CAT/OP/MEX/1/Add.2 Venue Training participants No. Educational activities Date 23 Workshop course on human rights in federal justice administration 3 and 4 October 2011 Federal Investigation Agency 24 Workshop course on human rights in federal justice administration 6 and 7 October 2011 Quintana Roo 25 Workshop course on human rights in federal justice administration 17 and 18 October 2011 Federal Investigation Agency 32 26 Workshop course on human rights in federal justice administration 31 October and 1 November 2011 Federal Investigation Agency 26 27 Workshop course on human rights in federal justice administration 3 and 4 November 2011 Sonora 28 Workshop course on human rights in federal justice administration 16 and 17 November 2011 (change of venue) 8 29 Workshop course on human rights in federal justice administration 23 and 24 November 2011 Jalisco 3 30 Workshop course on human rights in federal justice administration 28 and 29 November 2011 Aguascalientes 1 23 4 1 141. With a view to creating opportunities for studying and developing an understanding of human rights principles and norms to enable the public servants concerned to incorporate new techniques and tactics and adapt existing ones in public protection duties with full respect for human rights, the Ministry of Public Security has organized courses with emphasis on torture prevention for senior officers and operational personnel assigned to permanent police posts and checkpoints of the Federal Forces Division and officers of the Regional Security Division. Courses Entity Training courses for Entire Mexican federal, state and municipal Republic police forces February 2006-March 2012 97 269 course participants 142. The Ministry of Public Security has also introduced a diploma course in human rights and public security with the primary aim of providing instruction on these topics and fostering a culture of respect for human rights among its public service personnel, especially police officers. It has accordingly continued to actively promote various professional development activities in this respect, having provided training in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 for 140 personnel members through the Ibero-American University. One of the main subjects covered in the diploma course is the prohibition of torture, including its conceptualization in international law applied in the domestic context. 143. It has run various courses to train instructors and trainers in the areas of human rights and humanitarian principles applicable to the police service. In 2008 and 2011 the GE.13-41196 (EXT) 47