From 16-19 November, the PCU, in co-operation with the SPMU, facilitated a study visit for Ukrainian law enforcement authorities to Germany for sharing experience and best practice in the prevention and prosecution of human trafficking in the context of the upcoming EURO2012 football championship in Ukraine. Eight representatives from the Ukrainian MoI, State Border Guard Service and State Security Service participated in the trip. Throughout the year the PCU also provided assistance in translating some 30 criminal files obtained by the Ukrainian authorities within the mutual legal assistance process. PCU also facilitated English language courses for 12 key anti-trafficking staff of the MoI. In order to raise awareness of the crime of human trafficking, the PCU at the request of the Ministry of Interior supported the posting of 100 billboards in the Dnipropetrovsk region and the printing of 15,000 information cards in the Zhytomyr region showing the phone numbers of local anti-trafficking police units. In addition, the PCU facilitated the participation of the representatives from the Ukrainian MoI in the “Alliance Against Trafficking in Persons Conference on Trafficking for the Purpose of Domestic Servitude” organized by the OSR in Vienna (see also 3.5). Benefiting from the OSCE Charity Ball funds, the PCU in co-operation with the Ukrainian Criminal Police for Children Matters and a local NGO developed a programme for direct social and psychological assistance to children at high risk of being trafficked and facilitated the repairing of children-related facilities of the law enforcement Reception and Referral Centre for Minors in the Mykolayiv region of Ukraine. Domestic Violence During 2010, the PCU continued to assist the Ukrainian Government in the implementation of the Law of Ukraine “On Prevention of Domestic Violence”. Building on the 2007-2009 activities with regard to the development of a draft specialized police training course on combating domestic violence, the PCU in co-operation with Precinct Police Department of the MoI continued to conduct a number of field visits in June and August, to monitor the implementation of the course in the pilot regions, with a view to finalize it in 2011. On 26-27 August, the PCU also supported a two-day working meeting on combating domestic violence for public security police officers and police educational institutions, held in the Dnipropetrovsk State University of the MoI. Participants discussed the results of the implementation of the draft specialized course as well as the functioning of the interactive training room, established with PCU support in the university. As a positive outcome, it was noted that by August 2010 over 700 precinct police officers from Dnipropetrovsk region had benefited from the interactive training course. To familiarize police educational institutions from other regions of Ukraine with the course and its interactive component, the PCU facilitated the production of one hundred DVDs with roles plays performed in the interactive video training room of Dnipropetrovsk State University of Interior. In addition, at the request of the MoI, the PCU facilitated the publication of 15,000 copies of methodological recommendations on combating domestic violence, to be used by the precinct police inspectors. Upon request from the Ministry of Ukraine for Family, Youth and Sports, the PCU facilitated the finalization and publishing of 2,500 copies of the brochure “Programme of corrective work with domestic violence perpetrators”, which was developed on the basis of best practices in the field available in the OSCE region. To facilitate the implementation of the corrective programme, during March-April 2010, the PCU in co-operation with the Ministry of Ukraine for Family, Youth and Sports conducted a series of 12 two-day training courses for specialists working with domestic violence perpetrators. During the courses more than 340 70