Human Rights Education A Manual for National Human Rights Institutions 3.3.4. Jordan National Centre for Human Rights65 In its 2010–2012 Strategic Plan, the Jordan National Centre for Human Rights described its goal to promote and enhance human rights through awareness raising programmes, communications, education and training by: • disseminating human rights education on the widest possible scale • promoting and disseminating best practices in the field of human rights • promoting internal complaint mechanisms within public institutions and among civil servants • integrating human rights education in formal and non-formal education, including university education • developing and maintaining human rights materials • intensifying awareness raising and educational campaigns. 3.3.5. National Human Rights Commission of India A training division has been established within the National Human Rights Commission of India to spread human rights literacy and to sensitize people belonging to various sections of society on all aspects relating to human rights. While the focus is necessarily on the public functionaries, so that they are sensitized and motivated to fulfil their duties regarding the protection of human rights of the public at large, efforts are also required to priority focus on young people at universities/colleges and schools in order to build a society fully aware of human rights issues. The Commission places a large focus on human rights education programmes for police, which responds to the significant number of complaints received by the Commission based on police behaviour. Other public functionaries targeted for sensitization on human rights issues include the judiciary, prison officials, government functionaries in other departments, doctors, paramedical staff, nurses, paramilitary forces, the army and teachers/principals/education officers. Members of media and human rights defenders are also included in these programmes.66 3.3.6. National Human Rights Commission of Korea67 The National Human Rights Commission of Korea has a mandate to provide human rights education and training for the promotion of public awareness on human rights. The Commission: • makes efforts to integrate human rights principles into the curricula of every educational institution, including primary and secondary schools and universities • arranges a variety of educational activities to make human rights important criteria for selections and evaluations, including civil service exams • builds a culture of human rights in society through publications and the development of cultural contents • operates a human rights library to provide access to the human rights information. The Commission also recommends: • human rights education for prosecutors and prison and police officers • the operation of human rights research schools • the operation of human rights education centres 26 65 More information is available online at www.nchr.org.jo/User_Site/Site/View_Article.aspx?type=2&ID=1009. 66 More information is available online at www.nhrc.nic.in/Documents/TrgGuidelinesdated2July2013.pdf. 67 More information is available online at www.humanrights.go.kr/.