Accountability In line with its programme to increase the capacities of the PIK and with the new law equipping the PIK with the power to conduct integrity investigation in force, the Department provided the PIK investigators and inspectors with a specialized training course on Integrity Testing/Investigations. The course, consisting of many scenarios and case studies, was tailored to the PIK’s needs and covered the legislative aspect of PIK investigations, many international applicable standards, forms and procedures that the PIK staff need for investigating the integrity of police employees in their future activities. The course took place from 5-9 March at the MoIA. With PIK’s ongoing efforts to improve its legislative framework, the Department took part in a series of meetings of the working group to review the AIs on budget administration; the procedure on the implementation of covert measures and false identity; as well as rules and procedures for conducting integrity investigations. During these meetings held in the second quarter of the year, the DSPS contributed towards enhancing the existing regulations, where many articles were reviewed and standardized with other relevant government regulations. In an effort to improve communication channels with members of the public and to build better public relations with the agency, as agreed with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the PIK, the DSPS prepared a presentation on the topic of “PIK – Its Role and Importance in the Rule of Law in Kosovo”. This presentation was delivered to accredited colleges in Kosovo, in order to reach out to the important community of law students. Many students attended on a voluntary basis. The lectures contributed to the agency’s visibility, as they were also covered in the different Kosovo-wide electronic media. On 12 October, the DSPS marked the closure of its support programme to the PIK through a ceremony organized at the premises of the MoIA. The purpose of organizing this ceremony was twofold; firstly to mark the OSCE achievements in building a successful police oversight agency, and secondly, to provide the PIK with an opportunity to further promote its activities to the public through media presence at this event. The Department intended to further support capacity building of the PIK by continuing to invite PIK personnel to all relevant training sessions with other public safety agencies. By acknowledging its support in various security and public safety areas, the Minister of MoIA and the PIK CEO specifically thanked the OSCE for its assistance in supporting this institution during the last seven years. In 2012, a key facet of the work of the DHRC SMS was carrying out monitoring programmes aimed at identifying reasons why the police failed to comply with the applicable law and international human rights standards and, as a result, failed to adequately protect the rights of Kosovo’s population. These monitoring activities resulted in thematic, non-public reports, which were made available to the KP key personnel. DHRC SMS used inputs from the DHRC SMS field teams to produce these reports, mainly through drafting exercises which included questionnaires in order to be able to generate quantitative data. However, qualitative data, which also included anecdotal information, was as important for getting a comprehensive picture of the KP’s compliance with human rights in specific areas. In 2012, the DHRC SMS also advised the police on issues such as searches of private dwellings and premises, security of non-majority communities, rights of arrested persons, and temporary restriction of freedom of movement and temporary police custody. The DHRC SMS also assisted the KP in remedying shortcomings by offering human rights trainings. These activities were meant to both raise the awareness of the police in certain areas, such as combating and preventing hate crimes, and to improve the skills of police officers to improve their performance. The DHRC SMS supported the ownership of the KP in the respective areas to achieve sustainability. Therefore, the Section mostly used the ToT approach. 49