Kazakhstan’s authorities, based on the latest achievements, tools and good practices in financial investigative techniques in the banking sector. It was organized jointly by the OSCE Centre in Astana, the Financial Police of Kazakhstan and the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Office of the US Embassy in Kazakhstan. Trafficking in Human Beings In 2012, the Centre contributed to strengthening the criminal justice sector in response to THB. Together with a local NGO the Centre implemented a project aimed to monitor police detention facilities in four regions of Kazakhstan, with the purpose of identifying possible victims of trafficking. This project helped the authorities to identify and provide support to trafficking victims. Another project implemented in co-operation with several government counterparts and NGOs aimed to increase the awareness of specialized staff in orphanages and vocational schools about trafficking prevention strategies. In the framework of the project the Centre, with the assistance of local anti-trafficking NGOs, organized regional seminars for representatives of specialized staff in orphanages and vocational schools and a concluding round table. Furthermore, the Centre, together with the Supreme Court and the Academy of Public Administration, conducted training seminars for judges from courts across Kazakhstan to discuss human trafficking from a judicial perspective. Drug Trafficking The Centre facilitated the participation of representatives of the MoIA’s Drug Control Committee, Almaty’s Department of Internal Affairs, and the National Security Committee in the workshop on preventing trafficking in chemical precursors, organized by the centre jointly with the EU/UNDP Border Management in Central Asia Program. Counter-Terrorism The Centre, with the support of the TNTD/ATU, organized a round table to discuss violent radicalization and the factors that may be conducive to terrorism. The event focused on how state authorities and civil society can work together to prevent and combat terrorism while ensuring respect for human rights and the rule of law. Seminar participants also examined the possible contribution of the police to the fight against violent extremism and radicalization. Furthermore, the Centre helped raise awareness of the issue of violent extremism at the country’s Parliament and supported an international conference which focused on contemporary instruments of combating violent extremism and radicalization. ****** 127