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Raising awareness on violence against women and domestic violence: working with media in Kosovo*

On 24 September, the Council of Europe Office in Pristina, jointly with the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, organised a workshop on the ‘’Role of Media in Raising Awareness on Violence against Women and Domestic Violence’’.

The workshop included representatives of media organisations such as editors and journalists, representatives of the association of journalists, and the National Coordinator against Domestic Violence. The workshop aimed to enhance the knowledge and emphasize the important role of media in reporting of violence against women and domestic violence in a gender-sensitive non-stereotyped manner (for example, by depicting the case as “crimes of passion”). Knowing the strong impact of media in shaping the public opinion, an increased awareness and more gender sensitive approaches to media reporting would lead to a greater support from society in preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence.

The Council of Europe Office in Pristina, represented by Ms Merita Limani, introduced the Council of Europe standards, among others, Articles 13 and 17 of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence – (Istanbul Convention) and the Council of Ministers Recommendation on Preventing and Combating Sexism (REC 1(2019).

The OSCE Mission in Kosovo presented on the local policy frameworks and mechanisms in preventing and combating domestic violence in Kosovo* and their guidelines for journalists for reporting on cases of domestic violence.

The event took place in the framework of the project ‘’Reinforcing the Fight against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence-Phase II’’

 

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

Pristina 24 September 2019
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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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