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PART
IMPLEMENTATION
44. Implementation measures
a. In accordance with Article 1 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, States shall adopt
legislative, administrative, judicial and other measures to give effect to these Guidelines and ensure
that the rights and obligations contained herein are always guaranteed in law and practice, including
during conflict and states of emergency. This shall include a review of existing legislative, administrative
and other provisions to assess compatibility with the Guidelines.
b. States shall ensure that these Guidelines are widely disseminated, including to justice sector actors, the
community, and to national human rights institutions, national preventative mechanisms, statutory
oversight authorities and other institutions or organisations with a mandate to provide accountability,
oversight or inspections to police stations, remand facilities and other relevant places of detention.
45. Application
States shall remain responsible for ensuring that the provisions of these Guidelines and other relevant guidelines
developed by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights pursuant to the African Charter on Human
and Peoples’ Rights, and other relevant international law and standards, are applied in places of detention,
including those under the management of, or staffed by, private security organisations.
46. Training
a. States shall ensure that all officials who are involved in the arrest, custody, interrogation and treatment
of individuals subject to arrest, police custody and pre-trial detention are properly trained in relation
to the provisions of these Guidelines. The provisions of these Guidelines and other relevant guidelines
developed by the African Commission pursuant to the African Charter shall be fully incorporated into
the curricula of all basic and in-service training.
b. States shall ensure that where places of detention are under the management of, or staffed by, private
security organisations, all personnel are properly trained in relation to the provisions and implementation of these Guidelines, the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, and all other relevant
guidelines developed by the African Commission and the United Nations.