HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF SRI LANKA, Annual Report 2019 livelihood support while raising awareness of their rights and assisting them to address their pressing social issues. Based on this year’s theme HRCSL conducted a series of round table discussions at the regional level. Based on the outcome of these discussions a series of recommendations were formulated in relation to the rights of disabled women to be presented to the government. ▪ International Day in support of victims of torture 2018 A training programme was conducted in the Sinhala and Tamil media to mark the International Day in support of victims of torture for 500 police trainees freshly recruited and undergoing basic training at the Police Training School at Kalutara. At the training programme for new recruits of the Police Training School Lectures covered topics such as Human Rights basics and values, a human rights perspective of eradicating torture, and medical evidence on Torture. A drama by the trainees and a segment on the eradication of torture in the interactive theatre form of a Forum Theatre were highlights of the programme which powerfully conveyed the intended message to the audience. Regional Offices in Matara, Trincomalee, Jaffna, Ampara, Anuradhapura, Badulla, and Batticaloa too held awareness workshops for Police Officers parallel to the programme of the Head Office to mark the International Day in support of victims of torture. 5.1.2. Human Rights Training Programmes for Various Focus Groups ▪ Youth Camp on Human Rights After successfully hosting the first ever annual Youth Camp on Human Rights in the previous reporting year, HRCSL excitedly looked forward to holding the second Youth Camp in 2019. The Youth Camp was initiated to 79

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