H. Coalition All for Fair Trials, a Domestic Observer Group in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 138 Model A domestic trial-monitoring network consisting of 20 NGOs organized under the laws of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Inception The coalition was established in May 2003 with the support of the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje. Objectives • To raise awareness of international fair-trial standards and strengthen public confidence in the legal system; • To ensure that international fair-trial standards are obeyed in the courts; • To identify problems with the judicial system in connection with the prosecution of certain crimes and to make recommendations; • To assess the implementation of new criminal procedural provisions and practices of institutions responsible for combating organized crime. Partners None Monitoring Staff Observers are lawyers and members of the NGOs that are part of the coalition. Depending on the observation project, the number of contracted observers varies from 6 to 80. Reports “Countrywide Observation of the Implementation of Fair Trial Standards in Domestic Courts” (interim report, 2004); “Final Report, Countrywide Observation of the Implementation of Fair Trial Standards in Domestic Courts and the Assessment of the Functioning of the Judiciary” (2004); “Combating Trafficking in Human Beings through the Practice of the Domestic Courts” (2005); “The Successful Suppression of Election Irregularities - Key factors for fair and democratic elections” (2005); “Defamation and insult in criminal procedures against journalists” (2006); “Criminal justice responses to organized crime” (2006); “Efficiency of the Courts When Dealing with Organized Crime” (2008) Trial-Monitoring: A Reference Manual for Practitioners