syllabus for various ranks of the police service,, ranging from ccnstables to senior officers. This module has bean commended for use by the State Governments in the training of their cadres. The Commission is heartened by the fact that, at the Statelevel, increasing thought and effort are going into the training of police and that training materials qraincreasin This is essential if ideas of human rights of the police force that are most in contact with the citizenry of this country. 6.12 As the Commission needs to keep itself au courant of the best that is there in police practice, it has encouraged the participation of members of its own Investigation Givision in courses being conducted both at home and abroad. It believes that such exchanges enhance the capability of the Commission and also serve to provide an idea to others of the circumstances in which the Commission strives to discharge its responsibilities to the nation under its Statute. (6) HUMAN RlGHTS EDUCATION FOR PARA-MILITARY AND ARMED FORCES PERSONNEL I 6.13 The Commission has been gratified at the open and cooperative manner in which the leadership of the para-military and armed forces of the country have responded to recommendations by the Commission on a variety of matters, including those relating to the training of the; personnel at all levels. The Chairperson and Members of the Commission have continued to be regular visitors to their various academies and headquarters, addressing their personnel and fielding the many questions that they, with reason, pose. The Commission had been kept informed by the security forces of the various improvements they have made in their training programmes and is pleased to note that these forces are, increasingly, widening the circle of those who are interacting with them in matters of training. It has, in particular, noted that the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is so involved, especially withhthe c o m e s conducted by the Border Security Force. The Commission, in addition, welcomes the increasing participation of the armed forces in discussions and sessions on human rights called under the auspices of this Commission. In fhe course of 1996-97, the Commission continued its tradition of organizing debating and essay competitlons.involvingthe personnel of para-military forces and the pojice. The subjects chosen for the essay competition were 'the obligation of police leadership in the protection of human rights,' for gazetted officers, and 'custodial violence; causes' and remedies', for non-gazetted officers. The essays were of 6.14 Y - f-