A/HRC/40/3 2. Death penalty 72. OHCHR advocated with States for the establishment of moratoriums, pursuant to General Assembly resolution 67/176, and for the protection of the rights of those facing the death penalty in countries including Bangladesh, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Japan, Malawi, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore, Thailand and the United States of America. 73. OHCHR organized a high-level panel discussion on poverty, the right to legal representation and the death penalty in New York and a regional event on the death penalty and drug-related offences in South-East Asia. It held a joint consultative meeting with the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the death penalty and human rights. 3. Counter-terrorism and prevention of violent extremism 74. OHCHR trained defence and security forces on the integration of human rights norms and standards into fighting violent extremism and terrorism in Cameroon and for the Joint Force of the Group of five for the Sahel and its member States. It conducted a joint regional workshop with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime on the gender dimensions of criminal justice responses to terrorism for government representatives from Comoros, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and Somalia. In Nigeria, it held an expert workshop to revise a training module on the gender dimensions of criminal justice responses to terrorism and conducted human rights and humanitarian training for the security forces in Somalia. 75. As chair of the inter-agency Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force Working Group on promoting and protecting human rights and the rule of law while countering terrorism, OHCHR published guidance to States on human rights-compliant responses to the threat posed by foreign fighters and participated in an expert meeting on the development of a memorandum on the use of rule of law-based administrative measures in the context of counter-terrorism. 4. Administration of justice and law enforcement 76. OHCHR continued its support for effective, accountable and human rights-based national law enforcement institutions. It supported the World Wildlife Fund on integrating human rights into its training and policy guidance. It led training sessions on human rights and the protection of civilians at the inaugural United Nations police commanders’ course in Langfang, China, for senior law enforcement officials awaiting deployment to peacekeeping missions. In Liberia, OHCHR supported efforts to implement good practices related to the use of force and firearms. In Fiji, it supported efforts to institutionalize human rights in training and policy frameworks. In Mauritania and Papua New Guinea, OHCHR supported national training academies to integrate human rights in their training curricula. 77. In Uganda, OHCHR supported the development of internal witness and victim protection guidelines for State prosecutors. It supported the implementation of the general law on disappearances in Mexico and provided technical assistance to the Ministry of Justice in Guinea in conducting inspections in pilot civil courts in five regions. It conducted workshops in Argentina, Panama and Uruguay on addressing harmful gender stereotypes among the judiciary in Latin America. 78. In the Central African Republic, OHCHR supported the drafting of legislation to establish oversight mechanisms for the police and gendarmerie. In South Sudan, it provided technical assistance to national police training academies and in Jamaica, it worked with the National Police College on developing the curricula for law enforcement officials. In Lebanon, it contributed to the elaboration of a code of conduct and human rights curriculum for the armed forces and to a training-of-trainers course for senior officials. It took part in developing a code of conduct for the Jordanian Gendarmerie. In Colombia, it supported the Ministry of the Interior in developing a protocol to prevent the excessive use of force and guarantee the right to peaceful protest. 79. In discussions held by the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, OHCHR continued to advocate for the implementation of the human rights commitments made in the outcome document of the General Assembly special session on the world drug problem in 2016. In 11