

	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
	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
	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
	Handbook/guidelines on procedural protective measures and basic police protection	May 2005- March 2006
	Training modules for specialists working in witness protection units
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
	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 June 2006 (tbc) 11-22 September 2006 (Germany)
1.4.2.5	Production of training materials in local languages