33 participants (18 women and 15 men) including judges, prosecutors and criminal investigation officers took part in two specialised regional workshops from 4-6 March, in Balti, focused on the investigation and prosecution of cases in line with the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention ) and national legislation.

The workshops are part of the 2026 National Specialisation Programme for justice sector professionals addressing violence against women and domestic violence, initiated by the National Agency for the Prevention and Combating of Violence against Women and Domestic Violence. They aimed at strengthening skills related to women’s access to justice as well as technique to examine domestic violence and femicide cases.

The initiative contributes to a professional, coherent, and victim-centred justice response, in line with the Republic of Moldova’s commitments under the Istanbul Convention and the findings of the Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO) in its Baseline Evaluation Report for the Republic of Moldova.

The activity was organised under the Council of Europe project “Supporting the Implementation of the Istanbul Convention in the Republic of Moldova – Phase II ”, in partnership with the Women’s Law Center and National Institute of Justice.