CAT/OP/MEX/1/Add.2 planned to repeat the initiative in September 2012 for the benefit of additional personnel from both institutions. F. Efforts in the state of Nuevo León 186. In Nuevo León the State Human Rights Commission issued recommendation No. 07/2011, whose points 3 and 4 called for the provision of human rights training for custodial personnel of the social rehabilitation centres and the juvenile detention and rehabilitation centre. That recommendation was accepted by the authorities and complied with as follows: • The Nuevo León Department of Public Security sought the assistance of the Security Sciences University (a decentralized government body responsible for the training of police public servants) with a view to including the observance of human rights in the content of induction, training and skills upgrading courses provided for public officials at places of detention; • Pursuant to the Commission’s recommendation, security and custody officers at the social rehabilitation centres and the juvenile detention and rehabilitation centre are receiving training in human rights and the use of force. 187. The State Human Rights Commission also issued recommendation No. 16/2011 for the purpose of instructing the State Academy of Public Security to assume responsibility on its behalf with a view to developing teaching content for inclusion in induction and training courses to be provided for prison personnel. 188. In connection with that recommendation, the Security Sciences University has indicated that the higher technical university courses conducted by it place emphasis on prison administration and incorporate police ethics, moral values and human rights. 189. In addition, the State Human Rights Commission issued recommendation No. 21/2011 (also accepted by the Department of Public Security), whose point 3 called for the provision of human rights training for custodial personnel of the social rehabilitation centre in Apodaca, Nuevo León, with a view to the submission of a request to the Security Sciences University concerning the inclusion of the topic of human rights in induction, training and skills upgrading courses. 190. Pursuant to recommendation No. 73/2011, issued by the National Human Rights Commission, calling for human rights training to be provided for middle-ranking and operational law enforcement personnel, a training course on human rights for the public security service was introduced by the state government on 13 February 2012. The training has been carried out at the alternate headquarters of the Security Sciences University for personnel designated by the State Police Agency. As at 14 April 2012, 127 state police officers had attended the course. 191. The course comprises 7 modules covering a total of 80 hours, with the requirements of 90 per cent minimum attendance, class participation and the production of a final paper. The programme content is also studied in the cadet training course given at the Security Sciences University and in the skills upgrading courses regularly held for law enforcement officers at police training camp No. 1. GE.13-41196 (EXT) 59

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