TOLERANCE AND NON-DISCRIMINATION Rabbi Andrew Baker, the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on Combating AntiSemitism, speaking at an expert conference on the security needs of Jewish communities in the OSCE region, Berlin, 13 June 2013. (OSCE/Thomas Rymer) participants were acquainted with the work of ODIHR in this area and also provided their feedback on the draft Guidelines on Recognition of Religious or Belief Communities. At the invitation of the Uzbekistan authorities, ODIHR delivered a training course on Freedom of Religion or Belief for the personnel of the Committee for Religious Affairs on 10 April. On 24 May, ODIHR and a member of the ODIHR Advisory Panel on Freedom of Religion or Belief held a roundtable meeting in Ashgabat to discuss ODIHR’s 2010 comments on Turkmenistan’s Law on Religious Freedom and Religious Organizations. Twenty participants attended the event, including representatives of the Parliamentary Council on Religious Affairs, the Ministry of Justice and the Prosecution Service. The event was organized in partnership with the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat. As part of its efforts to raise awareness about OSCE commitments and international standards pertaining to freedom of religion or belief, ODIHR developed a training manual for government officials and civilsociety representatives. ODIHR piloted the manual at a training event for OSCE field operations on 20 and 21 February in Warsaw. Staff from 11 field operations attended. to understanding full extent of the problem faced by Christian communities. Promoting Freedom of Religion or Belief ODIHR convened a roundtable meeting on inter-religious dialogue in promoting freedom of religion or belief jointly with the Ukrainian Chairmanship of the OSCE and the European Council of Religious Leaders. During the meeting, participants stressed that religious leaders play an important role in advocating for the freedom of religion or belief. The positive role of inter-faith and inter-religious initiatives to counter manifestations of intolerance and discrimination was also highlighted. To ensure that the forthcoming Guidelines on Recognition of Religious or Belief Communities cover pertinent issues and include examples of good practices, ODIHR consulted 85 experts at four roundtable meetings in Astana, Kyiv, Warsaw and Brussels, respectively. This document, developed in collaboration with the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission, updates the 2004 Guidelines for Review of Legislation pertaining to Religion or Belief. On 18 June, ODIHR organized the first meeting of the overhauled 12-member Advisory Panel of Experts on Freedom of Religion or Belief. During the meeting, 58  /   ODIHR Annual Report 2013