A/HRC/17/30 B. Other activities 6. From 12 to 14 April 2010, the Special Rapporteur participated in the Congress of the Latin American Federation of Magistrates (FLAM) in Mar del Plata, Argentina, where she gave a speech and facilitated a section on the independence of the judiciary in the region. 7. On 21 April she was the keynote speaker on “Human Rights and Judicial Independence” at the International Seminar on Human Rights and Judicial Independence organized by the Association of Judges for Democracy and the Center for Justice and International Law, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. 8. From 11 to 15 May 2010, the Special Rapporteur participated in the 10th Biennial International Conference of the International Association of Women Judges, where she presented a statement entitled “Terrorism and global security: threats to the independence of the judiciary in a changing world”, in Seoul, Republic of Korea. 9. On 3 June 2010, the Special Rapporteur addressed a side event on “Protective measures for judges and lawyers”, organized by Lawyers for Lawyers and Lawyers Rights Watch Canada, in collaboration with Judges for Judges and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) at the 14th session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations Office in Geneva. 10. On 4 June the Special Rapporteur chaired a side event on “Capacity building and human rights training as a fundamental pillar for judicial independence”, convened by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, in cooperation with the Permanent Missions of Brazil and Hungary at the 14th session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations Office in Geneva. 11. On 25 June the Special Rapporteur attended an event organized by Judges for Judges in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, speaking on the issue of “The Effective Role of the Special Rapporteur and NGOs” and participated in a panel focusing on different cases around the world in which the independence of the judiciary had been compromised. 12. From 28 June to 2 July, the Special Rapporteur participated in the seventeenth meeting of mandate holders of the special procedures, held in Geneva (28 June - 2 July). 13. On 29 September 2010, the Special Rapporteur participated in the “Attention to Victims of Terrorism and Other Violent Crimes” training course, organized by the Spanish Cooperation Training Centre in Montevideo, Uruguay. 14. On 22 October 2010, the Special Rapporteur submitted her annual report to the General Assembly4 on the role of judicial actors in ensuring accountability for human rights violations and combating impunity. 15. On 1 November 2010, the Special Rapporteur gave some of the opening remarks at the International Summit of High Courts, organized by the Court of Cassation of Turkey and the United Nations Development Programme, in Istanbul, Turkey. 16. From 7 to 11 November 2010, the Special Rapporteur attended the annual meeting of the International Association of Judges, in Dakar, Senegal. 17. On November 12, she participated in the Solemn Session of signing the constitution of the International Union of Portuguese-Speaking Judges with a speech on the exchange of best practices as a way to strengthen the administration of justice and the independence of the judiciary, in Praia City, Cape Verde. 4 4 A/65/274.