CARDS Regional Police Project : a joint Council of Europe/European Commission regional project against serious crime in South-eastern Europe | |
Output 1.4 Creation of effective mechanisms to protect witnesses of serious crime | |
In-country training on procedural protective measures for witnesses, Pristina, 26-27 October 2006 (more...) Regional training seminar on procedural protection measures for witnesses, Palic 26-29 June 2006 | |
LIST OF ACTIVITIES |
ACTIVITY 1.4.1: DEVELOP AND SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES FOR WITNESS PROTECTION MEASURES IN EACH COUNTRY
Completed activities
Activity |
Description |
Place / Date |
1.4.1.2 |
Study visits and exchanges of experiences |
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Study visit for members of the working groups on specialised witness protection units |
Bratislava, Slovakia 27-28 September 2004 | |
Study visit for members of the WG on specialised witness protection units |
Bratislava, Slovakia 29-30 September 2004 | |
Study visit for members of the WG on specialised witness protection units |
14-16 March 2005 Meckenheim, Germany | |
Bilateral exchange of experience on the set-up of the witness protection unit: Croatia/”the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” |
Zagreb, Croatia 4-5 April 2005 | |
1.4.1.3 |
In-country workshops to support the working group in the development of implementation strategies, in particular in view of the creation of specialised witness protection units |
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Tirana, Albania |
29-30 November 2004 | |
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
15-16 November 2004 | |
Skopje, “The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” |
31 August – 1 September 2004 | |
Podgorica, Montenegro, Serbia and Montenegro |
8-9 November 2004 | |
Belgrade, Serbia, Serbia and Montenegro |
20-21 October 2004 | |
Pristina, Kosovo, Serbia and Montenegro |
8-9 February 2005 | |
OTHER |
“The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”: written expertise on the draft Witness Protection Law |
August 2004 |
Serbia and Montenegro/Serbia: written expertise on the draft Witness Protection Law. |
27 September 2004 | |
1.4.1.4 |
Regional seminar to promote co-operation in the field of witness protection |
Budva, Montenegro, 23-24 November 2005 |
1.4.1.5 |
Expert assistance of the working groups in reviewing the legal basis in view of procedural and non-procedural measures for the protection of witnesses (per request) |
All project areas Until September 2006 |
ACTIVITY 1.4.2: DEVELOP, TEST AND MAKE AVAILABLE TRAINING MATERIALS FOR FURTHER TRAINING OF ALL INSTITUTIONS INVOLVED IN THE PROTECTION OF WITNESSES
Completed activities
Activity |
Description |
Place / Date |
1.4.2.1 |
Regional workshop to discuss draft implementation strategies and review training needs in the field of witness protection |
Zagreb, Croatia 6-7 April 2005 |
1.4.2.2 |
Short-term experts to assist working groups in the development of training materials and guidelines on witness protection |
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Handbook/guidelines on procedural protective measures and basic police protection |
May 2005- March 2006 | |
Training modules for specialists working in witness protection units |
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1.4.2.3 |
Regional workshop to finalise and endorse training materials and concepts for all project areas |
To be confirmed |
1.4.2.4 |
Training events |
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2 Regional training events for future trainers on procedural protective measures to test the training materials and concepts |
May/ June 2006 | |
In-country training events on procedural protective measures |
May - September 2006 | |
Participation of specialists working in newly established witness protection units in regular/ad-hoc training courses of established European witness protection units |
6-10 March 2006; Slovak Republic
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1.4.2.5 |
Production of training materials in local languages |