From 17-19 March, ODIHR organized an expert workshop on “The Phenomenon of Foreign Terrorist Fighters: A Human Rights Perspective” in Warsaw to discuss the potential human rights implications of measures to counter this phenomenon as well as their impact on communities with a particular focus on women and youth. The workshop gathered 20 prosecutors, State representatives, law enforcement officers, academics, and civil society and community representatives (10 men and 10 women). Cybercrime From 6-8 October, ODIHR also contributed as a speaker to the regional conference on “Foreign Terrorist Fighters – Challenges for South-Eastern Europe” in Sarajevo, organized by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina and the RACVIAC – Center for Security Cooperation. To ensure greater impact of its legislative assistance work, ODIHR participated in follow-up country visits to discuss the recommendations from its opinions with key stakeholders in OSCE participating States. On 26 March, ODIHR participated in a Roundtable on the Draft Cybersecurity Strategy and Draft Law on Cybersecurity of Ukraine, following the preparation of the OSCE/ODIHR Opinion on the Draft Law of Ukraine on Combating Cybercrime13 that was published in August 2014. During the roundtable, organized by the Committee on Legislative Support of the Verkhovna Rada, the Opinion’s main recommendations were presented by ODIHR and discussed. Other From 24-25 February, ODIHR participated as a human rights expert in the “Regional Counter-Terrorism Expert Workshop for Central Asia on Regional Co-Operation and Effective Responses to the Phenomenon of Foreign Terrorist Fighters”, organized by TNTD/ATU and the OSCE Office in Tajikistan. From 20-21 August, ODIHR took part in a regional workshop on “Preventive Obligations and Criminalization of Offences Regarding Foreign Terrorist Fighters Prescribed by United Nations Security Council Resolution 2178(2014)”, held jointly by TNTD/ATU and UNODC in Almaty. From 30 June-1 July, ODIHR also moderated one of the sessions of the OSCE Annual Counter-Terrorism Conference focusing on “Countering the Incitement and Recruitment of Foreign Terrorist Fighters”, held in Vienna. In 2015, ODIHR continued to deliver its mandate, in line with a well-developed and globally recognized election observation methodology established on a long-term and needs-based approach. Elections were assessed in 15 participating States for their compliance with OSCE commitments, international obligations, and other standards for democratic elections. This included the activities of the police in the implementation and enforcement of relevant aspects of the legal framework, such as their conduct during campaign activities, their role in providing election day security, and their investigation of electoral offences. Where shortcomings were identified, recommendations were made to support participating States in their efforts to bring electoral processes closer in line with OSCE commitments. In December 2015, following a request from the OSCE Office in Tajikistan, ODIHR commented on the National Strategy to Prevent and Counter VERLT of Tajikistan from a human rights perspective. From 7-8 December, ODIHR delivered a presentation during the workshop on “Security Sector Partnership with Civil Society, Local Government and Communities, and Private Sector for Countering Violent Extremism”, held by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo. 13 Available at http://www.legislationline.org/documents/id/19323. ODIHR – Police-Related Activities 2015 ACTIVITIES ON: General Police Development and Reform 60% Threats posed by Criminal Activity 40% 134