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Online Conference: Violence against women - addressing issues with perpetrators

In the framework of the project ‘’Reinforcing the fight against violence against women and domestic violence-Phase II’’ the Council of Europe organised an online conference that gathered over 40 local and international stakeholders.

Frank Power, the Head of Council of Europe Office in Pristina opened the conference, emphasizing the importance of this event as among the first of the kind in the sector.

Daniel Cangemi, the Head of Department on Human Dignity and Gender Equality at Council of Europe further noted the need to change stereotypical attitudes and behaviours of men and boys, as a means to preventing violence against women.

Selim Selimi, the Minister of Justice, presented the policy and legal frameworks that the Ministry has and is developing in combating domestic violence and violence against women.

Marta Becerra, the Head of Capacity Building and Co-operation projects in the Gender Equality Division of the Council of Europe presented the Council of Europe Istanbul Convention standards on dealing with perpetrators of violence against women and domestic violence (Article 16). Whereas, Cristina Oddone, Council of Europe International expert for the project, shared practices of other countries in dealing with perpetrators. She also presented the preliminary findings of the ongoing research on issues with perpetrators of violence against women.

Local authorities, international organisations and other actors’ exchanges experiences and shared their views on how best practices could be applied in locally for setting up treatment programmes for perpetrators.

Pristina 29 September 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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