26  •  Human Rights Human Rights The year 2015 saw persisting challenges in the implementation of OSCE human dimension commitments across the OSCE region, despite having recognized that human rights are inalienable, universal and guaranteed by law. To support states in the implementation of these commitments, ODIHR provides advice and assistance, and supports individuals and civil society with targeted training and education on a broad spectrum of issues, ranging from the fundamental freedoms of religion or belief, assembly and association, to reporting on the use of the death penalty, monitoring trials and preventing torture and other forms of ill-treatment. This year, the unprecedented flows of refugees, migrants and asylum seekers across OSCE borders, the continuing threat of terrorism and the human rights implications of anti-terrorism measures, and the crisis in and around Ukraine continued to have a very significant human rights impact and guided ODIHR’s work.