HIGHLIGHTS OF RESULTS opinion around the death penalty as part of ongoing advocacy regarding its abolition. Advocacy with Iran contributed to the adoption of amendments, in November, reducing the scope of the application of the death penalty for some drug-related offences. In the Maldives, following an announcement by the President that executions would resume, contact with authorities increased in an effort to dissuade abandonment of the Government’s moratorium on the death penalty. In Papua New Guinea, although the Government announced in 2013 that it was widening the scope of the death penalty to include cases of aggravated robbery and killings related to sorcery accusation, no judge has handed down a death sentence since then. Moreover, at the end of the year, a judge of the National Court issued a stay of execution in relation to all persons on death row, based on a judicial inquiry that found that some of their constitutional rights had not been fully respected. Some progress was achieved in Somalia as 74 people who had been sentenced to death had their sentences commuted to terms of confinement. The Government of Thailand demonstrated its commitment to work towards abolishing the death penalty. It has not carried out a death sentence since 2009. At a 2014 Continental Conference on the Abolition of the Death Penalty in Africa, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights urged African Union (AU) member states to observe a moratorium on the death penalty and consider its abolition. It also developed a draft Additional Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Abolition of the Death Penalty. Nevertheless, at the initiative of some member states and the AU Specialized Technical Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, the adoption of the draft Additional Protocol was suspended in 2016 and no further progress has been made. Training of the judiciary and security forces Various capacity-building activities and technical advice facilitated by UN Human Rights were aimed at helping increase judiciary’s and security forces’ knowledge of human rights concepts and methodologies, particularly in regards to the administration of justice, non-discrimination and human rights in policing. In Eritrea, approximately 70 representatives from the judiciary, the prosecution, the police and correctional personnel participated in workshops facilitated by UN Human Rights on the human rights aspects of the administration of justice, such as the independence of the judiciary, the protection of persons deprived of their liberty, the right to a fair trial and the rights of persons in situations of vulnerability. In Serbia, following four training workshops on relevant international human rights standards attended by almost 100 judges, a manual was developed on the application of international human rights law. In Uganda, UN Human Rights developed and contributed to the implementation of a curriculum for the training of judges of the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal and the High Court. As a result of the increased capacity of the judiciary, a landmark judgment was handed down by the Uganda Supreme Court, in 2015, which opened doors to litigation of economic, social and cultural rights, and culminated with another ground-breaking judgement, in 2017, that held that the State was obliged to protect the right to health and was accountable for the failure to protect this right in cases where mothers had lost their lives when giving birth. In relation to the capacity-building of security forces, in Djibouti, the National Human Rights Commission drafted a human rights manual for the police, which is in compliance with international human rights standards. A human rights training programme was developed for the Defence and Security Forces of Guinea, while the Liberia Immigration Service, national police and armed forces integrated human rights monitoring and training into their operational mechanisms. The Police Academy of Cambodia organized three successive training sessions through which 183 prison staff members were trained on prison management, legislation, human rights and the prevention of torture. In Tunisia, the capacity of 3,600 law enforcement officers from the police, national guard and civil protection service was strengthened through training sessions on human rights in policing. A module on human rights was included in the curriculum of the National Police School. In Fiji, a pilot human rights training course for the police was implemented in 2017, resulting in the training of 257 police recruits. Following the delivery of a human rights seminar for police senior management, a task force was set up to support the police in their efforts to harmonize operational directives, processes and procedures with human rights principles. In Timor-Leste, human rights training programmes were established for the police, in 2014, and for the military, in 2017. The training on human rights for police was integrated into the curriculum for police recruits and was used to train in-service officers throughout the country. Additionally, training manuals were developed for and implemented by both law enforcement bodies. At the global level, in cooperation with UNDP and the International Centre for Drug Policy and Human Rights, UN Human Rights contributed to the drafting of the International Guidelines on Human Rights and Drug Control, which will provide guidance to States and other stakeholders on this subject. UN HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2017 25