Bilateral cooperation

The relevant jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights and the findings of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) highlight areas for improvement where member States need to act in order to conform to the Council of Europe’s standards in the field of prisons and as regards the actions of law enforcement officials. Based on the European Prison Rules, the Council of Europe Probation Rules and the European Rules on juvenile offenders, the programme carries out assistance activities. Emphasis is placed on human rights and management issues in prisons, and on combating ill-treatment and impunity as regards law enforcement structures. The Council of Europe is the pan-European platform for discussion of new challenges facing law enforcement and correctional services, which inform standard setting and exchange of good practices.

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Back Council of Europe working with the Court Police in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Following a request from the Court Police of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Council of Europe, in springtime 2021, to assist and support the increase of security level for the judicial function holders in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a pilot project was initiated and launched in Sarajevo under the auspices of the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council on 11 October2021.

So far three working group sessions were organised in 2021, in Tuzla, Trebinje (photo) and Mostar, with the participation of four police practitioners from the Court Police of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and from the Republika Srpska, guided by two international consultants and CoE Secretariat members from Sarajevo and Strasbourg offices.

The objective of this project, which will continue in 2022, is to produce a policy document that will set the bases of the reinforcement of the security for the judicial officials such as prosecutors and judges, but also witnesses, all daily protected by the Court Police in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

This project is funded by the bilateral co‑operation programme of the Council of Europe in the police field.

Bosnia and Herzegovina 17 December 2021