POLICE-RELATED ACTIVITIES OF FIELD OPERATIONS SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE focus on the security and equality aspects of this issue. Based on the good practice established in previous years, the Mission presented its monitoring findings and paired up internal expertise with external trainers to deliver presentations at its training and public information events. Overall, the Mission organized two workshops and five roundtable meetings, two of which in co-operation with the NGO Sarajevo Open Centre, targeting more than 140 law enforcement representatives in seven locations across the country, both at the local and state level. In addition, the Mission delivered six presentations at local events and police stations around the country, bringing together 120 participants from law enforcement and other stakeholders. The presentations focused on the definition of hate crimes, the Mission’s findings on the current situation in BiH, the relevant legal framework and the importance of proper investigation and prosecution. Signing ceremony in Sarajevo Canton of the Protocol on Children Victims of Illegal Actions. 2 October 2018, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (OSCE/Vedran Pribilovic) Presentations on hate crimes and the Mission’s monitoring findings were also part of events under the umbrella of the counter-terrorism and P/C VERLT activities implemented by the Mission, such as events for local stakeholders in Zavidovići, Mostar and Brčko on 11 October, 22 November and 4 December, respectively. The continuous capacity-building and awareness-raising with law enforcement and other justice sector actors resulted in one hate crimes verdict reached in 2018 by applying hate crimes provisions from the amended 2016 Criminal Code of the Federation of BiH. This is the fourth final verdict on charges of hate crimes reached in BiH since the legislation was amended, and the first final verdict reached in the FBiH on the basis of the amended provisions. Activities Related to Threats Posed by Criminal Activity Counter-Terrorism & P/C VERLT The Mission continuously assists relevant institutions in BiH in their efforts to effectively counter-terrorism and P/C VERLT through co-ordinated action at all levels of authority, through capacity-building and awareness-raising on relevant international and domestic regulatory and institutional frameworks. This is mainly done by supporting the BiH Council of Ministers’ Monitoring Body for Implementation of the BiH 2015-2020 Strategy for the Prevention of and Fight against Terrorism (the Monitoring Body) and its Action Plan, as well as by enabling relevant BiH representatives to adequately participate at OSCE and other international and regional forums dealing with counter-terrorism and P/C VERLT-related issues. The aim is foremost to build national capacities to address issues by raising awareness within the country and to facilitate the exchange of international and national expertise and good practices in this field. On 20 and 22 February, the Mission organized a workshop on the development of the first Monitoring Body’s “Report on Implementation of the BiH 2015-2020 Strategy for Prevention of and Fight against Terrorism” and associated Action Plans. Members of the Monitoring Body and representatives of international organizations that support the implementation of the Strategy and its Action Plans, including the Mission, produced a draft report which was submitted to the Council of Ministers of BiH for review and adoption. The draft report includes the Mission’s programmatic activities related to counter-terrorism and P/C VERLT, the rule of law, hate crimes, democratic governance, human rights and gender equality. On 26 and 27 March, Mission members participated in and supported the participation of two prosecutors from the BiH Prosecutor’s Office in the “FATF/OSCE/CoE MONEYVAL Workshop for Judges and Prosecutors: Experiences, Challenges and Best Practices”, held in Strasbourg, France. The Workshop provided a platform for gathering and sharing experiences, challenges and best practices in investigating and prosecuting money laundering and terrorist financing, as well as seizures and confiscation of criminal proceeds. 53