evaluating the performance of judges and enhancing professional skills within the judiciary. Twenty-three judges, policymakers and members of civil society attended the event. Anti-Trafficking The Anti-Trafficking and Gender Programme (ATG) continued to organize seminars on human rights and gender issues related to combating trafficking in human beings (THB). The Mission contributed to the evaluation of the National Action Plan for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings 2010-2013 and the development of the National Action Plan 2014-2016, with a focus on human rights and results-based management strategies. This was achieved through training sessions with the participation of 25 representatives of the State Network of Anti-Trafficking Focal Points. In the period 10-15 March, the Mission organized a study visit to Serbia with the aim of exchanging best practices and lessons learned in the development and implementation of the Anti-Trafficking National Referral Mechanisms. Seven Moldovan governmental and nongovernmental anti-trafficking experts took part in this study visit. During the visit, Moldovan experts met with policy making as well as operational-level Serbian experts and visited a number of institutions that specifically deal with the assistance and protection of victims of trafficking. The main focus of this visit was on victim identification, financial investigations in human trafficking cases and seizures of assets. On the margins of the visit, the Moldovan representatives of the General Prosecutor’s Office and Centre for Combating Trafficking in Persons of the Ministry of Interior met the Serbian Unit for Combating Organized Crime to discuss possible co-operation and conduct of parallel investigations in cases involving Moldovan and Serbian citizens. On 5-6 May, within its project “Training Seminars for Legal Professionals on Combating Domestic Violence, Trafficking in Human Beings and Cyber-crime”, the Mission, in partnership with the National Institute of Justice, organized a training seminar on combating trafficking in human beings for approximately 25 judges and prosecutors. Practical aspects of investigating trafficking for labour exploitation and organ trafficking were addressed and discussed during the training. Domestic Violence The ATG organized and attended various conferences and workshops on assisting victims of domestic violence and dealing with perpetrators. In order to strengthen co-ordination on THB and gender equality issues, the Mission organized five national Technical Coordination Meetings (TCMs), which included 150 participants from 50 state agencies, civil society and international organizations from both sides of the Transdniestrian conflict. On 14-15 April, within its project “Training Seminars for Legal Professionals on Combating Domestic Violence, Trafficking in Human Beings and Cyber-crime”, implemented in partnership with the National Institute of Justice, the Mission organized a training seminar on techniques for interviewing child victims of sexual abuse for around 25 judges and prosecutors. Along with the technical aspects of investigating and prosecuting such cases, the legal professionals were familiarized with the psychology of child victims of abuse and the observance of children’s rights during criminal proceedings. On 16-17 June, the Mission, in partnership with the National Institute of Justice, organized a seminar on combating domestic violence for approximately 30 judges and prosecutors. The seminar was a part of the project “Training seminars for legal professionals on combating domestic violence, trafficking in human beings and cyber-crime”. 114