Our Collective Conscience •  creation of a positive environment for the compilation of good practices in the area of co-operation between governments and defenders. The Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia provided further information in relation to the case cited in footnote 34. He drew attention to the difficulties faced by journalists in Armenia and condemned violence and harassment against them. 16 October 2007 The Government of Canada stated that the report fell within the mandate of the ODIHR, and commended it for being balanced and capable of assisting participating States in implementing their commitments. It also urged that the work of the OSCE focus more on the issue of human rights defenders. 17 October 2007 The Government of Azerbaijan commented on a number of individual cases mentioned in the report (see footnotes 74, 87, 107, 108). 26 October 2007 The Government of Turkey welcomed the opportunity given to participating States to respond to the report, provided factual information in relation to particular cases in the report (see footnotes 16, 60), and reported on positive developments in Turkey relating to the situation affecting human rights defenders, including the nationwide establishment of human rights complaints procedures. 30 October 2007 The National Ombudsman of the Netherlands commended the thoroughness of the report and proposed no revisions. The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman of the United Kingdom noted with concern the reported cases and proposed no revisions. The Ombudsman of Croatia welcomed the report, noting that it outlined a number of disturbing trends, and pointed out that the situation of defenders in Croatia had improved greatly in recent years, although monitoring of the situation would continue.