Human Rights Since 2004, the ODIHR has been conducting quarterly training courses for OSCE field staff that cover the whole range of human dimension OSCE/URDUR GUNNARSDOTTIR issues. view of international standards on the protection of the rights of trafficking victims for a trial-monitoring manual. The trial-monitoring programme in Moldova will become operational in early 2006. The ODIHR also organized a side event on the right to non-refoulement in the return of trafficked persons to countries of origin during the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in September. The event brought together practitioners from countries of destination and origin to share experiences of the manner in which risk to returnees is assessed in countries of destination and the outcomes of return for trafficking victims. The ideas and contacts generated during the event led to an increased awareness of the right to non-refoulement of trafficked persons among numerous actors. Co-operation on anti-trafficking work The ODIHR has pursued good working relations with OSCE anti-trafficking actors based in Vienna and the field through regular contact and exchange of information. It aims to ensure that important issues identified through the country visits of the Special Representative on Trafficking in Human Beings are incorporated into the ODIHR’s programme work and 62 that the Special Representative is party to the ODIHR’s concerns and initiatives. The ODIHR organized a two-day workshop with OSCE anti-trafficking focal points in May to strengthen working relations and promote consistency in anti-trafficking work in the OSCE region. The ODIHR provided training and awareness-raising for focal points on current issues, including the implementation of National Referral Mechanisms and trafficking for forced labour. The ODIHR followed up the workshop with visits to numerous missions, including those in Albania, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan, to provide advice on anti-trafficking strategy and to develop joint initiatives. Joint projects are currently underway or in the final stages of planning with the missions in Albania, Armenia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan, and others are to be pursued in 2006 with Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, and Ukraine. A number of joint activities have also been pursued with the Contact Point for Roma and Sinti Issues, specifically on raising awareness of trafficking among Roma and strengthening the role of Roma NGOs in anti-trafficking work. The ODIHR maintains good relations with ANNUAL REPORT 2005

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