harmonizing procedures and court practice. Based on the training and its conclusions, recommendations were developed for amending the new CPC. Co-ordination of Police-related Activities among International Organizations In 2012, the Mission handed over the responsibility for organizing the annual co-ordination meeting to the local police authorities. Unfortunately, they didn’t succeed in completing this task. Prohibition of Discrimination On 10-11 May, the Mission, in co-operation with the Ministry of Human and Minority Rights and the NGO CEDEM, held a workshop on the “Second Series on Prohibition of Discrimination – Comparative Analyses of Montenegrin and European Legal Framework”, in Budva. This workshop was the first of a total of four workshops of the “Second Series” that covered different issues under the topic of prohibition of discrimination, taking into account the implementation of the Law on Protection from Discrimination and the areas which are considered to be the main or most frequent grounds for discrimination. The “Second Series” workshops were intended for officials from the local level, such as representatives of the police and municipalities. Experts from Serbia and Montenegro presented the general legal aspects of discrimination; mechanisms of protection; principles and standards of case law; and practice of the European Court of Human Rights related to discrimination. On 21-22 June, the Mission, in co-operation with the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, held the second workshop on the “Second Series – Prohibition of Discrimination of Persons with Disability”. The workshop brought together representatives from local authorities, such as municipal authorities, and the police. Experts from Serbia and Montenegro presented the general legal aspects of discrimination of persons with a disability; mechanisms of protection; principles and standards of case law; and practice of the European Court of Human Rights related to the discrimination of persons with a disability. On 8-9 October, the Mission, in co-operation with the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, held the third workshop on the “Second Series – Prohibition of Discrimination based on Gender”. This workshop targeted representatives of local self-governments and police units at local level. Experts from Montenegro presented concepts and theories on gender equality; the use of gender sensitive language; gender equality in the Montenegrin society; the application of the principle of gender equality on the local level; and the phenomena of family violence against women. On 20-21 November, the Mission, in co-operation with the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, held the fourth workshop on the “Second Series – Prohibition of Discrimination based on Sexual Orientation”. The workshop was organized for participants from local authorities, including the municipal bodies and police. Experts from Montenegro and Serbia presented concepts and theories on sexual orientation; stereotypes, prejudices, discrimination and tolerance issues; and the legal and institutional framework for protecting members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities from discrimination. The experts presented statistics, gave examples from practice and held panel discussions on solving the problems of discrimination against LGBT persons in Montenegro and Serbia. 64