4.12 Centre in Bishkek the MoI’s Anti-Terrorism Department at the European Police College (CEPOL)  Training entitled “Islamic State – a New Threat for the European Security”, held in Budapest, Hungary.  Illicit Drugs and Chemical Precursors From 6-10 December, the CiB organized a training event on the prevention of drug abuse among juveniles as a part of its efforts to support the combating of organized crime. The training was attended by over 300 juvenile delinquency inspectors, social workers, and psychologists. Trafficking in Human Beings & Migration-Related Crime On 16 December, as a part of its anti-trafficking work, the Human Dimension (HD) of the CiB supported the fourth meeting  of the Inter-Agency Platform for Counteraction and Prevention of Trafficking in Human Beings in Bishkek. Additionally, the CiB organized anti-trafficking  awareness raising activities in Osh and Jalal-Abad in co-ordination with the State  Border Service, the MFA, and the MoI of Kyrgyzstan. As an outcome of these activities, the MoI, with the technical support of the CiB HD, issued methodical recommendations on countering trafficking in human beings, and the State Committee on Migration started to work on criteria identification for victims of crimes related to illegal migration and trafficking. Cybercrime From 15-25 September, the CiB, in co-operation with the management of the  Lithuanian Criminal Police Bureau, organized a training on cybercrime and intelligence-ledpolicing, which  was conducted for 100 participants in Bishkek. Other In August, the CiB, jointly with the MoI and the Department of Tourism under the Ministry of Culture, Information and Tourism, developed safety guidelines for tourists visiting IssykKul Lake. Along with information about safety measures, the booklet contains a map of the region and telephone numbers of the police stations located around the lake. Community Security Initiative in Kyrgyzstan (CSI) The CSI project has contributed significantly to improving police-public relations, the security and safety situation in general, and for building confidence between different 114 ethnic communities. As in previous years, the vast majority of activities aimed at building confidence between law enforcement agencies and communities. Focus was placed on reinforcing the achievements made regarding MPRs, LCPCs, and Neighbourhood Management teams, with the aim of enhancing their level of sustainability by the end of the project in December 2015. MPRs have specifically proven to be a successful tool for increasing police outreach to the public and establishing positive interactions between the police and communities. The number of MPR visitors had, however, significantly decreased between 2014 and 2015. While over 19,000 people had visited the MPRs in 2014, this number decreased to 12,000 by September 2015, even though the confidence of women approaching MPRs to voice their concerns increased slightly. Local stakeholders had three main explanations for this decrease in MPR visits. Firstly, the communities had become well acquainted with the MPRs and people were no longer as curious about them as they were in 2013. Secondly, through the support of the MPRs, people had learned where to file their administrative complaints and had begun to address the municipality directly. And thirdly, many security and safety needs and concerns of the public that still existed in 2013, three years after the events in June 2010, no longer existed in 2015. In 2015, the CSI continued with the implementation of small-scale projects. The CSI teams organized over 43 lectures, trainings, and projects on traffic safety, prevention of youth crime, juvenile delinquency, school bullying, school absenteeism, and social responsibility, reaching out to over 1,600 children and students across the country to strengthen co-operation between youth and police.  Two Police Open Days were organized in the southern provinces and aimed at improving community-police relations. In 2015, CSI and MoI created a joint working group responsible for handing over the project to the MoI. Two training sessions were organized for 44 officers of the MoI: one ToT was conducted on delivering in-service trainings; and the second training focused on community policing, effective communication, human rights, policing in multiethnic societies, and MPRs. Training materials were handed over to MoI officers for further use. CSI advisors conducted five additional trainings for police officers and MoI training advisors, and 19 trainings for LCPC members on community policing. In addition, the CSI delivered over 15 human rights training courses, lectures, and awareness raising events for more than 600 LCPC members, students, and youth camp participants to make them aware of their rights. The trainings focused on the protection of human and civil rights, on

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