The recommendations incorporated the work of a committee of experts which convened at the Institute to prepare draft implementation measures for the United Nations declaration (these implementation measures are currently before the United Nations). 18. The Council of Arab Ministers of the Interior conducted a training session in Cairo in September 1989 for senior law enforcement officials, and one of the topics was entitled "Protection of victims of crime". 19. In May 1989, a conference on the same subject was organized by the Algerian Bar Association at Batna. 20. In August 1989, the International Academy of Constitutional Law of Tunisia held a session entitled "Constitutional Law and Human Rights". 21. A committee of experts has been working at the Institute on the preparation of an Arab draft convention against torture, which is based in part on the 1984 United Nations Convention and the 1986 European Convention. The text is in the process of publication and will be widely circulated. 22. In 1989, a research project was developed by the Institute entitled "Protection of human rights in the comparative criminal proceedings of Arab States" and culminated in a major conference in Cairo in December 1989. Forty-five national reports from 15 Arab States were presented and 3 general reports synthesizing the pre-trial, trial and post-trial phases were presented. The conference was under the auspices of President Hosni Mubarak and was attended by several Cabinet officers and some 350 law professors, senior police and military officers. This study was the first of its kind and its publication will lead to a better understanding of the laws and practices of Arab States. 23. In June 1990, the Institute will start a three-year summer programme on human riqhts for qraduate law students in Arab law schools. This programme, 
**Analysis**
The text appears to focus on the protection of human rights and the implementation of international declarations and conventions in Arab states. It mentions various events and initiatives organized by the Institute, such as conferences, training sessions, and research projects, all related to human rights and law enforcement. The text also mentions the preparation of an Arab draft convention against torture and the publication of a study on the protection of human rights in Arab states.

**Category**
Education, Humanitarian aid and relief