2002 Porto OSCE Charter on Preventing and Combating Terrorism 7. All measures against terrorism and all counter-terrorism measures and cooperation should be conducted in accordance with the rule of law, the UN Charter and the relevant provisions of international law, international standards of human rights and international humanitarian law; 2004 Sofia OSCE Action Plan for the Promotion of Gender Equality 42. Participating States are therefore recommended to: (…) Establish or strengthen existing mechanisms for ensuring gender equality, inter alia by making available the services of an impartial and independent person or body, such as an Ombudsman/Human Rights Commissioner, to address gender related discrimination against individual citizens; 44 (g) Building national mechanisms for the advancement of women: The ODIHR will continue to provide know-how and support for the building-up of democratic institutions for advancing gender equality, such as Ombudsman’ s offices at local and national levels, as appropriate. 63