aimed to increase the capacity of anti-corruption entities by presenting methods and organizational measures for corruption prevention and international best practices for detection and suppression of corruption offences. It was also tailored to assist in the current preparation of the new national anti-corruption strategy and action plan for 2015-2025. Public Order Management From 12-14 May, the Centre facilitated the participation of an international expert from the OSCE Strategic Police Matters Unit in the first training seminar in Almaty on public-assembly management. The event was co-organized by the local non-governmental organization “Charter for Human Rights” and the Interior Ministry, with support from the Embassy of Netherlands in Astana, for some 20 mid- and senior-level Interior Ministry officials from across the country directly responsible for ensuring law and order during public assemblies. In particular, the participants learned practices to ensure that the authorities follow rules on limiting the impact of firearms and the application of physical force, as prescribed by international human rights standards. The seminar also aimed at raising awareness among the relevant authorities on legislative and practical recommendations On 11-12 December, the Centre supported a two-day training seminar for police officers on best practices in managing public assemblies. Experts from the OSCE Transnational Threats Department/Strategic Police Matters Unit, Armenia and the United Kingdom briefed 22 midand senior-level officers from administrative police departments from the country’s regions on the international standards and legal basis for managing public assemblies. They reviewed the role of the police in maintaining public order and security during various events, preemptive strategies and de-escalation tactics for crowd management and promoting co-operative interaction. They also examined regulations regarding the use of non-lethal weapons in the case of disturbances. Police practices in view of the upcoming EXPO-2017 international exhibition in Astana were discussed as well. The event was co-organized by the Centre and the Interior Ministry with the financial support of the Federal Foreign Office of Germany. ****** 138