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Protection of children and minors and media ethics

The EU/CoE Action on Freedom of Expression and Freedom of the media in Kosovo* (JUFREX2)  in cooperation with the Association of Journalists organised a one day training/lecture for journalists, students and civil society activists on protection of minors in the media on 12 July 2021.

15 participants from media actors, representatives of non-governmental organisations, including those dealing with children's rights and media regulatory, attended the online event.

The participants had the opportunity to learn about the importance of protecting children and minors in the media, the relevant international and Council of Europe legal instruments on the protection of minors, the role of the media and the local media regulatory and self-regulatory authorities as well as the importance of privacy of minors (the balance between Article 10 and 8). Concrete examples of content that might seriously impair minors were also provided to the audience attending the event.

The training/lecture incorporated experiences and challenges related to this important issue, which were further discussed and elaborated by local journalists and civil society representatives.

In 2019, JUFREX launched the publication "Media Regulatory Authorities and Protection of Minors" which can be found at this link: https://bit.ly/2TDodlL

This Action is 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, which aims at assisting Beneficiaries in the Western Balkans region and Turkey to comply with the Council of Europe standards and European Union acquis in the framework of the enlargement process, where relevant.

Find more about JUFREX: https://bit.ly/2QtZrT6

 

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

Pristina 12 July 2021
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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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