Centre, refresher courses were beefed up with a course in International Humanitarian Law in addition to courses in Law that are regularly taught. Furthermore, at the International School for Security Forces (EIFORCES)13 that started the process of certification of training by the United Nations Organization since 2016, a 2 week course on Human Rights and Protection of Vulnerable Persons14 is offered. 24- As part of continuous training, this approach was completed with capacity development activities, an illustrative list of which is found in the appendix. Thus, a seminar with special focus on protection of the right to life and to physical and moral integrity of the person was organised in Douala from 28 to 30 August 2017 for 35 officials including civilian and military Judicial and Legal Officers, Gendarmerie and Police officers, Penitentiary staff and social workers. The goal of the seminar was not only to recall the duties of the State relating thereto but also to outline the standards of a response that takes into account the concerns of the victims (See list of training activities APPENDIX 1). 25- In addition, the major international Human Rights protection instruments including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment are posted at Police units. The National Security organic instruments and the Code of Ethics that contains ethical obligations were distributed to every Police officer. 26- As referred to above, Cameroon intends to confer the mandate of the National Mechanism for the Prevention and Fight against Torture (Rec 11) on the National Commission on Human Rights and Freedoms which, from 2010 to 2018, visited at least 200 detention places. 27- Concerning protection, disciplinary and criminal proceedings were initiated against any person be him/her a State agent or an ordinary individual, alleged to have violated the right to life , physical integrity and the right not to be subjected to torture. 28- During this period, sanctions were meted out on 2,956 police officers ranging from observation letters (21) to dismissals (359) and written warnings (90), reprimands (732), temporal exclusion (mise à pied) short suspension (1172), suspension from duties (238), demotion of grade (254) and demotion in scale (90) for acts of torture, violation of instructions, non-respect of hierarchy (contempt of a superior ), non-execution of orders, violation of Human Rights, murder, capital murder, fraudulent retention of other person's property, conditional threats, false arrest, as well as privacy related offences. 29- At the National Gendarmerie, staff of the corps incurred both disciplinary and judicial sanctions for acts of torture, threats to the physical integrity of persons or threats to life, and false arrest. Thus, from 2013 to 2018, 118 Gendarmerie officers were prosecuted before the competent courts for the offences referred to above and 22 were convicted and sentenced to imprisonment terms and fines. 30- Concerning soldiers, their alleged violation of Human Rights resulted in proceedings initiated against them. Thus, from 2013 to 2017, 313 elements of Defence Forces were prosecuted before the courts for different offences (58 cases of false arrest, 32 for torture, 2 for rape, 1 for attempted rape, 10 for murder, 5 for capital murder, 4 for attempted capital murder, 5 for abuse of function, 65 for simple harm, 56 for slight harm, 26 for grievous harm, 8 for assault occasioning grievous harm, 1 for assault on civil servant, and 13 for different 13 The EIFORCES was established in 2008 through the determination of African States to help consolidate regional stability, enhance security governance of African countries, and promote common standards among police and gendarmerie forces who carry out peace operations within the framework of UN and African Union missions. 14 See Training Seminar on Human Rights and Protection of Vulnerable Persons, EIFORCES, from 8 to 19 October 2018. 9