Preventing Torture An Operational Guide for National Human Rights Institutions In addition to developing and revising curricula, NHRIs can also contribute to the development and revision of other training materials, such as brochures on the prevention of torture or “train the trainer” manuals. The Advisory Commission on Human Rights from Luxembourg has launched a project to thoroughly review the human rights training curricula of the police and other public officials involved in the deprivation of liberty. The Commission’s report will include recommendations to revise these curricula. The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission has translated the Guidance Notes on Prison Reform into the two official languages of Afghanistan, Persian and Pashtu. The Guidance Notes have been published by the International Centre for Prison Studies, King’s College London, 2004. As part of its prison reform project, the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights has organized regular human rights training programmes for prison officers. However, realizing that there was a need to introduce human rights training at the entry level, the Commission worked in collaboration with the Kenya Prisons Staff Training College to include a module on human rights in the basic training curricula. A more detailed module will be developed to provide information on United Nations standards for treatment of offenders and other aspects related to imprisonment and conditions of prisons. 2. Delivering training courses Image: APF / Michael Power NHRIs can consider delivering training courses for professional groups directly involved in deprivation of liberty, such as police, prison officers or army personnel. However, because of the strong collective ethos of these groups, it is usually preferable for officials to be trained on human rights and torture prevention by people from their own profession. 58 | Chapter 6: Training public officials