Training and education • NHRIs should take an active role in educating all sectors of the community, for example, lawyers, journalists, doctors, medical personnel, armed forces personnel, teachers, staff of hospitals and care institutions, police, the military, senior public officials, the judiciary and legislators, on the meaning and application of the international law on torture, and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. • NHRIs should advocate the adoption of codes of conduct that are in conformity with applicable international human rights standards for all relevant officials and assist in their implementation. • NHRIs should work with the OHCHR to promote awareness of the prohibition on torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in the Asia Pacific region. In particular, the findings of the ACJ should be incorporated into the training workshops being developed by the OHCHR. Minimum Interrogation Standards • NHRIs should promote the Minimum Interrogation Standards (MIS) developed by the ACJ and work to make sure that all public officials involved in interrogations are fully informed with regard to those MIS and trained to use them effectively. • The MIS should be translated into national and other languages and disseminated to all relevant public officials as well as to the general public. • The MIS should be distributed to all those involved in the justice system, and, in particular, the judiciary and the legal profession. Training should also be provided to these groups. • The full implementation of the MIS may require extra resources. NHRIs should seek the necessary funding. 17