the development of human rights-compliant anti-terrorism legislation and policy. Additionally, OHCHR contributes to the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force by leading the Working Group on Protecting Human Rights While Countering Terrorism. OHCHR is promoting strengthened protection of human rights through leadership and advocacy, providing technical assistance and training, and developing tools to assist practitioners. The Office has focused on deepening the understanding of international human rights obligations in the context of terrorism through focused research and analysis, in particular a fact sheet on human rights, terrorism and counter-terrorism. OHCHR is also in the process of organizing regional seminars on human rights and counter-terrorism, updating the Digest of Jurisprudence of the United Nations and Regional Organizations on the Protection of Human Rights while Countering Terrorism and developing a fact sheet on the relationship between international humanitarian law and human rights law. The Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights while Countering Terrorism, operating under the new Human Rights Council, works to identify, exchange and promote best practices on measures to counter terrorism that respect human rights and fundamental freedoms. The Special Rapporteur also addresses allegations of human rights violations in the course of countering terrorism. He conducts visits to selected individual countries and has engaged in correspondence with more than 40 countries about their law and practice. He reports regularly both to the Human Rights Council and to the General Assembly, including on selected thematic issues and his country visits. The United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute has provided training on witness protection, with a specific focus on the persons who participate or who have participated in terrorist or organized criminal groups as well as on victims of terrorism, for public prosecutors and other relevant investigating officials from 19 Latin American countries. Training activities aim at improving skills to optimize the use of information provided by witnesses in accordance with the right of defence and to promote appropriate approaches to victims of terrorism. *** 67