131 538. The Court observes that witness Castro Romero testified that the diploma course on “Gender and Human Rights” was offered by the network of public institutions that provide services to women in abusive situations from October 14 to November 26, 2005. She also referred to the seminar on “International Human Rights Law: Litigation strategies” with the participation of around “60 people, including the Deputy State Attorney-General for the Northern Region and personnel of FEVIM [Office of the Special Prosecutor for Crimes related to Acts of Violence against Women].”520 539. In addition, witness Caballero Rodríguez, an official of the Public Prosecutor’s Office in charge of the investigations in this case, stated that he had received training on the American Convention and the Belem do Pará Convention, among other topics.521 540. The Tribunal appreciates all the training programs with a gender perspective that the State has offered to public officials since 2004, as well as the possible investment of significant resources in this effort. However, since training is an ongoing activity, it must be maintained for a considerable period of time in order to achieve its objectives.522 In addition the Court indicates that training with a gender perspective involves not only learning about laws and regulations, but also developing the capacity to recognize the discrimination that women suffer in their daily life. In particular, the training should enable all officials to recognize the effect on women of stereotyped ideas and opinions in relation to the meaning and scope of human rights. 541. Consequently, notwithstanding the existence of programs and training sessions for public officials responsible for providing justice in Ciudad Juárez, as well as courses on human rights and gender, the Court orders the State to continue implementing permanent education and training programs and courses in: (i) human rights and gender; (ii) a gender perspective for due diligence in conducting preliminary investigations and judicial proceedings in relation to the discrimination, abuse and murder of women based on their gender, and (iii) elimination of stereotypes of women’s role in society. 542. The programs and courses will be addressed to the police, prosecutors, judges, military officials, public servants responsible for providing services and legal assistance to victims of crime, and any local or federal public officials who participate directly or indirectly in prevention, investigation, prosecution, punishment, and reparation. These permanent programs must make special mention of this Judgment and of the international human rights instruments, specifically those concerning gender-based violence, such as the Convention of Belém do Pará and CEDAW, taking into account how certain norms or practices of domestic law, either intentionally or by their results, have discriminatory effects on the daily life of women. The programs must also include studies on the Istanbul Protocol and the United Nations Manual on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extralegal, Arbitrary and Summary Executions. The State must provide an annual report on the implementation of the courses and training sessions for three years. 543. In addition, taking into account the situation of discrimination against acknowledged by the State, the State must offer a program of education general public of the State of Chihuahua, in order to overcome this situation. end, the State must submit an annual report indicating the activities implemented in this regard for three years. 520 women for the To this it has Cf. statement made before notary public by witness Castro Romero on April 27, 2009, attachment 1 (merits case file, volume VIII, folios 2927 and 2928). 521 Cf. testimony of witness Caballero Rodríguez, supra note 386 522 Cf. Case of Escher et al. v. Brazil, supra note 46, para. 251.

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