ODIHR received very positive feedback on the document from the police academies of the
OSCE participating States and other professionals. ODIHR expects that the Guidelines will
be finalized in the course of 2012.
Human Rights and Anti-Terrorism
The ODIHR Human Rights and Anti-Terrorism Programme successfully delivered two
training courses for law enforcement officers on the protection of human rights while
countering terrorism. The first training, organized jointly with the OSCE Mission in Kosovo
and the Kosovo police24, gathered over twenty officers of the Kosovo police and the
European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (Pristina, 14-15 February 2011). The second
training, organized in co-operation with the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH)
and the Ministry of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina, was delivered to over twenty
counter-terrorism practitioners (Sarajevo, 14-16 September 2011).
Based on ODIHR’s training module on “Countering Terrorism, Protecting Human Rights”, the
training sessions provided participants with a better understanding of the main human rights
issues that arise while addressing terrorism and ways to ensure the protection of human
rights in line with international standards and OSCE commitments. ODIHR’s training module
has been delivered in over a dozen locations throughout the OSCE region since 2005.
In co-operation with the OSCE Strategic Police Matters Unit, the ODIHR Human Rights and
Anti-Terrorism Programme has started developing a practical training module on human
rights-compliant investigations of terrorism. Two pilot training were carried out in Pristina (31
October – 1 November 2011) and Skopje (3-4 November 2011) in co-operation with the
relevant OSCE field operations and local authorities.
In 2011, ODIHR launched a project aimed at elaborating a specific training course on the
protection of human rights while countering terrorism for its future integration into the regular
curricula of the law enforcement training institutions of Tajikistan. The project is implemented
jointly with the OSCE Office in Tajikistan in the context of the ongoing police reform process
and subsequent review of police curricula.
Training sessions on human rights, counter-terrorism and border security were also delivered
together with the OSCE Border Management Staff College in Tajikistan during its Annual
Staff Courses. The training sessions enhanced the capacities of over 50 border officials from
the OSCE participating States and Partners for Co-operation to protect human rights when
securing borders from terrorism.
Freedom of Assembly
Training for the Armenian police focusing on freedom of assembly and the policing of
assemblies was delivered in May in Yerevan, in co-operation with the OSCE Office in
Yerevan.
Anti-Trafficking
In line with OSCE commitments and the OSCE Action Plan to Combat Trafficking in Human
Beings, the ODIHR Anti-Trafficking Programme continued to assist participating States in
establishing and implementing human rights-based approaches to combating trafficking in
human beings. In particular, activities focused on enhancing victims' access to justice and
effective remedies, including compensation, and ensuring human rights protection in the
return of trafficked persons.
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All references to Kosovo institutions/leaders refer to the Provisional Institutions of Self Government.
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