Article 25 Human rights promotion, teaching and education 416. In the area of human rights education, primary schools dispense knowledge on Conventions which have been incorporated into school curricula and textbooks in many carrier subjects (civic education, Islamic education, languages, history and geography). 417. School pupils are taught human rights from general textbooks (Universal Declarations and other international texts) and posters and articles on some Conventions are disseminated as teaching material in all schools all over the country. 418. For its part, the University, on a broader and deeper register, teaches an updated content of modules on human rights which are part and parcel of teaching at the Higher School of Magistracy, the Advanced Police College and the National Prisons Administration School as well as the National Schools of the Gendarmerie. 419. Fully conscious of the importance of human rights training and education, the Police Headquarters (DGSN) did all in its power to ensure that the training curricula for its personnel at all grade levels and functions are fully incorporated into that segment, as shown by the participation of officials from the national police in initiatives introduced in this subject area by national and foreign partners. 420. Regarding the topics contained in the various training programmes (initial training, continuing education and training for internal promotion), they are all based on the following: - Definition, sources, classification and exercising public freedoms. - Powers of the police and public freedoms. - The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. - Characteristics of Human Rights. - Human Rights and the behaviour of police officers responsible for law enforcement. - Respect for human rights during preliminary investigations by the Police. - Communication and Human Rights in Police/Citizens’ Relations. 421. Ensuring that raising awareness and training magistrates and other personnel responsible for training magistrates and other personnel in charge of law enforcement plays a critical role in the judicial reform programme. 422. Practically, the measures taken by Algeria in this respect are broken down into the following actions: International and regional human rights Conventions are published in the Official Gazette of the Peoples’ Democratic Republic of Algeria; t h e i r ratification is even brought to the attention of the general public through the local media; - International and regional human rights conventions are put online on the website of the Ministry of Justice (www.mjustice.dz); Publication of a compendium containing the major international legal instruments which is freely made available to magistrates and law enforcement officers; Registration for a module on public freedoms and human rights has been incorporated into the training programme for judges at the Higher School of Magistracy; 69