Part II Preventing torture: NHRIs in action | Section II Contributing to the implementation of the legal framework NHRIs can monitor how this obligation is implemented in practice. They can assess whether human rights training, in general, and the prevention of torture, in particular, are properly integrated in the basic training curricula for police officers, prison officers, army personnel and others. In addition, the curricula and course materials for ongoing professional training for these groups should also be reviewed. Where human rights training programmes and materials are non-existent or insufficient, NHRIs can contribute to the development or revision of curricula, in cooperation with the relevant training authorities. It is important to underline the point that training in human rights and torture prevention should not only provide law enforcement agencies with valuable theoretical knowledge. It should also offer them practical information and skills that will be useful in their daily work. Human rights and torture prevention training should therefore be seen as an integral part of operational training. For example, torture prevention should form a core part of basic training with police officers in a number of key operational areas, such as: • arrest • interrogation • investigation Image: Human Rights Commission of the Maldives • maintenance of public order and demonstration. Chapter 6: Training public officials | 57