, used participatory methodologies and the analysis of case studies and media products. 37. The Ministry of Culture of Slovenia supported the Slovene Association of Journalists in providing training on, among other issues, journalism ethics and reporting on groups in vulnerable situations, including women victims of violence. For 2017, Morocco planned a training course for media professionals in partnership with the Ministry of Justice, UNESCO and the Council of Europe. Qatar, through its Doha Centre for Media Freedom, supported journalists and media organizations that had been subject to mistreatment because of their professional activities. This included training on security and 12

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