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Law Students from University of Pristina trained on issues with Domestic Violence and Violence against Women

The Council of Europe project on ‘Reinforcing the fight against violence against women and domestic violence-phase II’ jointly with the Center for Transitional Justice of the Faculty of Law - University of Pristina organised an online discussion session/training for Law Students in the topic of ‘’ Violence against Women and Domestic Violence - Implications to Human Rights‘’. The aim of this training was to enhance the students’ knowledge of local and international standards in addressing violence against women and domestic violence and implications for human rights occurring as a result of violence.

The training was delivered by an experienced local judge Biljana Rexhiq, and the discussion session was facilitated by Iliriana Islami, Professor at Law Faculty, University of Pristina.

The students were also greeted by Frank Power, the Head of the Council of Europe Office in Pristina, and Merita Limani, the CoE local Project Manager. Valentina Boz of the Council of Europe HELP Unit presented on the Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) training platform, which was also made available to students to attend free online courses.

The training was attended by 37 students of law, and their interest on issues of violence against women and domestic violence was high. They raised many questions with regards to local strategies in combating violence, applicability of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women-Istanbul Convention and court adjudication processes for the ongoing and already closed cases.

The Council of Europe project on ‘Reinforcing the fight against violence against women and domestic violence-phase II’’ plans to organize trainings with law students in the near future, through implementation of HELP Course on Violence against Women and Domestic Violence.

Pristina 28 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”.

 

 

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Istog/ Istok 26 March 2024
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