On 14-15 September, the High Prosecutorial Council, High Judicial Council and High Inspector of Justice representatives participated in a workshop to discuss communication strategies of judicial institutions with media and the public. The participants had the opportunity to discuss the CEPEJ Guidelines on Communication with the Media and the Public for Courts and Prosecuting Authorities, Article 10 of the European Convention of Human Rights and CoE and ECtHR standards on media transparency of judicial system. The workshop topics were designed to help the justice governing institutions in the process of the drafting and/or revising their strategies and guidelines for communicating with media and the general public.
The Chair of the High Prosecutorial Council Mr Afred Balla, High Inspector of Justice Mr Artur Metani and the High Council of Justice member Ms Marcela Shehu, emphasized the need of the justice governing institutions to properly communicate and address important aspects of their work to citizens and journalists.
The activity was jointly organized by the two actions namely “Strengthening the Quality and Efficiency of Justice in Albania (SEJ III)" and “Freedom of Expression and Media in Albania” (JUFREX) in the framework of the European Union/Council of Europe joint programme Horizontal Facility of the Western Balkans and Turkey II co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe.
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