Human Rights other international organizations in the field of anti-trafficking and regularly supports the participation of NGOs and key anti-trafficking actors in OSCE-sponsored events to strengthen its networks in the entire OSCE region. V. Women’s rights and security Recognizing that protecting the human rights of both women and men is essential to peace, security, and stability, the ODIHR established a new programme in 2005 that focuses on women’s rights in relation to conflict prevention, early-warning mechanisms, and post-conflict reconstruction. The programme was initiated with the intention of strengthening the connection between women’s rights and issues related to the promotion of security. In December, a consultation meeting on women’s rights and early-warning indicators was held in Vienna. Bringing together participants from throughout the OSCE, as well as other organizations, the meeting provided participants with an opportunity to present their work and to discuss how the indicators already developed can be improved and how they can be used in an OSCE context. The ODIHR is planning for a wider follow-up conference to this meeting next year. In an effort to tackle domestic violence in Moldova, the ODIHR organized a roundtable on the draft law on preventing and combating domestic violence, which resulted in a joint set of recommended amendments. Future Priorities The ODIHR plans to continue to develop its activities in the five programmatic areas outlined above, while maintaining a balance between monitoring compliance with commitments and conducting its assistance programmes. The ODIHR will continue monitoring implementation of OSCE commitments relating to freedom of assembly and association, with a particular focus on human rights defenders. It will also continue to monitor developments in the ANNUAL REPORT 2005 area of capital punishment in order to facilitate an exchange of information on the death penalty and its alternatives among various actors and to encourage compliance with international safeguards on the use of the death penalty. The ODIHR’s programme on anti-trafficking will focus on assisting participating States in the adoption of inclusive National Referral Mechanisms, strengthening the identification and protection of all trafficked persons, enhancing their access to justice and remedies, and supporting participating States in protecting the human rights of trafficked persons. The ODIHR will be active in terms of ensuring that methods used for combating terrorism comply with international human rights standards. In 2006, particular attention will be devoted to the elaboration of best practices in relation to the protection of the rights of victims of terrorism. Moreover, the Training Programme on Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism will be operational across the whole OSCE region. The Women’s Rights and Security programme will focus on activities to enhance implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security in the Balkans. Building on its meeting on women’s rights and early warning, the Office also plans to develop guidelines on women’s rights and conflict prevention. The ODIHR’s programme on Human Rights and Armed Forces, launched in 2005, aims to assist participating States in ensuring respect for the human rights of armed forces personnel. The primary component of this programme will be the publication of a handbook on the human rights and fundamental freedoms of armed forces personnel, which is expected to be completed in the spring of 2007. Other planned activities in 2006 include a number of roundtables on various topics related to the human rights of armed forces personnel. The roundtables are intended as stand-alone activities, but their outcome will also feed into the work on the handbook. 63