[ Human Rights ] Law-enforcement officers participating at a training session in Zajecˇar, Serbia, on increasing awareness of women’s security issues at the local level, 10 November 2011. (OSCE/Andreea Vesa) Activities Support for Human Rights Defenders and National Human Rights Institutions In 2011, ODIHR continued to work with civil society actors to build their capacity to monitor and report on the human rights situation in participating States. During the first six months of 2011, ODIHR supported the efforts of a Georgian NGO, the Human Rights Centre, to carry out systematic monitoring of assemblies. Monitors trained by ODIHR observed 75 assemblies in Tbilisi and other parts of the country. Their preliminary findings were compiled in a comprehensive report, prepared by the Human Rights Centre and to be published in early 2012. Its recommendations should form the basis for dialogue with authorities on strengthening the freedom of assembly. From 1 to 3 February, ODIHR delivered training in Bishkek on human rights monitoring to 21 civil society representatives, mainly from Bishkek and southern Kyrgyzstan, the area most affected by ethnic violence in 2010. ODIHR organized a roundtable on monitoring freedom of assembly on 13 May in Chisinau, Moldova, with the participation of civil society actors from Armenia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova and Serbia. During the roundtable, past experiences were evaluated in order to provide input for future monitoring activities by civil society and OSCE actors. Training on freedom of assembly and the policing of assemblies was delivered to 18 police chiefs and representatives of the Ministry of Interior of Armenia on 17 May in Yerevan. On 5 and 6 September, ODIHR organized, jointly with the OSCE Office in Baku, training for 22 civil society representatives on international standards relating to freedom of association, with a focus on registration standards. On 1 and 2 December in Belgrade, ODIHR organized, jointly with the OSCE Mission to Serbia, training on assembly monitoring for Serbian civil society. Given the positive feedback on the training, Serbian NGOs are expected to take on additional monitoring functions in the area of freedom of assembly in 2012. ODIHR also launched two new tools on freedom of assembly and association in 2011. The Handbook on Monitoring Freedom of Peaceful Assembly, available in English and Russian, is a guide for groups undertaking independent monitoring of assemblies in their countries. The Handbook draws on established good practices in monitoring assemblies and on training programmes for NGOs supported by ODIHR in various participating States. AssociatiOnline, a webbased interactive guide to freedom of association for ODIHR Annual Report 2011 43