“Monitoring weapons and other equipment used by law-enforcement officials with a view to issuing recommendations on how to better prevent torture or other ill-treatment is a crucial part of our mandate. Until very recently there was little guidance for monitors, and this training provided an excellent opportunity for us to learn more about available tools, as well as enhancing our monitoring skills in this area.” — Przemysław Kazimirski, Head of the National Preventive Mechanism of Poland national governments to prevent torture and other ill-treatment. The Polish authorities working to prevent torture is using the information and techniques learned during the training in their day-to-day preventive work, as well as in their own monitoring of police custody and the use of force in Poland. The Slovenian monitors are now analysing the training provided to police officers and will elaborate new internal police rules, regulations and policy recommendations for the use of TASER and other equipment. This training has proved a key tool to reduce and eventually eliminate torture, and ODIHR has since received requests from other participating States to hold similar training sessions. ODIHR 2019 33