Of Note Launch of the report was attended by 23 participants, including representatives from the Judicial Training Centre, the Commission for Human Rights, the American Bar Association, the Bishkek City and District Courts, and members of civil society. The trial monitors attended 1,134 first-instance court hearings open to the public in 821 criminal cases. These court sessions took place in 26 district and three regional (city) courts. Trial monitors carried out complete monitoring of 333 cases, and general monitoring of 488 cases. The court sessions attended by the trial monitors were presided over by a total of 105 judges. Trial-Monitoring: A Reference Manual for Practitioners 137