HUMAN RIGHTS OSCE/ODIHR observer monitoring a demonstration in Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic, 1 May. UEA/Michael Hamilton threats to their lives and the authorities’ indifference or unwillingness to ensure their protection against such attacks. In several participating states they faced undue restrictions on their right to freedom of expression and to seek and impart information, and were subjected to state surveillance, monitoring of Internet communication and other interference with their right to privacy. Human Rights in the Fight against Terrorism In 2014, participating States made commitments aimed at addressing the ever-increasing threats of the foreign terrorist fighter phenomenon and kidnap for ransom. The commitments reiterated the need to comply with human rights standards in the fight against terrorism, but some states’ responses to terrorism may still be overly broad or unduly restrict human rights and fundamental freedoms. In particular, in some participating States the overly-wide scope of certain offences aimed at preventing recruitment, incitement and material support to terrorism can adversely affect rights, such as freedom of expression, association and assembly, freedom of religion or belief, the right to respect for private and family life and freedom from discrimination. ACTIVITIES Human Rights Monitoring and Response In response to a request by the Government of Ukraine, ODIHR undertook a Human Rights Assessment Mission to consider the human rights situation throughout the country. ODIHR deployed a total of 19 monitors in the period between 6 March and 1 April 2014 to collect information about relevant developments and their implications for human rights. Interlocutors included government officials at all levels, elected representatives, staff members of the national human rights institution, local community representatives, as well as representatives of national and international NGOs and international organizations. Monitors were deployed to Chervonohrad, Donetsk, Kyiv, Luhansk, Lviv, Lyubovichi, Kharkiv, Kherson, Mykolayiv and Odessa, as well as in Crimea. They conducted a total of 187 interviews. A comprehensive report, highlighting the main findings and presenting key recommendations to the Ukrainian authorities, as well as the de-facto ­authorities in Crimea, was published in May. In September, ODIHR followed up by organizing a meeting in Warsaw with Ukrainian civil society representatives to discuss developments affecting ODIHR Annual Report 2014 43