A/HRC/4/49 page 11 41. OHCHR also continued to analyse measures taken by States in the context of combating terrorism. OHCHR engaged in dialogue with several States regarding the conformity of specific measures with international human rights, humanitarian and refugee law. As part of its dialogue with States on this issue, OHCHR organized, on 15-17 November 2006, jointly with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, with the support of the Government of Liechtenstein, a workshop on “Human rights and international cooperation in counter-terrorism”. The workshop addressed some of the practical and legal issues which arise in international cooperation in countering terrorism, including issues related to the transfer of individual terrorist suspects from one jurisdiction to another; asset-freezing and other forms of individual sanctions; judicial cooperation; and problems related to the sharing of evidence and intelligence information (see E/CN.4/2006/94). OHCHR also developed a fact sheet on this subject that will be finalized in 2007 . 42. The issue of accountability for gross violations of human rights and humanitarian law continues to be high on my agenda. On 24 July 2006, Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court invited me to submit in writing my observations “on issues concerning the protection of victims and the preservation of evidence in Darfur, Sudan”. In compliance with this decision I submitted an amicus curiae brief to the Chamber on 10 October 2006. The brief focused on my Office’s experience in engaging in on-the-ground monitoring and investigation of serious human rights violations in the context of armed conflict and offered some observations on the issue of protection of victims. The brief argued that the risks to victims must be assessed in the light of a variety of factors, notably the advantage to the overall protection of a population that can be derived from an international presence, including criminal investigation. 43. OHCHR has also been providing dedicated support to the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) since its recent inception. The Fund offers a broad structure for the United Nations system to consolidate its cooperation and build its partnership at the national, regional and global levels in the area of democracy, with invaluable support to emerging democracies and countries in transition. Our contribution has stressed that human rights standards must underpin any meaningful conception of democracy and giving effect to democratic principles necessitates, inter alia, the building of strong laws and institutions of democratic governance as well as independent oversight mechanisms. C. Trafficking 44. In 2006, OHCHR’s trafficking programme focused on strengthening the substantive and programmatic links with migration; developing country engagement from the standpoint of the thematic focus of trafficking; and supporting an analysis of the human rights impact of anti-trafficking initiatives in the field of legislation and policies. The High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development at the General Assembly on 14 and 15 September 2006 identified human rights as a crucial aspect of international migration, and discussed trafficking as a negative outcome of the violations of migrants’ rights. The growing significance of the issue of trafficking and migration at the global, regional and country levels, led as a result, to constantly increasing requests from various partners and stakeholders for advice and policy guidance on the issue. Consequently, training in trafficking, migration and