including representatives from civil society and OSCE delegations, attended the side event.32 Gender-Based Violence As in 2012, ODIHR once again assisted the OSCE Community Security Initiative (CSI) and local NGOs to participate in the “16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence” campaign in Kyrgyzstan, a global campaign that takes place every year from 25 November to 10 December. ODIHR assisted in producing eight banners and 5,000 brochures in the local language designed to raise public awareness of domestic violence and its legal consequences. With help from local gender NGOs, CSI distributed the ODIHR materials at various events, including training events for local officials, discussions with the public and awareness-raising events in schools. The banners were posted throughout the districts of Kara-Suu, Aravan, Nookat and Uzgen where domestic violence has been identified as an issue of concern. In Moldova, the work of police and social workers in the field of gender-based violence has been supported by a well-developed legislative framework for combating domestic violence, including detailed regulations on protective orders for victims. In 2013, the main issue as identified by the Women’s Law Center (WLC), one of ODIHR’s local partners, was the enforcement practices and awareness among police and social workers of their duties to implement victim assistance procedures. In 2013, ODIHR assisted the WLC in publishing and distributing 2,500 brochures for police officers (2,000 in Romanian and 500 in Russian), as well as 2,500 brochures for social workers (2,000 in Romanian and 500 in Russian), in which their specific roles as first responders in domestic violence cases were defined. These brochures formed part of a larger campaign by WLC to raise awareness about domestic violence and build capacity to address the shortcomings in implementing domestic violence legislation in Moldova. In 2013, ODIHR provided support to OSCE participating States in developing and reforming legal frameworks to prevent and combat violence against women, including domestic violence, in line with international standards and good practices. Upon request, ODIHR conducted legal reviews of domestic violence legislation in Georgia and Ukraine, and assisted national authorities in enhancing gender equality legislation more broadly in Mongolia and Ukraine. With the support of the Office of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, a series of meetings with government, parliament and civil society representatives were organized in Kyiv from 28-30 October, including a discussion with the Ukrainian Ministry of Interior concerning the main recommendations contained in ODIHR’s legal review, as well as their practical implications for the work of law enforcement authorities. The Office also continued to raise awareness concerning international obligations in the sphere of preventing and combating domestic violence. In this vein, ODIHR presented OSCE commitments and international standards relating to gender equality and domestic violence during the “Seminar on Women’s Rights and Gender Issues for Representatives of Law Enforcement Bodies of Turkmenistan”, organized by the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat on 25 July. The seminar brought together 25 representatives of law enforcement institutions in Turkmenistan to discuss international standards and good practices in protecting and fulfilling women’s rights. 32 For a news item concerning this side event, see: <http://www.osce.org/odihr/105490>. 155