On 4-5 April, the SR/CTHB addressed a high-level round table organized by the Italian National Judicial Council in the framework of the regular training curriculum for prosecutors and judges. The round table discussed legal issues arising during both the investigation phase and the judgement period for crimes involving vulnerable victims who are at risk of being traumatized again by testifying in Court and recalling their past experiences. The conference was attended by judges, public prosecutors, lawyers, professors of law and psychology as well as psychiatrists from Italy and a number of partner countries. On 25-26 October, the SR/CTHB addressed the conference in Rome, “Towards a European approach to judicial training on trafficking in human beings ‘The victim’”, organized by Italy’s Superior Council of Magistrates, the Netherland’s Training and Study Centre for the Judiciary and The Polish National School of Judiciary and Public Prosecution and attended by prosecutors and judges from the 27 EU Member States. On 24 April, the SR/CTHB introduced the initial findings of a research project “Trafficking for the Purpose of Organ Removal” related to cases identified and prosecuted in 17 countries in the OSCE region. The final report was scheduled for publication in summer 2013, marking the first time that a systematic gathering of these cases has been carried out in the OSCE region. The Report will provide better understanding of peculiar features of THB for organ removal that can be helpful for the identification of such cases by the police. The research was undertaken in co-operation with the TNTD/SPMU (see also chapter 2.2). Money Laundering Another example of co-operation with OSCE structures was the joint research by the OCEEA, OSR/CTHB and TNTD/SPMU on “Leveraging Anti-Money Laundering Regimes to Combat Human Trafficking”, building on the Alliance Expert Seminar of the same name from September 2011 organized together with UNODC. The research findings were expected to be available in 2013. Promoting the Implementation of the OSCE Anti-Trafficking Commitments, Strengthening Co-operation with External Partners External co-operation, strengthened within the Alliance against Trafficking in Persons, was complemented by enhanced bilateral and multilateral relations with key international organizations involved in combating THB and addressing it as a transnational threat. In particular, the SR/CTHB worked closely with UNODC, the IOM, the ILO, INTERPOL, and others. She also co-operated with regional organizations such as the European Commission, NATO, EUROPOL, Eurojust, the CoE, the CIS Executive Committee, CSTO, CBSS, FRONTEX, etc. UNODC was the key partner for the SR/CTHB in terms of promoting the implementation of the UNTOC and the associated Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children. On 16 February, the OSR/CTHB attended the FRONTEX preparatory meeting in Warsaw in order to prepare for the pilot “Anti-Trafficking Training for Border Guards” in Vilnius the following month. The OSR/CTHB discussed the final version of the FRONTEX Manual on THB for front line border officials developed by OSR/CTHB together with a group of international organizations. From 13-15 March, the OSR/CTHB contributed to the pilot training course in Vilnius in order to introduce the good practices outlined in the Manual. The aim of the course was to test the training materials developed in 2011. The outcomes were to be used as a base for advising national trainers. More than 15 senior border officials from across the EU as well as EU neighbouring states attended the pilot training course. 43