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Title
Date
Lecture on contemporary themes concerning the 8 March 2012
inter-American human rights system
Lecture on the crisis of the nullum crimen sine
lege principle: causes and effects
21 March 2012
Lecture on different applications of the pro
homine principle
16 April 2012
First seminar on international humanitarian law
17 to 19 April 2012
157. In March 2011 the Federal District Department of Public Security conducted a
distance-learning course on human rights, including a situational analysis and the Human
Rights Programme of the Federal District, the aim of the course being to develop a human
rights culture among public servants. All senior staff took part in the course.
158. The Federal District Department of Public Security has organized the following
workshops in coordination with ICRC: “Serve and protect: international human rights law
and humanitarian principles for law enforcement authorities”, a major component of which
is the legitimate and rational use of force in accordance with related international standards;
“Non-violent dispute resolution”; “Youth and public safety” and “Sexual diversity,
HIV/AIDS and human rights”.
Workshop title
Number of workshop sessions
Number of participants
Serve and protect
136
1 997
Non-violent dispute resolution
120
2 056
62
658
Youth and public safety
Sexual diversity, HIV/AIDS
and human rights
Use of handcuffs
Total
38
879
125
2 710
481
8 300
159. Set out below are details of the training activities organized for ICRC-certified
instructors of the Federal District Department of Public Security.
• In March 2011 they underwent refresher and update training by ICRC on the
workshop “Serve and protect: international human rights law and humanitarian
principles for law enforcement authorities”;
• In April 2012 they attended a course on the rights of indigenous communities in the
Federal District given by personnel of the Human Rights Education Division within
the Human Rights Commission of the Federal District;
• In June 2012 they received refresher training on the Federal District Civic Culture
Act (tuition given by the Legal Services Department);
• In October 2011 they received refresher training on equality and non-discrimination
via the virtual platform of the National Council for the Prevention of Discrimination
in an online course entitled “The ABC of equality and non-discrimination”, which
was supplemented by an attendance course;
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