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Head of Office of Council of Europe meets with Ombudsperson of Kosovo*

On 20 May, the Head of the Council of Europe Office in Pristina, Mr. Frank Power, met with Mr. Hilmi Jashari, Ombudsperson of Kosovo* to discuss matters of mutual interest. Mr. Power commended Mr. Jashari on the expertise and positive reputation of the Ombudsperson Institution of Kosovo, and thanked Mr. Jashari and his staff for the very constructive cooperation to date with the Council of Europe. Mr. Power and Mr. Jashari discussed emerging human rights trends in Europe, the role of National Human Rights Institutions and the importance of the European Convention on Human Rights, including its particular relevance in the judicial system of Kosovo*. They also discussed cooperation under previous and ongoing Council of Europe projects, in particular through the European Union/Council of Europe joint programme "Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Turkey 2019-2022' action 'Promotion of diversity and equality in Kosovo', where the Ombudsperson Institution of Kosovo is a key partner, especially in ad dressing the phenomenon of hate speech.

 

"All reference to Kosovo, whether the territory, institutions or population, in this text shall be understood in full compliance with United Nation’s Security Council Resolution 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo."

Pristina 20 May 2020
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Fifty practitioners to enhance skills in provision of occupational therapy

Following the adoption of the Guidelines for Occupational Therapy (OT), as well as the Training of Trainers (ToT) on OT that took place in January 2024, three 2-day cascade training sessions were organised in the course of February and March 2024.  Fifty professionals, mainly from the Prison Health Department, along with representatives from the Correctional Services, Institute for Forensic Psychiatry, and the Special Institute for Persons with Mental and Physical Disabilities, were trained on this important form of therapy.

To complement the theoretical aspects and provide the trainees with practical knowledge, some of the sessions were conducted in the Dubrava Prison, in a section which houses prisoners with both mental and somatic problems. This on-site training allowed the participants to observe and understand the application of OT principles in a real-life setting, thus enhancing their learning experience by connecting theory and practice.

These cascade training sessions allowed the participants to further improve their skills in applying the OT Guidelines and tools in prisons and other closed institutions, a concept which was thus far not utilised in a structured manner. Furthermore, training healthcare and correctional professionals together helps them further strengthen the inter-institutional cooperation in the treatment and rehabilitation of some of the most vulnerable members of the society.

Each of these sessions were facilitated by two trainers who had participated in the ToT in January and were supervised and mentored by a Council of Europe consultant who has been involved in the process since the very beginning, thus further strengthening institutional capacity to provide training.

The activity was conducted under the auspices of the Council of Europe project “Improvement of the treatment of persons deprived of liberty”.

 

 

*All references to Kosovo, whether to the territory, institutions, or population, in this text shall be understood in full compliance with United National Security Council Resolution 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo.

Istog/ Istok 26 March 2024
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