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HELP course on International Cooperation in Criminal Matters for prosecutors of the Higher Court of Belgrade, Serbia completed
The HELP course on International Cooperation in Criminal Matters was completed with 92% success rate for 24 prosecutors from the Special Courts for Organised Crime and War Crimes in Belgrade, Serbia. The course was implemented through cooperation of two CoE projects "Preventing money laundering...
Updated course on Combating Hate Speech now available on the HELP e-learning platform
Ahead of the first Council of Europe No Hate Speech Week taking place from 17 to 20 June 2024 in Strasbourg, an updated course on Combating Hate Speech is available on the Council of Europe’s European Programme for Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) online platform. This new...
Justice professionals start training on CPT Standards in Spain and Romania
The Council of Europe Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) Programme launched the online tutored course focused on the standards of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) for legal professionals from Spain. This...
HELP course on Combating Hate Speech launched in Bulgaria
On 28 May 2024, the Council of Europe Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) Programme, and the Roma and Travellers Unit of the Council of Europe, in partnership with the Bulgarian National Institute of Justice, launched the HELP course focusing on combating hate speech. The launch...
HELP course on Refugee and Migrant Children launched for Croatian judges
On 24 May 2024, the Council of Europe Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) Programme, in partnership with the Croatian Justice Academy, launched the HELP course focusing on the protection of refugee and migrant children. The launch event was held in Zagreb, Croatia, and was...
Seminar on Temporary Protection in the European Union and Launch of the new HELP Course
Over 60 legal professionals from across EU member states and Ukraine convened in Brussels and online on April 11th, 2024, for a seminar on the Temporary Protection Directive in the European Union. This pivotal event marked the publication of the new HELP online course on the Temporary Protection...
EU-ECHR Interplay: Council of Europe HELP course launched for judges, prosecutors and lawyers from Portugal and Spain
On 17 May 2024 over sixty judges, prosecutors and lawyers from Portugal and Spain attended the launch of the Council of Europe HELP course on Introduction to Human Rights Protection in Europe – the Interplay between the ECHR and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. The event was held in Lisbon,...
HELP course on Ethics for Judges, Prosecutors and Lawyers launched in Bulgaria
On 14 May 2024, the Council of Europe Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) Programme, in partnership with the Bulgarian National Institute of Justice, launched the HELP course focusing on judicial ethics for judges, prosecutors and lawyers. The launch event was held online, and...
Combating Trafficking in Human Beings is now available on the HELP e-learning platform
The Council of Europe HELP course on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings was initially developed in 2017. It was updated now by the Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) Programme of the Council of Europe, using the HELP Methodology, and in close cooperation with the CoE...
Ethics for Judges, Prosecutors and Lawyers - Council of Europe HELP course launched for Ukrainian legal professionals
On April 17, the Council of Europe HELP course "Ethics for Judges, Prosecutors and Lawyers" was launched in the Kozyn Center, organised by the Council of Europe Project “HELP (Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals) for Ukraine, including during wartime” in cooperation with the National...
Launch of HELP Course on Ethics for Judges, Prosecutors, and Lawyers in Italy
On April 17, 2024, 70 Italian lawyers convened online for the launch of the Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) course on Ethics for Judges, Public Prosecutors, and Lawyers. Organised by the Council of Europe HELP Programme under the EU funded project ‘Judicial Training on...
Council of Europe HELP course on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence launched for Ukrainian professionals
On 16 April, the Council of Europe HELP course on “Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence” was launched in the Kozyn Centre by the Council of Europe Project “HELP (Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals) for Ukraine, including during wartime” in cooperation with the National School of Judges...
EU-ECHR Interplay: Council of Europe HELP course launched for judges and prosecutors from Slovenia and Italy
On 11 April 2024 sixty judges and prosecutors from Slovenia and Italy attended the launch of the Council of Europe HELP course on Introduction to Human Rights Protection in Europe – the Interplay between the ECHR and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. The event was held at the Faculty of Law...
Council of Europe HELP Course on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence Launched for Slovenian Legal Professionals
The Council of Europe's Programme for Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP), in collaboration with the Judicial Training Centre of Slovenia, successfully launched the HELP online course on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence for judges and prosecutors from Slovenia. The event was...
HELP Thematic Seminar on the Independence of the Judiciary and the Rule of Law for EU Judges and Prosecutors
A two-day thematic seminar on Judicial Independence and the Rule of Law was held on 5 and 6 March for EU legal practitioners. Held at the premises of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, the event is part of the EU-CoE project "Judicial Training on Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights", funded...
HELP course on Violence against Women and Domestic Violence launched for lawyers in the Western Balkans
The HELP course on Violence against Women and Domestic Violence was launched during a regional online event in cooperation with the Bar Associations from Albania, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia. Close to 200 lawyers from the whole region will be able to...
EU-Council of Europe seminar for representatives of national training institutions for judges, prosecutors and lawyers
On 29 February and 1 March 2024, the Council of Europe HELP Programme organised its biennial Seminar of HELP EU Contact Points. The event, themed "Rethinking Human Rights Training in EU Member States," was organised in the framework of the EU-CoE ‘HELP in the EU III’ Project and convened HELP...
Child-friendly Justice: EU-Council of Europe HELP course for Italian and Portuguese judges and prosecutors
On 26 February 2024, over 65 Italian and Portuguese legal professionals attended the launch of the Council of Europe HELP course on Child-friendly Justice This course was created in 2017 and updated in 2023, in the framework of the EU-CoE “HELP in the EU III” Project, funded under the European...
HELP course on Judicial Reasoning and Human Rights launched for judges in the Western Balkans
More than 180 judges and prosecutors from the Western Balkans, that is, from Bosnia and Hercegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro and North Macedonia, participated in the online regional event organised for the launching of the HELP course on Judicial Reasoning and Human Rights. The participants were...
HELP course on Ethics for lawyers from France
On 20 February, the HELP course on "Ethics for judges, prosecutors and lawyers" was launched for French legal professionals. The event brought together 23 lawyers from the Grand Est Bar (France) and two lawyers from the southern Mediterranean region (one Tunisian and one Moroccan) as observers....
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