National Police Human Rights Directorate. Participants discussed their experiences, challenges and good practices, including domestic violence case-handling and co-operation with service providers and civil society. The training was designed based on a needs assessment and feedback provided by the trainees during the previous events. The training was also a timely endeavour in view of the upcoming adoption of the Law on Domestic Violence. Both events directly contributed to the integration of human rights and gender perspectives into Ukraine’s ongoing security sector reform and further support the implementation of Ukraine’s UNSCR 1325 National Action Plan. Hate Crime In 2017, ODIHR continued its efforts to support participating States in addressing hate crimes through implementation of its Training against Hate Crimes for Law Enforcement (TAHCLE) Programme.1 Three more participating States committed to implement TAHCLE2 by signing Memoranda of Understanding with ODIHR (Estonia, Malta and Slovakia). Georgia sent an official request asking for ODIHR’s assistance in implementing training on hate crimes for the Georgian Police. Currently ODIHR is negotiating the modalities of the implementation and key provisions of the Memorandum of Understanding which will be signed in early 2018. On 13 January, the Estonian Academy for Security Sciences signed an agreement with ODIHR to implement TAHCLE. Following that, the Estonian authorities established a National Implementation Working Group (NIWG) tasked to oversee and advise on the process of TAHCLE implementation. Together with the NIWG members, ODIHR worked on customization of the TAHCLE Curriculum to reflect the national situation. On 28 June, ODIHR delivered a half-day awareness-raising workshop within the framework of implementation of TAHCLE in Estonia for 35 representatives (eight women and 26 men) of the Estonian Police, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Justice, Prosecutor’s Office and Academy for Security Sciences. From 31 October to 2 November, ODIHR conducted a threeday ToT session for a group of 15 participants (ten women and five men) from the Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, Prosecutor’s Office and Police and Border Guard Board. The 1 T  raining Against Hate Crimes for Law Enforcement (TAHCLE), http://www.osce.org/ odihr/tahcle. 2 OSCE/ODIHR news item is available at http://www.osce.org/odihr/293781. 140 ODIHR-trained trainers are expected to deliver training on hate crimes to their colleagues and to the students of the Academy. The cascading training sessions will start in 2018. On 2 February, the Ministry for Home Affairs and National Security of Malta signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ODIHR to implement TAHCLE.3 In line with the MoU, ODIHR worked closely with the established National Implementation Working Group to customize the curriculum to the national context and to agree on the modalities of the ToT. During the customization process, ODIHR took into account information received during the needs assessment mission, organized prior to signing of the MoU. Once the curriculum was finalized, ODIHR delivered a threeday ToT course on TAHCLE for nine participants (four women and five men) at the Academy of Disciplined Forces in Malta. The training included modules of ODIHR’s Prosecutors and Hate Crimes Training (PAHCT)4 programme as some of the participants have combined investigatory and prosecutorial functions. Following the ToT, the National Liaison Officer prepared a cascading plan for the training on hate crimes. The implementation of the plan has already started, and to date, about 100 police officers have received training on hate crimes. The training will continue throughout 2018. On 18 January, ODIHR conducted a half-day workshop on hate crimes for 20 senior officials (four women and 16 men) from Finland, including representatives of the Prosecutor’s Office of Helsinki and the Police University College, as well as a representative of the Finnish League for Human Rights. During the workshop, ODIHR facilitated a discussion on the importance of addressing hate crimes, delivered modules on the definition of hate crime, international standards, relevant national legislation and the impact of hate crimes. The participants evaluated the programme highly and expressed readiness to support the cascading process. From 7 to 9 March and 24 to 27 April, in line with the Memorandum of Understanding, signed on 28 April 2016, ODIHR delivered two ToT sessions for 42 police officers (nine women and 33 men) at the Police University College in Tampere, Finland. After the training sessions, the Finnish National Police Board developed a plan to disseminate the training on hate crimes to all relevant police forces and to integrate it into the curriculum of the Police University College. 3 OSCE/ODIHR news item is available at http://www.osce.org/odihr/297026. 4 P  rosecutors and Hate Crimes Training (PAHCT) Programme http://www.osce.org/ odihr/pahct.