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from human rights violations and their negative impact on
the short- and long-term effectiveness of policing.
In addition, ODIHR contributed specific human rights
expertise to a number of national and regional events,
with a view to promoting human rights compliance in
P/C VERLT in the countries concerned. In June, ODIHR
participated in a national seminar on VERLT in Georgia
and in an interregional conference on VERLT in Mongolia.
Furthermore, ODIHR took part in several TNTD/ATU
national workshops on the use of the Internet for terrorist
purposes - in January in Uzbekistan, and in August in
Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. As a result of the January
workshop, at the request of the Office of the Project Coordinator in Uzbekistan, ODIHR reviewed the regulatory
framework concerning the country’s measures in countering
the use of the Internet for terrorist purposes52.
Trafficking in Human Beings
From 16 to 18 October, during a Europol conference held in
Lisbon, ODIHR delivered presentations on combating THB,
and its work on NRMs for Children, focusing on the best
interests of the child, trauma, and gender sensitive and human
52
Between October and December 2019, ODIHR published three separate legal analyses
in that context: its comments on the counter-terrorism law, on the so-called “antiextremism” law and on relevant mass media regulations. The three sets of comments
are available at: https://www.legislationline.org/odihr-documents/page/legal-reviews/
country/55/Uzbekistan/show.
rights-based approaches. The panel discussion highlighted the
approach of European and other international stakeholders in
assisting EU countries in improving the early identification
of child victims and developing their investigative capacity,
while ensuring the protection of victims and the respect of
their rights.
From 22 to 24 April, ODIHR conducted a training on the interlinkages between proactive identification and investigation
of trafficking cases in Tashkent. The training was attended
by 18 participants, which included (three women and 15
men) police officers, border guards, prosecutors, judges and
representatives from the MFA, Ministry of Labour, and civil
society.
Border Security and Management /
Customs
On 21 June, ODIHR participated in the OSCE BMSC
organized roundtable on “Co-operation in countering the
threat of trafficking in human beings in context of border
security and management”, organized in Dushanbe. During
the roundtable, ODIHR delivered a presentation on human
rights principles in border management and the identification
of vulnerable groups.
From 22 to 24 October, ODIHR delivered a session on bias,
profiling, and stereotypes in border security at the OSCE
Border Security and Management Training for Mediterranean
ODIHR – Police-Related Activities 2019
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ACTIVITIES ON:
General Police Development and Reform 91%
Threats posed by Criminal Activity 9%
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