On 27 April 2020 the Council of Europe and the European Union launched the online HELP course on International cooperation in Criminal Matters in Georgia bringing together international experts, state authorities, prosecutors and representatives of the Ministry of Justice

Cristian Urse, the Head of the Council of Europe Office in Georgia; Gocha Lortkipanidze, the Deputy Minister of Justice; and Natia Merebashvili, the Deputy Prosecutor General opened the event.

The course on International Cooperation in Criminal Matters will be implemented first time in Georgia and will focus on fundamental principles of international judicial cooperation and a range of legal frameworks and instruments applied for human rights issues.

The course gives the possibility to participants to explore materials using different tools such as presentations, interactive screens, knowledge checks and case study.

The online launch of HELLP course is organised under the CoE/EU joint project "Supporting the criminal justice reforms - tackling criminal aspects of the judicial reforms in Georgia" which is funded by the European Union within the framework of Partnership for Good Governance programme.