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Head of the Council of Europe Office in Pristina meets with the Deputy Minister of Justice and National Coordinator on Domestic Violence in Kosovo*

On 10 September 2020, the Head of Office Frank Power and the local Project Manager for the “Reinforcing the fight against violence against women and domestic violence in Kosovo* - Phase II” Merita Limani had a meeting with the Deputy Minister of Justice and National Coordinator on Domestic Violence Florian Dushi, and Florentina Beqiraj, the Gender Officer at the Ministry of Justice, to discuss matters of mutual interest.

The meeting featured discussions on the work of the Councill of Europe, on the Istanbul Convention, on the challenges posed by the issues with domestic violence and violence against women locally and internationally, and on the ongoing support that the Council of Europe provides to the Ministry of Justice and other authorities through our project on the fight against violence against women and domestic violence. The National Coordinator discussed the Ministry of Justice initiatives to draft the New Strategy on Domestic Violence in Kosovo*, the ongoing work to amend the law on domestic violence, the initiative for launching a new awareness raising campaign against domestic violence. He also acknowledged the support of the Council of Europe project in all these components with particular emphasis on the research on perpetrators of domestic violence as one of the unique works elements of the project and the capacity building activities for legal professionals.

Both parties reiterated their, and the mutual commitment to fight the violence against women and domestic violence in Kosovo* and agreed to continue cooperate closely in the future.

 

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

Pristina 10 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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