offences, and the conviction and punishment of trafficking offenders. The event was attended by 20 representatives from the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Justice, the Police Institute under the MIA and the General Prosecutor’s Office. Several case studies on good practices in investigating and prosecuting human trafficking crimes in OSCE participating States with a focus on different kinds of exploitation were presented and discussed during the course. On 25 July, the Centre, in co-operation with the OSCE Secretariat in Vienna and ODIHR organized a one-day seminar on “Women’s Rights and Gender Issues” for Representatives of Turkmenistan’s law enforcement bodies. The event was attended by 25 representatives of Turkmenistan’s Supreme Court, the MIA, the Ministry of Justice, the Police Institute under the MIA and the General Prosecutor’s Office. Participants discussed issues such as contemporary problems related to women’s security, including THB. Drug Trafficking In 2013, the Centre conducted a number of integrated border management training courses which included a drug enforcement component. In May, some 60 officials participated in a series of five-day specialized training courses at and in the proximity of four different border crossing points which focused on land and riverside border management; border patrolling; border surveillance and passengerdocument-cargo inspection procedures. During September, over 40 officials participated in a series of five-day training courses dealing with maritime border management, border patrolling, border surveillance and passenger-document-cargo inspection procedures. These activities followed up on the targeted training for drug control and police officials on “Illegal Drug Apprehension Methods” that the Centre conducted for the police and drug enforcement agencies of Turkmenistan in 2012. The Centre also facilitated and supported the participation of representatives of the MIA and the State Service to protect the Security of a Healthy Society (Drug Control Agency) in the following OSCE-organized police-related events: - Annual Drug Conference “Prevention of Illicit Drug Trade on the Internet”, Vienna, 2526 July; and OSCE Annual Police Experts Meeting, Vienna, 24-25 October (see also chapter 2.2). ****** 127