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Training of trainer on Freedom of Expression in Kosovo*

The first Training of Trainers on Freedom if Expression gathering legal professionals (judges, prosecutors and lawyers) certified as trainers in the area of freedom of expression during the first phase of JUFREX Action, took place online on 09 October 2020 in Pristina. The online training was facilitated and delivered by local short –term consultant.

The main purpose of this event was to bring together the already trained trainers to discuss the new updated Handbook on Freedom of expression. The updated Handbook contains new modules and updated case law from the European Court of Human Rights. Moreover, the legal professionals had the opportunity to discuss the main thematic areas on freedom of expression, international instruments (European Convention on Human Rights, Universal declaration), the domain of freedom of expression, the role of media and the role of judges/prosecutor, followed by a case study on defamation. In addition, the participants learnt about the tools developed under JUFREX 2 such as HELP course on FoE and Safety of Journalists.

During the second part of the training the participants had the opportunity to discuss and analyze the content of the new and updated modules and addendums of the Handbook followed by a case study on safety of journalists.

The event was organized by the Academy of Justice in coordination with the Action, Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Media in Kosovo* (JUFREX 2),  part of the “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Turkey II”, a co-operation initiative co funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe.

 

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*This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSC 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence

Pristina 9 October 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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