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Online training for legal professionals on Domestic Violence and its impact to Human Rights

An online training was organised for over 40 judges, prosecutors, police, lawyers and victims’ advocates on ”Domestic Violence and its implications to Human Rights”. This training/discussion session marked the end of the European Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) course on violence against women and domestic violence, that was implemented by the Council of Europe jointly with Justice Academy.

The training was led by Judge Biljana Rexhiq from the Appeals Court dealing with cases of domestic violence and violence against women. Participants were greeted by Frank Power, Head of Council of Europe Office in Pristina; Marta Becerra, Head of Unit, Gender Equality Division - Council of Europe, Valentina Boz, HELP Unit - Council of Europe and Enver Fejzullahu, Director of Justice Academy. The event was facilitated by Merita Limani, Council of Europe local Project Manager.

Participants discussed the need to apply human rights standards such as the Council of Europe Istanbul Convention and ECHR case law in the local legal practice. They also shared concerns with an increase in domestic violence during the situation with COVID-19, also on victims’ vulnerability, and difficulties in adjudicating cases of psychological and economic violence due to unclarity in the law.

In conclusion, the participants acknowledged the positive impact of the HELP Course and expressed their interest further trainings by the Council of Europe.

The online training was organised in the framework of the Council of Europe project “"Reinforcing the fight against violence against women and domestic violence - phase II",

The HELP course on Violence against women and domestic violence is available in several languages in the HELP online platform.

Pristina 29 April 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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