Retour New HELP course on anti-discrimination launched for the Academy for Judges and Public Prosecutors in North Macedonia

@shutterstock

@shutterstock

After the success of the two HELP courses on anti-discrimination with lawyers and legal professionals, the joint EU/CoE actions “Promotion of Diversity and Equality in North Macedonia” and “HELP in the Western Balkans” in co-operation with the Academy for Judges and Public Prosecutors is implementing an additional HELP course on anti-discrimination. Around 60 candidates of the Academy for Judges and Public Prosecutors are attending the online HELP course on anti-discrimination.

The new course will be focused on investigating and processing discrimination cases, which is essential for protection of human rights and equality and is one of the most important tools for combating discrimination. In 2020, North Macedonia adopted the Law on Prevention and Protection from Discrimination and in early 2021 the new Commission on Prevention and Protection from Discrimination was established. All of these steps are crucial in the fight against discrimination and violation of human rights. In this context building and strengthening the capacities of the institutions and professionals working in the field is a necessity. Thus, the HELP course on anti-discrimination, translated and adapted in Macedonian language in early 2021, is being implemented with the trainees of the Academy for Judges and Public Prosecutors.

In February 2021, two HELP courses on anti-discrimination were implemented and 72 lawyers and legal professionals successfully finished the course. The success of the first two courses sparked the interest and need to launch a new course on anti-discrimination with the Academy for Judges and Public Prosecutors.

The implementation of the HELP online course on Anti-Discrimination is a joint activity of the Actions Promotion of Diversity and Equality in North Macedonia and HELP in the Western Balkans in the framework of the European Union and Council of Europe Joint Programme "Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Turkey 2019-2020".

Skopje 3 November 2021
  • Diminuer la taille du texte
  • Augmenter la taille du texte
  • Imprimer la page
OBJEctifs
  • Strengthening the capacity of national and local stakeholders to better address issues related to anti-discrimination, combating hate speech and protecting rights of LGBTI persons in line with the standards and recommendations set by the Council of Europe – especially those of the European Commission on Racism and Intolerance (ECRI)
  • Supporting North Macedonia's alignment to European standards in the field of fundamental rights
QUEL TYPE D'actions?
  • Legal and strategic support to institutions
  • Capacity building activities
  • Peer-to-peer exchanges with regional and European partners
  • Awareness raising campaigns and public discussions on selected anti-discrimination topics
  • Support to civil society organisations and local authorities by small grant schemes, to enhance their capacities to tackle discrimination and reach out to the people
Résultats attendus
  • Record of implementation of anti-discrimination policies and legislation, at the central and local level (especially on protection of the rights of LGBTI persons, and on combating hate speech/hate crime) is improved
  • Dialogue and cooperation between institutions and civil society organizations in promoting and protecting human rights is enhanced
  • Awareness of citizens on their rights and mechanisms to defend them is strenghtened
  • Contribution to achieve better protection of human rights for the citizens of Montenegro and to build a more diverse, equal and tolerant society

 

In the framework the programme “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Turkey II”, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) co-organised a round table in Skopje on 14 November 2019 to discuss the follow-up given by the authorities to the recommendations of the ECRI 2016 report on North Macedonia, including the efforts to combat hate speech in the country in the framework of good practices and European standards.

Le projet en résumé

Duration: 43 months (May 2019 to December 2022)

Beneficiaries :

► Citizens of North Macedonia

► Public authorities, including the law enforcement agencies

► Education professionals
► Civil society organisations engaged in promoting and protecting human rights

Funding: The European Union and the Council of Europe

Budget: 320,000.00 Euros


 

leaflet
ENG
Statistiques service d'assistance LGBTI

The Action Promotion of Diversity and Equality in North Macedonia supported the launching of the first ever National LGBTI Helpline in North Macedonia as part of supported activities from the Small grants for anti-discrimination activities during COVID-19. The National LGBTI Helpline is implemented by the NGO Subversive Front in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy.

 

 

 

 

Marija Andreeva, Project Officer, Skopje

  Contact us