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Empowering Bosnia and Herzegovina's judiciary: enhancing freedom of expression through training of trainers
Strengthening the capacities of local legal professionals to serve as educators in the realm of freedom of expression, in accordance with the standards outlined in Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights and the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), is a...
Police officers’ human rights training skills verified in Bosnia and Herzegovina
A group of 10 law enforcement officers was certified to deliver human rights- based training in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 16-17 April 2024, in Sarajevo. This activity is a part of an internal accreditation scheme developed in close co-operation with the cantonal and entity Ministries of Interior...
Call for Tenders for purchase of national consultancy services aimed at establishing Case Law Department at the Cantonal Court of Sarajevo
Deadline for submission of tenders: 8 May 2024 Within the scope of the Project “Support to a coherent national implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights and facilitating execution of ECtHR judgments in Bosnia and Herzegovina” national short term consultancy services shall be...
Strengthening the Protection of Journalists in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) are often used by the political and economic power holders as means of pressuring journalists. This and other common threats against journalists and how to address them were among the issues discussed at the 2-day workshop in Neum. The...
Steps taken towards enhanced application of the human rights standards in the work of the constitutional courts
Advisers and judges of constitutional courts from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia participated at the regional working meeting to exchange experience and knowledge on the application of relevant human rights standards in their daily work. As the ultimate protector of human...
Call for Tenders: Local consultancy services on Human Rights and the Environment in South-East Europe
The Council of Europe is currently implementing a Project on “Human Rights and Sustainable Environment in South-East Europe” which aims to set up the ground for better protection of the environment and human rights in South-East Europe, namely in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*,...
Bosnia and Herzegovina: support to authorities in improving well-being of staff working with violent extremist prisoners
Working with prisoners is a very demanding job; working with violent extremist prisoners (VEPs) and prisoners with a tendency to radicalisation can put an additional psychological pressure on prison staff. For the latter to be able to do their job without feeling intimidated or stressed and...
Support to the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina in combating hate speech
During its last online consultative working meeting organised by the Ministry of Human Rights and Refugees of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with 55 representatives from state institutions from both entities and the Brčko District, the Ombudsperson, media, international organisations and civil society...
Professionals in Bosnia and Herzegovina adressed technology-facilitated trafficking in human beings as a growing problem in the country
The criminal landscape of trafficking in human beings has significantly changed with the increasing availability of technology and generalised access to the Internet. Countries monitored by GRETA (Council of Europe Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings) have reported...
Training on legal reasoning of judgments: Well-reasoned judicial decisions are the key safeguard to the proper delivery of justice
Training on legal reasoning and legal writing of civil judgments took place in Banja Luka on 6-7 March 2024. A total of 25 judges and judicial assistants from first and second instance courts enhanced their drafting and analytical skills, actively contributing to upholding human rights and...
Federal Police Administration and the Federal Administration for Inspection Affairs sign a Protocol on cooperation to combat human trafficking
To increase the outreach work of identification of victims and the investigation of instances of human trafficking for the purpose of labour exploitation, the Federal Police Administration and the Federal Administration for Inspection Affairs signed today, 22 March 2024, a cooperation Protocol....
Schools and pedagogical institutions working together on establishing resource centers for democratic school culture
The final joint capacity building session for representatives of pedagogical institutions and pilot schools in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) who are part of the first cycle of the development of resource centers for democratic school culture took place on 29 February 2024 in Banja Luka. The...
Enhancing efficiency and quality of justice in Bosnia and Herzegovina: pilot courts participating in workshop in Mostar
In an effort to enhance the efficiency and quality of justice in five action’s pilot courts, the joint European Union and Council of Europe action “Strengthening the efficiency and quality of justice in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIHSEJ)” piloted by the European Commission for the Efficiency of...
Safety of Journalists: Training for prosecutors and police officers in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The prosecutors and police officers from across Bosnia and Herzegovina were designated points of contacts for the safety of journalists, as a mechanism to improve the systematic protection of journalists. In the training session organised in Sarajevo on 28 and 29 February, they have been...
Citizens' Assemblies in Banja Luka and Mostar spark local citizen participation
Citizens’ Assemblies in Banja Luka and Mostar concluded after three weekends of deliberations. Based on a tailored methodology designed to ensure transparency and inclusivity, Citizens’ Assemblies provided a platform for joint policy development and co-creative decision-making between local...
Ending labour trafficking and empowering its victims
The progress achieved so far in Bosnia and Herzegovina to prevent and combat labour trafficking was the focus of the round table organised by the Council of Europe. Measures to address vulnerabilities to labour trafficking as well as to investigate and remediate to labour trafficking were...
Second group of prison staff successfully completed training on management of violent extremist prisoners
The second group of prison staff from Bosnia and Herzegovina, coming from multidisciplinary teams working directly with violent extremist prisoners (VEPs) or inmates at risk of becoming radicalised, have completed all six modules of the new specialised in-house training programme, facilitated by...
Bosnia and Herzegovina to advance freedom of expression and information monitoring and reporting
The rights to freedom of expression and access to information are the cornerstones of democratic society. Representatives of institutions at the State, entity and Brčko District levels, independent bodies, as well as representatives of the civil society in Bosnia and Herzegovina, are working to...
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Council of Ministers ensures its commitment to quality education for all
Authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) continue to support the implementation of the Policy Recommendations with a Roadmap for Improving Inclusive Education developed jointly by relevant ministries at state level, entity ministries of education and 10 cantonal ministries of education in...
Call for Tenders for International Consultancy Services
Deadline for submission of tenders: 1 March 2024 Within the scope of the Project “Support to a coherent national implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights and facilitating execution of ECtHR judgments in Bosnia and Herzegovina” international short term consultancy services shall...
