CAT/OP/CYP/1/Add.1 - Proper completion of the medical form by the medical officer after medical examinations, - Prohibition of isolation and any other form of punishment, - Provision of specific personal hygiene items (soap, shampoo, toilet paper, toothpaste, toothbrush and personal hygiene items for women), - Organization of inter-departmental training on issues relating to human rights and treatment of detainees. 2. Training 19. The Cyprus Police Academy provides education/training on preventing torture and ill treatment by Police members as well as training on human rights issues, at all levels of Police training. Specifically, such lectures aim to educate Police Officers of all ranks: at the basic Training Programme for Recruit Police Officers, at advanced courses such as the Chief Inspector Course, the Inspector Course, the Sergeant Course and the Basic and Advanced Criminal Investigation Department Courses. Specialized courses are also offered to the members of the Aliens and Immigration Unit and to the members who work at Police Stations, based on specific needs. 20. Police training focuses on harmonizing police mentality with the new multicultural environment of Cyprus society. In this respect, emphasis is given on building and maintaining a positive approach by Police members towards all individuals, regardless of their culture, customs, religion, sexual orientation and place of origin. 21. Also, a 14 week training program was designed for Police officers who were appointed to serve at Menoyia Detention Center. The training program started at the beginning of December 2012 and included a separate section on human rights. Police officers that work at Menoyia Detention Center, periodically (every six months) receive revisional programs, focusing on human rights, racism, xenophobia, the rights of detainees, etc. 22. It should be noted, that due to the financial crisis that led to budgetary constraints and the reduction of Police personnel, the Cyprus Police Academy has temporarily suspended its operations as of December 2015. However, during 2016 the Cyprus Police Academy offered the following training programs: • Repetition of Training Program for Menoyia Detention Center Police members every six months, as provided by the relevant legislation. It should be noted that the program includes lectures on human rights delivered by representatives of the Ombudsman Office; • Schengen training program — (329 members of the Police were trained); • Law of the Sea training program — (26 members of the Police were trained). 23. A specific training program entitled “Community/Ethnic groups, Behaviour, Racism and ways of Combating» was organized on 13-14 October 2016 for 75 police members of Community Policing, in cooperation with the Police Office of Administration & Human Rights. 24. The Police is planning to hold in 2017 a core seminar for members of the Police, which aims to further train the members of the Police in topics related to respect and protection of human rights and the implementation of the Police Code of Ethics. Members of the Police who will participate in this training program will be responsible to then train other members of their Department and transfer the knowledge and information received during the training. 25. Training offered by the Cyprus Police Academy in various Programs include the following topics: • Communication in a Multicultural Society/Respecting Diversity; • Policing a Multicultural Society; 5