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Cross-border launch of the Council of Europe HELP course “Ethics for Judges, Prosecutors and Lawyers”
On 2 March, 50 judges and prosecutors from Lithuania and Italy participated in the cross-border launch of the HELP Course on Ethics for Judges, Prosecutors and Lawyers. The event, held at the premises of the National Courts Administration (NCA) in Vilnius, was organised in the framework of the...
First ever launch of the Council of Europe HELP course “Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence”
The HELP course on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence was launched for the first time on 22 February for a selected group of 120 lawyers from Slovakia and Bulgaria. The cross-border event, held at the premises of the Slovak Bar Association in Bratislava, was organised in the framework of the...
New CoE HELP online course on Prohibition of Ill-Treatment, including during armed conflict
An updated version of the Council of Europe (CoE) Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) online course on Prohibition of Ill-treatment is now available on the CoE HELP e-learning platform. The respect for all human rights, including the prohibition of ill-treatment, might be...
Data protection and Privacy Rights: Council of Europe HELP course for Latvian and Portuguese legal professionals
On 7 February, more than 40 judges and prosecutors from Latvia and Portugal attended the launch of the Council of Europe HELP course on Data Protection and Privacy Rights. The cross-border event, held at the premises of the Latvian Judicial Training in Riga, was organised in the framework of the...
HRTF - Council of Europe “HELP in the Western Balkans” NEW Project
2-3 February 2023, Belgrade – More than 20 representatives of the Judicial Academies and Bar Associations of the Western Balkans six Beneficiaries, government agents at the European Court of Human Rights and Council of Europe staff, gathered for two days to discuss the results of the previous...
Council of Europe HELP online course on Labour Rights launched for 100 EU legal professionals
Over 100 legal professionals from several EU countries met in Strasbourg and online on 24 October for a cross border launch of the HELP course on Labour Rights as Human Rights. The event was organised under the EU-CoE HELP EU III project which is funded under the EU Justice Programme (2021-2027)....
Joint HELP/CCBE seminar and launch of the online course on Ethics for Lawyers under EU-Council of Europe "HELP in the EU III” project
An international group of 30 lawyers from 24 EU countries attended the launch of the Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) Programme course on Ethics for Judges, Prosecutors and Lawyers. This cross-border launch, held on 20 October in Strasbourg, was organised in cooperation with...
HELP course on Fight against Racism, Xenophobia, Homophobia and Transphobia for Spanish and Romanian legal professionals under EU-Council of Europe "HELP in the EU III” project
On 18 and 19 October, 45 judges, prosecutors, lawyers and court staff from Spain and Romania attended the launch of the HELP course on Fight against Racism, Xenophobia, Homophobia, Transphobia. The cross-border event, held at the premises of the School for Judges of the Spanish General Council of...
Council of Europe, EU and UNHCR seminar for lawyers on European legal practices to assist Ukrainian refugees
On 27 September 2022, the Council of Europe, the European Union, and the UNHCR organised a seminar in Warsaw, hosted by the Warsaw Bar Association, for lawyers on European legal practices to assist Ukrainian refugees. Its aim was to provide the most updated information to Ukrainian and European...
Launch of the online HELP course on International Cooperation in Criminal Matters in Georgia
On 14 September 2022 the Council of Europe and the European Union launched the online HELP course on International Cooperation in Criminal Matters for 25 prosecutors in Georgia. The updated course on International Cooperation in Criminal Matters will be implemented in Georgia and will focus on...
2022 HELP Network Conference
On 30 June and 1 July 2022, the Council of Europe Programme for Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) held its 2022 Network Conference. Due to the post-pandemic context, the conference was held in a hybrid format, bringing together around 150 participants in the Council of Europe...
Ukraine: Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals and University Students
On 13 June 2022, on the initiative of the Head of the Ukrainian delegation Ms Mariia Mezentseva, the Council of Europe Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) Programme was presented to the members of the Ukrainian Parliament- members of the Ukrainian delegation to the PACE, their...
Over 30 EU legal professionals to become HELP Certified Tutors
Judges, prosecutors and lawyers with training experience from several EU MS gathered in Strasbourg and online for a HELP Training of Trainers (ToT) session organised on 19-20 May 2022 under the joint EU-CoE “HELP in the EU” project. They were joined by other participants from non-EU MS involved...
Spanish judges and prosecutors start training on combating trafficking in human beings
32 Spanish judges and prosecutors attended the launch of the HELP course on Combatting Trafficking in Human Beings, held at the premises of the Spanish Judicial Council-Continuous Training, in Madrid. This course was organised within the framework of the EU-CoE project “HELP in the EU III”. The...
Slovakia breaks the ice:1st ever national launch of the Council of Europe HELP course on Human Rights in Sport
On Tuesday 17 May 2022, almost 30 participants from Slovakia gathered for the launching event of the Council of Europe HELP course on Human Rights in Sport. This event illustrates the strong ambition of the Council of Europe, its Sport Division and its Human Rights Education for Legal...
Final seminar of EU-CoE project HELP Radicalisation prevention, Judicial Response to terrorism and International cooperation in criminal matters
On 12 May 2022, the Council of Europe HELP (Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals) Programme organised a Seminar on Strengthening EU criminal justice systems. This was the final activity organised under the EU-CoE project HELP Radicalisation prevention, Judicial response to terrorism and...
Armenian legal professionals to be trained on Ethics for Judges, Prosecutors and Lawyers
The Council of Europe HELP online course on Ethics for Judges, Prosecutors, and Lawyers was launched online for a group of 23 legal professionals from Armenia in co-operation with the Justice Academy of Armenia. The course includes the main international standards for each profession, as well as...
The Council of Europe HELP course launched jointly with European Association of Lawyers and the European Young Bar Association
More than 40 lawyers from 12 countries will be taking the international version of the Council of Europe HELP course on Ethics for Lawyers, in a joint initiative of the Council of Europe HELP Programme, the European Association of Lawyers and the European Young Bar Association. The online course...
Italy: over 150 legal professionals start their training on HELP human rights courses
Last week, over 150 Italian judges, prosecutors and lawyers started their training on HELP courses on several human rights related topics, with 2 online launch events organised on 28 and 29 April, under the EU-CoE HELP EU III project. On 28 April, the HELP online course on Ethics for Judges,...
Join us for the presentation of the new Council of Europe HELP course on ‘Introduction to Corruption Prevention’!
This course is intended for anyone interested in following and understanding the basics of preventing corruption. It is suitable for “beginners” as well as for those who already have knowledge about the prevention of corruption but are curious to find new and specific perspectives. It provides an...
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