together with the Ombudsman’s Office, have worked to give human rights courses to the police forces throughout the country. It added that the Police Force of the state of Falcón has imparted training courses on human rights, that a Diploma Course on human rights has been implemented and that the National Experimental University for Security has been created, which trains officers in the use of force so that it is applied in line with international human rights standards. 264. The State also reported that it had adopted the Organic Law for Police Services and for the National Police Force, which will allow for a greater control of its actions and a better coordination for the prevention of crime, as well as of the Law on National Police Forces, which will ensure greater respect of human rights during police actions, as well as the national training plan on the progressive and differentiated use of force and the use of potentially lethal force. Furthermore, the State mentioned the publication of “rules and guidelines for the progressive and differentiated use of force by police officers” in Official Gazette No. 39.390 of Friday March 19, 2010. 265. The Court, assessing the information provided by the State and the efforts described above, and encouraging it to continue with these, thereby strengthening the institutional capabilities of the security forces, in line with principles and rules for the protection of human rights, considers that it is not appropriate to agree to the request made by the Commission and the representatives on this matter. 266. With respect to the representatives’ request to order training for the operators of the Criminology Unit of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, the Court does not consider it appropriate to order this additional training measure. 267. The representatives requested that the Court order the State to “adopt or revise appropriate protocols for the investigation of violations related to the right to life and humane treatment [personal integrity]”, and also to adopt “appropriate protocols to limit the use of force by security agents, which are compatible with the standards established by international law”. They also requested that the State be ordered to “effectively [i]mplement legislation for the protection of witnesses in Venezuela”. 268. The Court notes that Mr. Liderly José Montero Barrueta, an expert offered by the State, explained that since the creation of the CONAREPOL in 2006 the Venezuelan police system has undergone reforms in relation to the provisions that regulate it and to the training of its members.294 These points were not refuted by the representatives or by the Commission. Specifically, the Court confirms that i) in 2008, the Organic Law of the Police Service and the National Bolivarian Police Force was approved, and that Article 65 thereof establishes the twelve basic rules of police actions295; ii) in 2009 the 294 Cf. Expert testimony of Liderly José Montero Barrueta via affidavit on November 15, 2011 (Evidence file, volume 16, pages 5323-5325). 295 These are: 1. Respect and protect human dignity and defend and promote the Human Rights of all persons, without discrimination based on ethnic origin, sex, religion, nationality, language, political opinion, economic or any other status; 2. Serve the community and protect all persons against unlawful acts, with respect, fulfilling the duties imposed by the Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and other laws; 3. Exercise the police service ethically, impartially, lawfully and with transparency, proportionality and humanity; 4. Value and encourage honesty and consequently, denounce any act of corruption discovered in the course of providing policing services; 5. Police shall observe, in all actions, a correct and careful conduct in their relations with people, whom they will seek to protect and assist in all circumstances; 6. Safeguard the right to meet and to hold peaceful public protests, based on the principles of respect for human dignity, tolerance, cooperation, understanding and timely, proportional and necessary intervention; 7. Respect the physical integrity of all persons and under no circumstances inflict, instigate or tolerate any arbitrary, illegal or discriminatory act, torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, which involves physical, psychological and moral violence, in compliance with of the absolute nature of the right to physical, mental and moral integrity guarantees in the Constitution; 8. Exercise the police service using appropriate methods and means in line with the Constitution to preserve peace and guarantee individual and collective security; 9. Maximize precautions when police actions are directed at children or adolescents, and toward senior 65