A new human rights training programme for police in Papua New Guinea emphasises the responsibilities of police during this year's general election.
The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights contributed to the programme which was launched last week at the police training college in Vanimo.
The UN's Human Rights Adviser in PNG, Kedar Poudyal, said the election training focused on the right of assembly, freedom of speech and the right to vote.
"These are some of the political rights police should be aware of and police have responsibility to promote those rights and similarly handling assemblies and if there are any rallies during the election time. That was also covered in the training."
Kedar Poudyal said the training also focused on reducing police brutality.
