CAT/OP/MEX/1/Add.2 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; 52 GE.13-41196 (EXT)