A/HRC/7/3/Add.2 page 55 proper use of police equipment, and that existing officers receive continuing education. 235. According to the Government, courses are given at the Police Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The students, as a part of the general curriculum, are taught courses designated to ensure their professional development, ethical behaviour and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. Basic issues covered by the course are: right to life; prohibition of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment; right to freedom and personal security; right to fair trial; human rights and police; right to privacy; freedom of conscience, thought and religion; right to property; freedom of movement, etc. Separate courses are introduced for training future policemen in the use of special means of coercion and for tactical training. As part of the baseline course, students of the police academy acquire basic skills for conducting investigations and interviews. The Ministry of Internal Affairs is working on enhancing this training in cooperation with the different donor countries and international organizations (United States, the OSCE, and the Council of Europe). Moreover, in 2007, basic courses for patrol police (for 122 persons), district inspectors (for 644 persons), and criminal police officers (for 356 persons) were organised and conducted at the Academy. Special training courses on sub-laws concerning operative intelligence activities were organised within the Academy for 84 employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Apart from the initial training of new recruits, every police officer receives life-long training in the form of special retraining courses. These trainings deal with specific aspects of police work, as well as the general development of professional skills and are, generally, conducted, prior to a transfer to a new position within the police. Territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia 236. Recommendation (r) stated: Many of the above recommendations apply, mutatis mutandis, to the de facto authorities in the territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, especially those in relation to conditions of detention. With particular reference to Abkhazia, the Special Rapporteur recommends that the death penalty be abolished. International cooperation 237. Recommendation (s) stated: The Special Rapporteur recommends that relevant international organizations be requested to provide, in a coordinated manner, assistance in the follow-up to the above recommendations, including considering incorporating the recommendations in a future plan of action against torture in Georgia. To this end, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights should continue its efforts to establish a permanent human rights presence within the United Nations Country Team in Georgia, and it should ensure that adequate attention is paid to South Ossetia.