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Media in support of good governance in Ukraine: the best media materials awarded
The Council of Europe within the Programme “Enhancing decentralisation and public administration reform in Ukraine”, implemented by the Centre of Expertise for Good Governance continues supporting the Ministry for Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine (Minregion) in raising awareness...
Military administrations of settlements and their officials – exercising certain some powers of local authorities under martial law
The Council of Europe supported preparation of methodological recommendations regarding the implementation by the military administrations of settlements and their officials of some powers of local authorities under martial law. This publication contains practical recommendations and samples of...
Invitation to participate in the round table "25 years of implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights: achievements and future challenges (judicial dimension)
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Electronic evidence of war crimes and the role of journalists, media and social media
The webinar "Electronic evidence of war crimes. The role of journalists, media and social media” has been held on 25 November 2022 in Strasbourg organized by the Group of Friends on the Safety of Journalists and Media Freedom in Strasbourg and the Council of Europe. The Ukrainian law enforcement...
Draft law on employment of persons with disabilities has been registered
Experts of the Council of Europe Project “Continued support to promoting social human rights in Ukraine” participated in the development of Draft Law No. 5344-d "On amendments to some laws of Ukraine on ensuring the right of persons with disabilities to work." In particular, the consultants...
The Council of Europe organised a webinar on conflict-related sexual violence for judges and prosecutors
On 28 November 2022, in cooperation with the National School of Judges of Ukraine (NSJU), the Council of Europe organised a webinar on conflict-related sexual violence. While the event primarily targeted judges of the first and appellate courts instances, prosecutors of the War Crimes Department...
Academy of civic engagement for local authorities
In the time of war, public authorities are forced to make rapid decisions addressing most pressing problems. Engagement of citizens, CSOs and stakeholders concerned in formulation proposals to policies and decisions in the recovery and reconstruction process can help authorities address...
Steering Committee of the Council of Europe Project "Combating violence against children in Ukraine, Phase III" endorsed the need of further support for protecting rights of children during and in post-war context
On 28 November 2022, the Steering Committee Meeting of the Council of Europe Project "Combating violence against children in Ukraine, Phase III" was held. The event was held in an online format and brought together more than 30 participants. The meeting of the Steering Committee was aimed at...
Online training for professionals from non-governmental organisations and hotlines “Psychosocial support for war-affected children and adolescents”
The Council of Europe project "Combating violence against children in Ukraine” is continuing its capacity building activities aimed at professionals working for and with children in the context of a full-scale of the Russian Federation into the territory of Ukraine. In particular, on 23 and 25...
International round table “Russia’s aggression against Ukraine: Implementing the Istanbul Convention during armed conflict”
On 23 November 2022, the Council of Europe project “Combatting violence against women in Ukraine” (COVAW) organised an online international round table which brought together about 60 participants who discussed implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating...
The online course “Application of aerial video shooting for crime scene inspection when investigating war crimes” is developed for SBI
The online course “Application of aerial video shooting for crime scene inspection when investigating war crimes” is now available for all investigators and operative staff of the State Bureau of Investigation at their internal in-service training portal. The course comprises 6 modules and...
Brochures on ensuring the social rights of the Ukrainians fleeing the war were published
The Council of Europe project “Continued support to promoting social human rights in Ukraine” developed information brochures about the details of obtaining temporary protection and ensuring the social rights of Ukrainians who are forced to seek protection in the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy,...
Council of Europe and CEPOL trains Ukrainian SBI investigators and operatives on open-source intelligence
Open-source intelligence (OSINT) enables law enforcement to collect information from a wide range of sources, building a detailed picture of criminals and improving the response to security threats. It can have particular importance during warfare, as it can contribute to war crime...
How to strengthen youth participation: a series of workshop for youth councils in Ukraine has started
On 25 November 2022, a series of workshops for youth councils of Ukraine began. The series was launched by the Ukrainian Association of Youth Councils of Ukraine in co-operation with the Council of Europe project "Youth for Democracy in Ukraine: Phase II" and the Ministry of Youth and Sports of...
Ukraine – Urgent Opinion on the draft law “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on improving the procedure for the selection of candidates for the position of judge of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine on a Competitive Basis”
CDL-PI(2022)046-e Ukraine – Urgent Opinion on the draft law “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on improving the procedure for the selection of candidates for the position of judge of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine on a Competitive Basis”, issued on 23 November 2022,...
Labour relations in military administrations
The Council of Europe supported preparation of methodological recommendations dedicated to labour relations inmilitary administrations that temporarily exercise local authorities’ powers. The publication was developed by the Council of Europe Programme “Enhancing decentralisation and public...
Uninvented stories from the war. The Kharkiv media project Nakypilo creates content with the support of the Council of Europe
The Council of Europe provided the grant to the non-governmental organization “Kharkiv Crisis Information Center”, whose team has created and is running the informational media project Nakypilo since 2014. The grant was provided within the Council of Europe Immediate Actions Package/ Project...
Registration for the Council of Europe HELP online course on Labour rights
The Council of Europe project “Continued support to promoting social human rights in Ukraine” announces call for the participation in the distance learning course "Labor rights as human rights" of the Council of Europe HELP Programme (Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals). The training...
“From awareness to accountability: END GENDER BASED VIOLENCE NOW!”
“From awareness to accountability: END GENDER BASED VIOLENCE NOW!” Joint statement in observance of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on November 25, and the accompanying 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, 2022 Since the full-scale invasion by the...
Webinar on derogation from the obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights in the context of armed conflicts held for judges and prosecutors
On 21 November 2022, the Council of Europe (CoE), in cooperation with the National School of Judges (NSJ), organised a webinar on derogation from the obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights in the context of armed conflicts. Judges of different court instances as well as...


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