The PCUz also facilitated the participation of the Head of the Human Rights Protection and Legal Provision Department of the MoI at the “Fourth Criminal Justice Forum for Central Asia”, which was held by ODIHR from 29-31 October in Almaty, Kazakhstan. On 8-9 August, the PCUz organized a two-day training seminar on “International and National Human Rights Standards” for police officers. The seminar, organized together with the Police Academy of Uzbekistan, brought together 40 sergeants, representatives of the sergeant schools, the Police Academy and the MoI for the first time. The training focused on ensuring human rights in daily policing, and relevant international and national human rights standards, with particular emphasis on the role of the police in protecting human rights. The training was organized within the framework of the project on “Capacity Building of the Human Rights Chair at the Police Academy” and was part of wider co-operation on human rights between the PCUz and the MoI. From 5-7 November, the PCUz, together with the Human Rights Chair of the Police Academy, organized a three-day workshop addressing the challenges faced by women in policing. The event brought together female police officers from the Police Academy and various branches of the MoI, and was led by two experienced female police experts from high level positions in US and French law enforcement institutions. Participants discussed obstacles faced by women in policing, how to address them, and how women can achieve success in their work. Domestic Violence From 25–27 April, the PCUz, jointly with the Police Academy, conducted a training course on police response to domestic violence. The aim of the course was to improve the in-service training for police and the methodology of human rights teaching for law enforcement personnel. This cross-dimensional training, organized jointly by the politico-military and human dimensions of the PCUz, was part of a larger PCUz co-operation project with the Police Academy on capacity building for the Chair on Human Rights Theory and Practice. The training brought together 25 participants, including teachers from the Police Academy, representatives of investigative units in the police forces and operational police officers. Under the guidance of international experts from Israel, Italy and Ukraine, participants discussed ways of responding to domestic violence and problems of stereotypes when dealing with this issue, as well as how to improve the democratic standards in policing through ensuring the observance of human rights during crime investigation. Trafficking in Human Beings In 2012, the PCUz assisted the Government and civil society of Uzbekistan in increasing their efforts to combat human trafficking, focusing on two priority areas of activities. The first priority was capacity building for the Inter-agency Anti-trafficking Commission and other governmental agencies, including a series of specialized workshops for the territorial branches of the Commission (March 2012). The main focus of the workshops was to establish more systematic and sustainable counter action to human trafficking and better coordination between the different anti-trafficking stakeholders, such as police, health and social workers and NGOs in identifying the trafficked persons and protecting their human rights. In order to promote direct co-operation between the countries of origin and destination and to share expertise among law enforcement professionals and NGOs on how to better ensure the human rights right of trafficked persons, with a focus on their adequate identification, protection and safe return, the PCUz organized two workshops with the countries of transit and destination on 20 September and 30-31 October. 143