The successful implementation of the HELP in the Western Balkans and Turkey project continues. The second HELP/UNCHR course on Asylum and the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) was completed by a selected group of 25 Serbian participants. The group was composed of representatives of the Commissariat for Refugee and Migration and students from the Belgrade Law Faculty.

The HELP/UNHCR course helps participants expand their knowledge of key ECHR provisions, such as the prohibition of ill-treatment (Article 3), the right to family life (Article 8), the right to an effective remedy (Article 13) – and how this operates in the context of asylum proceedings, the right to liberty and security (Article 5) and the right to freedom of movement (Article 2 of Protocol 4). The course is adapted by a national tutor to the domestic context, taking into account each country’s legislation. The Serbian group were provided with a series of examples from domestic case law and were asked to assess whether these were in line with the standards set by the European Court of Human Rights.

The Law Faculty of Belgrade has decided to integrate the HELP/UNHCR course in its master’s programme as of September 2017.