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Training on protection of whistleblower with lawyers and police officers

The EU/CoE Action “Freedom of Expression and Freedom of the Media in Kosovo*” (JUFREX2), in cooperation with the Bar Association, organised a two-day training seminar for lawyers and police officers on 29-30 September 2021.

28 lawyers and 11 police officers (18 men and 11 women) were trained and introduced to the concept of whistleblowing, the protection of whistleblowers and challenges legal professionals and police officers face in this regard.

Thematic areas such as the local legislation on whistleblowing and its implementation, types of whistleblowing, the protection of whistle-blowers, and the employers’ obligations, legal protection and mechanisms were discussed during the first day of the training. Moreover, the Council of Europe and EU instruments for protection of whistle-blowers were subjects of discussion and elaboration during the training. 

The second day of the training focused on the Council of Europe and European Union instruments for the protection of whistleblowers. In addition, the case law of the European Court for Human Rights (ECtHR) and its criteria for the assessment of the whistleblowing cases were extensively discussed.  

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.

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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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