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TO USERS OF THE TRAINER ’ S GUIDE
This Trainer’s Guide is one component of the four-part publication Human Rights and
Prisons — a human rights training package for prison officials. The four components
are designed to complement each other and, taken together, provide all necessary
elements for the conduct of human rights training programmes for prison officials,
under the training approach developed by the Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights.
The Manual (component one of the package) provides in-depth information on
sources, systems and standards for human rights relating to the work of prison officials,
practical recommendations, topics for discussion, case studies and checklists.
The Compilation (component two of the package) includes excerpts from and full texts
of selected international human rights instruments concerning the administration of
justice.
This Trainer’s Guide (component three of the package) provides instructions and tips
for trainers to be used together with the Manual in conducting training courses for
prison officials.
The Pocketbook of international human rights standards (component four of the
package) is designed to be a readily accessible and portable reference for prison officials,
containing a comprehensive collection of point-form standards organized according to
prison officials’ duties and functions, and topics, and referenced with detailed
footnotes.
Copies of the Manual, the Compilation, the Pocketbook and this Trainer’s Guide may be
obtained from:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Palais des Nations
8-14 avenue de la Paix
CH-1211 Geneva 10
Switzerland
web site: www.ohchr.org
e-mail: publications@ohchr.org
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