Reconciliation underpinned by the principles of objectivity and non-intervention in judicial processes. The first principle aims at respecting the precept of judicial independence, thus requiring that all trial monitoring programmes respect and enhance the independence of the courts, both through their design and through the activities of the monitors. The second principle requires that the trial monitoring programme accurately reports on legal proceedings using clearly defined and accepted standards, and applies these standards impartially. The OSCE conducted an extensive trial monitoring program in a post-conflict context, which included observing and reporting on all war crimes cases across the country. The public, key partners in the justice sector, the international community, and NGOs were the report recipients. All war crimes proceedings were monitored from the time that an indictment was handed up until the verdict became final and binding. In implementing the monitoring programme, the OSCE assessed and identified systemic issues in the country’s judiciary and provided recommendations for the improvement of its legal and judicial systems. The OSCE’s guidance supported the state in upholding its constitution, its criminal procedure codes, and internationally recognized human rights and fundamental freedoms, and in fighting the most complex forms of crimes, such as war crimes, terrorism, corruption, and trafficking in human beings. The programme supported the creation of transparency and clarity for citizens, increasing their trust in institutions, and making it easier to talk about the past. 74