Facilitating Exchange of Experience and Learning from Good Policing Practices From 26 September to 7 October, the PCUz facilitated the participation of the Head of the Human Rights Protection and Legal Provision Department of the Ministry of Interior at the 2011 OSCE “Human Dimension Meeting” in Warsaw. On 22-24 November, the PCUz, as part of its ongoing support to Uzbekistan's Police Academy, in close co-operation with the SPMU, organized a training course for Uzbekistan’s Police Academy teachers on the juvenile justice system. The training was conducted by experts from Ireland’s National Police. Approximately 20 participants learned about the experiences and best practices of other participating States in their juvenile justice systems. On 9-11 December, the PCUz jointly with the SPMU, facilitated the participation of one representative from the Ministry of Interior in the “International Terrorism and Transnational Crime Symposium” held in Antalya. The event was organized by the International Center for Terrorism and Transnational Crime at the Turkish National Police Academy and brought together over 80 participants from all over the world. During the symposium participants focused on the issues in the Middle East in the light of regional developments, the effects of regional issues on transnational crimes, strategies in countering radicalization, terrorism, transnational crimes and the role of international organizations in solving regional problems. From 12-15 December, the PCUz, jointly with SPMU, facilitated the participation of two representatives from the police and security services in a training workshop on “Surveillance Techniques for Law Enforcement Personnel” organized by CARICC in Almaty. During the training participants learned the skills necessary to conduct surveillance in support of law enforcement agencies (see also chapter 2). Helping to Integrate the Uzbek Police into the International Police Community From 9-10 June, the PCUz facilitated the participation of a representative of the Police Academy of the Ministry of Interior in a Workshop on “Contemporary Police Training: Elearning”, organized by the SPMU and the Turkish National Police Academy (see also chapter 2). Promoting Human Rights Standards among Police Aiming at further building the capacity of police officers in the field of human rights the PCUz supported the establishment of the Resource Centre at the Human Rights Protection and Legal Provision Department of the Ministry of Interior. The PCUz provided the Centre with the necessary computer equipment, literature on various legal issues, and access to the Internet resources. In 2011, some 125 police officers representing all the regions of Uzbekistan and going through the in-service training at the Police Academy were trained in the practical application of human rights standards in their daily work. National human rights experts and the international experts shared their knowledge and expertise on issues such as: awareness raising on women’s human rights and fostering women’s participation and role in law enforcement institutions; training methodologies on human rights for the police to provide an opportunity for reflection for all police officers facing practical problems in the field; as well as ensuring human rights while combating transnational threats such as terrorism, drug trafficking and trafficking in human beings. In order to increase human rights awareness in the educational process, the PCUz and the Human Rights Chair of the Police Academy prepared and published the Manual on General Theory of Human Rights for the second-year students, including a complete methodological guidance to each chapter. 123