[ Human Rights ]
Participants at a training course on the protection of human rights during the investigation of terrorist
crimes, organized by ODIHR in Skopje, 3 November 2011. (OSCE/Faruk Ademi)
Unit and Gender Section, organized an expert roundtable “Preventing Women Terrorist Radicalization”. The
event provided a forum for more than 60 experts from
academia, civil society, the media and the authorities
in OSCE participating States to discuss the dynamics
behind the terrorist radicalization of women and identify ways to prevent it.
Training of law-enforcement officers on the protection of human rights while countering terrorism was
provided in Prishtinë/Priština on 14 and 15 February,
and in Sarajevo from 14 to 16 September. The training
module developed by ODIHR, Countering Terrorism,
Protecting Human Rights, aims to provide public officials and counter-terrorism practitioners with a better
understanding of the main human rights issues that
arise while addressing terrorism, and ways to ensure
the protection of human rights in line with international standards and OSCE commitments. The training
module has been delivered in more than a dozen OSCE
locations since its introduction in 2005.
In 2011, ODIHR launched a project aimed at elaborating a specific training course on the protection
of human rights while countering terrorism for its
future integration into the regular curricula of the law
enforcement training institutions of Tajikistan. The
project is being implemented jointly with the OSCE
Office in Tajikistan, in the context of the ongoing
police reform process and subsequent review of police
curricula.
Pilot training on human rights and the investigation
of terrorist crimes was organized for law-enforcement
officers on 31 October and 1 November in Prishtinë/
Priština, and on 3 and 4 November in Skopje. The initiative, which aims to develop a practical training module
on operational issues in this area, was launched within
the framework of a joint project with the OSCE Strategic Police Matters Unit.
Finally, training sessions on human rights, counter-terrorism and border security were also delivered
jointly, with the OSCE Border Management Staff College (BMSC) in Tajikistan, during the BMSC’s staff
courses on 15 and 16 March, and 17 June in Dushanbe,
as well as during the Lithuanian OSCE Chairmanship
seminar on counter-terrorism and border security, in
Vilnius from 17 to 21 October. The training aimed to
provide officials from border and customs agencies in
OSCE participating States and Partners for Co-operation a human rights based approach to securing borders
against terrorism.
Human Rights and the Armed Forces
ODIHR continued to raise awareness and publicize
the recommendations and good practices outlined
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