HUMAN RIGHTS Students of the Teachers College at Columbia University attend a discussion on human rights education led by members of ODIHR’s Human Rights Department, New York, 28 January 2013. (OSCE) and the United States, as well as civil society representatives from some of these participating States. Participants discussed the findings and recommendations of ODIHR’s report Monitoring of Freedom of Peaceful Assembly in Selected OSCE Participating States (May 2011 – June 2012) and their use in everyday police work. The event provided an opportunity to exchange views on human rights-compliant police practices in facilitating assemblies. To assist participating States in addressing protection gaps and challenges faced by human rights defenders, ODIHR began the development of its Guidelines for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, forthcoming in 2014. ODIHR held a series of consultation meetings with human rights defenders from across the OSCE region and other relevant actors, to identify areas of concern and good practices. A first meeting of stakeholders in June brought together representatives from international NGOs, as well as from inter-governmental organizations and human rights mechanisms working towards the protection of human rights defenders. The consultations in September and October, in turn, brought together a diverse group of human rights defenders. Throughout the year, ODIHR continued to promote awareness on standards, jurisprudence and practices related to freedom of association through its online resource AssociatiOnline (http://associationline.org). AssociatiOnline was promoted at a number of events as a specialized database on freedom of association and also serves as a capacity-building tool and a platform for sharing relevant information among wider audiences. Human Rights and Anti-Terrorism ODIHR has continued to monitor the human rights situation of detainees held at the United States Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Following an invitation from the United States, an ODIHR delegation visited the Guantanamo Detention Facility and met with United States officials in Washington, D.C. and at Guantanamo Bay in August to gather information on proceedings before the military commission ODIHR Annual Report 2013  /   45