administration), as well as its subdivisions in Tashkent city and Tashkent region, and specialized police educational establishments. The training course covered ethical rules in the work of police; international standards in fighting corruption; different stages of corruption cases; and related actions of the police and other relevant actors. Organized Crime From 26-28 March, the PCUz, jointly with the Police Academy under the MoI, conducted a three-day training course for police instructors on searching, identifying and seizing the proceeds of crime in Tashkent. The event brought together 25 trainers from the National Police Academy and was led by two experts from France who shared the experiences of European law enforcement agencies with search, detection and collection of traces and evidences of crime. Special attention was paid to existing training programmes in preparing law enforcement specialists on searching, identifying and seizing criminal proceeds. From 4-6 June, the PCUz, jointly with the Police Academy under the MoI, organized a training for criminal police to learn about best international practices on operation and investigation procedures. The training was conducted by two experts from Germany and the UK and brought together 25 representatives from the Police Academy, the MoI as well as police officers from Uzbekistan’s regions to study the legal framework and planning investigation practices with a special focus on complying with national and international human rights standards. Trafficking in Human Beings On 17 April, the PCUz participated at a roundtable on “Highlighting the Activities of Government(al) and Non-government(al) Organizations on the Implementation of the National Anti-trafficking Law”. The event was conducted in the framework of the USAID counter-trafficking project implemented by the Uzbek anti-trafficking NGO “Istiqbolli Avlod”. The roundtable brought together representatives of the government, NGOs from all the regions of Uzbekistan and anti-trafficking NGOs from Russia and Kazakhstan. On 14-15 May, the PCUz, jointly with the Anti-trafficking Inter-agency Commission, conducted a workshop in Samarqand for the executive secretaries of the territorial branches of the Commission on Counteracting Human Trafficking. The main aim of the workshop was to promote better anti-trafficking coordination between the police, health and social service providers, the women’s committee, the Makhallas and NGOs. On 21-22 May, the PCUz and the national anti-trafficking NGO “Istiqbolli Avlod” participated at the ODIHR Central Asian Regional Roundtable on “Building National Referral Mechanisms: Gaps Analysis and Good Practices” in Istanbul, Turkey. On 19-20 September, the PCUz organized a two-day training focusing on providing quick and accurate identification of the victim of human trafficking and providing relevant assistance to them. The event was organized together with the Uzbek Foreign Ministry and brought together 20 Uzbek consular officials based in Indonesia, Malaysia, Russia, Ukraine and other countries that are human trafficking destination points, as well as consular personnel of the Uzbek Foreign Ministry from Tashkent and experts from the OSCE Secretariat, Austrian and Latvian Foreign Ministries, Georgia, Israel and Moldova. Representatives of the State Anti-trafficking Commission and NGOs also took part. On 26-27 November, the PCUz facilitated the participation of representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the General Prosecutor’s Office, the Supreme Court, the Research Centre under the Supreme Court and a national anti-trafficking NGO at an International Seminar on “Protection Mechanisms for Trafficked Victims: Implementation of Non-Punishment 150