34  //  HUMAN RIGHTS Jorida Rustemi, Head of the Albanian National Preventive Mechanism (NPM), at an ODIHR-organized expert meeting on monitoring detention conditions and treatment of detainees in the context of countering violent etremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism (VERLT) in prisons. Warsaw, 5 December 2017. (OSCE/Agnieszka Rembowska) HUMAN RIGHTS EXPERT ADVICE ODIHR continued to host expert consultations on various aspects of human rights work, with the aim of developing effective guidance for OSCE participating States on the implementation of their human dimension commitments. ODIHR organized a series of consultations on the draft Guidance Paper on Freedom of Religion or Belief and Security for OSCE participating States. The draft document was discussed with practitioners in the fields of community engagement, counter-terrorism, criminal justice, human rights, law enforcement and national security. Discussions took place in Kyiv, London, Washington D.C., and approaches to the complex challenges in this area. A consultation meeting on 25 and 26 April, in Warsaw with 21 experts (11 men, 10 women) focused on the preparation of a publication on human rights compliant implementation of legislation and policies to counter the phenomenon of foreign terrorist fighters. On 4 and 5 December ODIHR partnered with Penal Reform International to conduct an expert meeting in Warsaw with 27 practitioners (12 men, 15 women). The purpose of the meeting was to gather information for a joint publication to support independent detention monitoring for the promotion of human rights while preventing violent extremism and terrorist radicalization in prisons. ODIHR continued to promote implementation of the OSCE/ODIHR-Venice Commission Guidelines on the Legal Personality of Religious or Belief Communities. On 28 and 29 September, ODIHR presented and discussed the guidelines at a side event held at the 36th session of the UN Human Rights Council. As follow-up to the Office’s assembly monitoring work, ODIHR organized an expert consultation on the role of municipalities in the facilitation of the freedom of peaceful assembly. The event, which took place on 30 and 31 March, in Warsaw, brought together 29 participants (19 men, 10 women), including from municipal authorities, civil society groups and police from 12 OSCE participating States. The event provided the basis for a compilation of good practices and recommendations on how municipal authorities can ensure that citizens are able to exercise their right to freedom of peaceful assembly and that authorities respect the other human rights of those doing so. On human rights and counter-terrorism, ODIHR gathered a broad range of practitioners, including state authorities, international organizations and civil society, to elaborate suitable As part of the Office’s work on strengthening the oversight of the armed forces and human rights, ODIHR put an emphasis on strengthening the skills of ombuds Ottowa, Canada, with 44 State officials (30 men, 14 women), from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Canada, Moldova, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States.