HELP Thematic Seminar HELP Thematic Seminar on the Independence of the Judiciary and the Rule of Law for EU Judges and Prosecutors

5-6 March 2024 Strasbourg, France

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...

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HELP course on Violence against Women and Domestic Violence launched for lawyers in the Western Balkans

5 March 2024 Online

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...

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EU-Council of Europe seminar for representatives of national training institutions for judges, prosecutors and lawyers

29 February 2024 Strasbourg, France

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...

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Child-friendly Justice: EU-Council of Europe HELP course for Italian and Portuguese judges and prosecutors

26 February 2024 Lisbon, Portugal

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...

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HELP course on Judicial Reasoning and Human Rights launched for judges in the Western Balkans

20 February 2024 Online

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...

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HELP course on Ethics for lawyers from France

20 February 2024 Strasbourg, 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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Bar Council of Ukraine officially accredits all CoE HELP online courses available in Ukrainian for lawyers working within the free legal aid system

19 February 2024 Kiev, Ukraine

The Bar Council of Ukraine has officially accredited all Ukrainian language HELP courses for lawyers working within the free legal aid system. This decision was made by the Bar Council of Ukraine on 8 February. In accordance with clause 21-1 of the Procedure for Advanced Training of Lawyers in...

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HELP in the Western Balkans 3rd Steering Committee Meeting

29 January 2024 Online

On 29 January 2024 the Council of Europe HELP (Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals) in the Western Balkans held online its Third Steering Committee Meeting. Project’s Focal and Info Points discussed the achievements and the results of the first year of the project and defined the...

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Violence against Women: EU-Council of Europe HELP course for Greek and Bulgarian lawyers

19 December 2023 Athens, Greece

On 19 December 2023, over 50 Greek and Bulgarian lawyers attended the launch of the Council of Europe HELP course on Violence against Women and Domestic Violence. The cross-border event, held in Athens (Greece), was organised in the framework of the EU-CoE project “HELP in the EU III”, funded...

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Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence: Council of Europe HELP course for EU judges, prosecutors and lawyers hosted by CGAE

12 DECEMBER 2023 MADRID, SPAIN

This week the Spanish Bar (Consejo General de la Abogacía Española) is organising a series of events around the theme of human rights in the digital environment. On this occasion, fifty judges, prosecutors and lawyers from Spain and other EU Member States attended the launch of the Council of...

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HELP in Universities Information Event

05 December 2023 Online

On 5th December 2023, the HELP Programme held an online information event for university professors. The event aimed at introducing interested university professors to the Council of Europe HELP Programme and the HELP online platform and courses, as well as informing them of the practical ways to...

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EU-ECHR Interplay: Council of Europe HELP course for EU judges, prosecutors and lawyers

13-14 NOVEMBER 2023 STRASBOURG, FRANCE

On 13 and 14 November 2023, forty judges, prosecutors and lawyers from sixteen EU Member States 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...

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Council of Europe HELP Training-of-Trainers Event in Strasbourg

6-7 November 2023 Strasbourg, France

A HELP Training-of-Trainers (ToT) was organised in Strasbourg within the framework of the EU-CoE project "Judicial Training on Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights" (RoL Frights). The event took place on 6 and 7 November in a hybrid format, with 27 participants attending in person and 15 joining...

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Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence: Council of Europe HELP course for EU judges, prosecutors and lawyers

19 OCTOBER 2023 DUBLIN, IRELAND

On 19 October 2023, forty-two judges, prosecutors and lawyers from eighteen EU Member States attended the launch of the Council of Europe HELP course on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence. The event was held at the premises of the Law Society of Ireland in Dublin. It was organised by the Council...

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Training on the Budapest Convention starts in Budapest: CoE HELP course on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence launched for Hungarian legal professionals

18 October 2023 Budapest, Hungary

32 prosecutors, judges and lawyers from Hungary attended a seminar held in Budapest on 18 October 2023 to launch the Council of Europe (CoE) HELP course on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence, in cooperation with the Office of the Prosecutor General of Hungary. The group was welcomed by Zoltan...

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Council of Europe HELP course on Prohibition of Ill-treatment for legal professionals in Montenegro

16 October 2023 Podgorica, Montenegro

During an in-person event organised in Podgorica on 16 October, a recently updated HELP course Prohibition of Ill-treatment was launched to close 80 legal professionals, judges, prosecutors, lawyers and civil servants working at the Office of Ombudsman and the Office of the Government Agent of...

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HELP course on Ethics for Judges, Prosecutors and Lawyers launched in Albania

13 October 2023 Albania, Online

Over 60 legal professionals of different professional background have enrolled in the HELP course on Ethics for judges, prosecutors and lawyers during the online event held on 13 October 2023. The course will be implemented for the first time in Albania in the local language. It was translated...

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Judicial Reasoning and Human Rights: Seminar for Italian Judges and Prosecutors and Launch of the HELP Course

11-12 October 2023 Naples, Italy

On the 11th and 12th of October, the Council of Europe's Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) Programme organised a Thematic Seminar in Napoli (Italy) focusing on "Judicial Reasoning and Human Rights". This event was held under the umbrella of the "EU-CoE Judicial Training on...

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The Environment and Human Rights: Council of Europe HELP course launched for EU lawyers in joint event with the CCBE

10 OCTOBER 2023 STRASBOURG, FRANCE

On 10 October 2023, twenty-four lawyers from eighteen EU member states attended the launch of the Council of Europe HELP course the Environment and Human Rights. The event was held at the premises of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg (France), in the framework of the EU-CoE project “HELP in the...

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Moldovan lawyers start training on the Council of Europe HELP online course on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence

09 October 2023 Online, Moldova

Over 80 lawyers from the Republic of Moldova are enrolled in the first HELP course on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence launched in the Republic of Moldova, in cooperation with the Center for the training of Lawyers. The online launch event was held on 9 October 2023. The group was welcomed by...

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