Programme News: Juvenile and Adult Detainees Support (JADES)
Committee meeting of the JADES project in Georgia
The final Steering Committee meeting was organised to close the two-year Council of Europe project entitled "Juvenile and Adult Detainees Support” (JADES) in Georgia. The meeting was an important forum for assessment of the main achievements of the project and its impact. Participants highlighted...
New manual for Georgian police officers and investigators on psychological and legal aspects of investigations in the juvenile justice system
A new Manual on investigations in the juvenile justice system addressed to police officers and investigators was presented to representatives of the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs. This manual has been designed to improve the treatment of juvenile victims and juvenile offenders during...
Medical staff of the Georgian Temporary Detention Isolators trained on Council of Europe standards
Two groups of the medical staff of the Georgian Temporary Detention Isolators attended a series of training courses aimed at increasing their capacities in delivering quality healthcare services and in the use of the high standard interviewing techniques with victims of ill-treatment. During the...
Managers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia and police officers strengthen their knowledge on Article 3 of the European Convention
A group of police officers and managers of the relevant departments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia benefited from a training covering a wide range of topics related to the application of Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights. The meeting also focused on the...
Witness and victim coordinators strengthen their capacities on juvenile related issues
A series of training sessions were organised for the group of newly appointed regional coordinators of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia working specifically with witnesses and victims . The training programme covered the psychological and legal aspects addressed by the Georgian Code on...
Call for Tender – Provision of short-term consultancy services
The Council of Europe Project “Juvenile and Adult Detainees Support” initiates a call - competitive bidding procedure, for the provision of short-term consultancy services on the management of the temporary detention isolators, protecting the victim juveniles and the juvenile offenders, support...
Comparative analysis of the independent investigative mechanisms in Europe
A comprehensive study on the best European practices of the independent investigative mechanisms, conducted for the State Inspector’s Service of Georgia was presented on 13 July 2020. The study was initiated with the aim to carry out comparative analyses of best European practices of the...
Investigators of the Ministry of Internal Affairs will specialise in juvenile issues
On 15-17 July 2020, the Council of Europe organised a series of training sessions for the first group of investigators of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia . The training covered a wide range of important topics such as the psychological and legal aspects addressed by the Georgian Code...
Investigators of the State Inspector’s Service specialised in the Juvenile issues
On 2-3 June 2020 online training session was organised for the investigators of the State Inspector’s Service. The training covered important juvenile-related topics such as the psychological aspects addressed by the Georgian Code on Children’s Rights and juvenile justice principles;...
Professional Capacity of the Georgian TDI Medical Staff Improved
On 13 and 15 May 2020, two online training sessions on qualitative health-care management were organised for the medical staff of the temporary detention isolators at the Ministry of Internal Affairs. More than thirty participants increased their knowledge of international standards related to...
Support to the Special Penitentiary Service to combat the COVID-19 pandemic
Responding to the emergency of COVID-19 crisis and to the need of providing support to inmates and prison staff, on 6 May 2020 the Council of Europe donated the necessary protective equipment to the Special Penitentiary Service (SPS) of the Ministry of Justice of Georgia (MoJ). In total, 6500...
Support to the Department of Temporary Detention to combat the COVID-19 pandemic
On 6 May 2020, the Council of Europe donated the necessary protective equipment to the Department of Temporary Detention of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia to respond the emergency of COVID-19 crisis and to the need of providing support to the detainees and the staff of temporary...
Online training for the newly established Juvenile Unit Investigators
Online training sessions for the investigators of the newly established juvenile unit at the Ministry of Internal Affairs took place on 22- 24 and 27 April 2020. The training covered a wide range of important topics such as the psychological and legal aspects addressed by the Georgian Code on...
Institutional support to the State Inspector’s Service of Georgia
An online Working Group meeting with representatives of the Service of State Inspector of Georgia, the Council of Europe consultant and the Project team took place on 9 April 2020. The online meeting was held to discuss the methodology of a comprehensive study aimed at describing the best...
Improvement of health-care monitoring in temporary detention isolators
An online working group meeting with the representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, the Council of Europe consultant and the Project team took place on 8 April 2020. The participants discussed the draft medical package, prepared to improve the quality of health-care service...
Training for the Georgian temporary detention isolators’ medical staff
On 4-6 March 2020, the first group of the Temporary Detention Isolators’ (TDI) doctors underwent the training on quality health-care service delivery and interviewing techniques of victims of ill-treatment. During three-day training, participants increased their knowledge of CPT standards on...
Institutional Strengthening of the State Inspector’s Service
On 27 February 2020, statistical methodology for the State Inspector’s Service was at the core of the discussions between representatives of the State Inspector’s Service and the Council of Europe. The methodology will improve the capacity of the SIS to collect and process statistical data about...
Improvement of health-care monitoring in the temporary detention isolators
On 24-25 February 2020, representatives of the Department of Temporary Detention of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia (TDI) and the Council of Europe (CoE) discussed the draft monitoring instrument of health-care service delivery in the temporary detention isolators (TDI). Prepared with...
Joint meeting of the Service of State Inspector and Public Defender’s Office
On 21-22 February 2020, a two-day workshop to enhance future cooperation between the Service of State Inspector (SIS) and the Public Defender’s Office (PDO) took place in Tsinandali, Georgia. During this event, discussions were held inter alia on different subjects of common interest for both...
Campaign against violence at schools
On 19 February 2020, in the framework of a campaign aimed at both combatting violence at schools and supporting awareness-raising on criminal liability and other related issues, a meeting was organised with school children at Gori public school No. 5. The campaign implies informative visits at...
