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Promoting Dialogue and Combating Hate Speech in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Recent initiatives in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the field of tackling hate speech and discrimination, with a particular attention on LGBTI, were focused on promoting a culture of dialogue while empowering public authorities to effectively address discrimination. Civil servants were equipped with...
Gearing up for Hackathon on inclusion and digital citizenship in Podgorica
High school students from across Montenegro gathered on 11 October 2024 for an Info Day on the upcoming Hackathon on inclusion and digital citizenship. Organised by the Council of Europe’s Programme Office and the Science and Technology Park of Montenegro, the event introduced participants to the...
Kragujevac schools celebrate the day of education for democratic culture
Mentor school for Democratic Culture, “Dragisa Lukovic Spanac” from Kragujevac, together with six local schools, marked the Day of Education for Democratic Culture with a series of creative, student-led activities aimed at promoting tolerance, diversity, and empathy in schools and the wider...
Curricula working group of the state institute for education improvement finalised connecting reference framework of competences for democratic culture with selected subjects of national curricula in Serbia
Schools across Serbia will soon have access to a valuable new resource: the second volume of Guidelines for the Integration of the Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture (RFCDC) in National Curricula. Developed by a team of education experts from the State Institute for the...
Ka smanjenju diskriminacije u sportu u Bosni i Hercegovini
U nastojanju da promoviše poštovanje i različitost u sportu, Ministarstvo civilnih poslova Bosne i Hercegovine, je uz podršku Evropske unije i Vijeća Evrope, 4. oktobra 2024. godine, organizovalo radionicu u Sarajevu. Radionica je imala za cilj smanjenje homofobije i transfobije u sportu, te je...
Psihološka pomoć mijenja živote marginaliziranih grupa u Bosni i Hercegovini u okviru zajedničkog programa EU i Vijeća Evrope „Horizontal facility za Zapadni Balkan i Tursku“.
Besplatna psihološka podrška: Ključ za autentični život
"Kada sam se prvi put obratio psihologu, osjećao sam se izgubljeno. Nisam mogao otvoreno govoriti o svojim osjećajima ni s kim iz svog okruženja. Osjećao sam kao da se gušim u vlastitim mislima. Besplatna psihološka podrška bila je moj jedini izlaz. Kroz razgovore s psihologom, počeo sam...
Nova platforma za prijavljivanje nasilja nad nad LGBTI osobama
Pokrenuta je nova web stranica stopmrznji.ba kao ključno sredstvo za prijavljivanje zločina iz mržnje i govora mržnje prema LGBTI osobama u Bosni i Hercegovini. Ova platforma pruža vitalne informacije i kontakte za one koji su doživjeli nasilje zbog svoje seksualne orijentacije ili rodnog...
Raising awareness on free legal aid for human trafficking victims in Montenegro
A new awareness raising initiative in Montenegro is putting the spotlight on free legal aid available to victims of human trafficking. An important part of this initiative are multilingual informational leaflets designed to inform victims about their legal rights. Created in collaboration with...
Montenegro takes action to strengthen local response to human trafficking and boost victim support
In a move to combat human trafficking and protect victims’ rights, three workshops were organised across Montenegro in September — gathering local authorities, social welfare centers, labour inspections, law enforcement, and judicial representatives. As part of the Strategy for the Fight Against...
A public initiative to raise awareness on the fight against child trafficking for forced marriages to kick off in North Macedonia
"Change Your Mind - Stay Out of the Vicious Circle”
Forced child marriage is one of the common types of human trafficking, spiralling out of the circle of poverty. A significant number of the child trafficking victims in North Macedonia are victims of trafficking for forced marriage, who are often sexually abused and exploited for their labour. To...
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Regional co-operation key to tackling discrimination and racism
Law enforcement institutions and civil society organisations (CSOs) from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and the Republic of Moldova met in Podgorica on 26-28 September with the aim to address racism, discrimination, and the protection of minority groups, especially the LGBTI community. This...
Nužna snažna zajednička akcija koja će prije svega zaštiti djecu i mlade
Trgovci ljudima uz pomoć tehnologije regrutuju, kontrolišu i eksploatišu žrtve
Kako odgovoriti na izazove koje postavlja rastuća upotreba informacionih i komunikacionih tehnologija (IKT) za regrutovanje, kontrolu i eksploataciju žrtava trgovine ljudima? Više od 60 domaćih i regionalnih stručnjaka sastalo se na dvodnevnoj konferenciji u Sarajevu 2. i 3. oktobra 2024. kako bi...
Legislation Guide on the Protection of Migrant Children in Türkiye published
A new guide compiling Turkish domestic legislation and international human rights standards on child protection in the context of migration has been completed and published with the expert support of the European Union’s and Council of Europe’s joint action “Strengthening the human rights...
Advancing support to legal professionals in the efforts to improve women’s access to justice in the Western Balkans
The Mentoring Programme for legal professionals, an initiative of the EU and Council of Europe regional action “Women’s access to justice in the Western Balkans”, proved to be a unique tool for equipping justice professionals including judges and prosecutors with necessary resources to champion...
Equality bodies, public authorities and civil society organisations in Albania to join forces in the efforts to combat discrimination and hatred
Partners and beneficiaries of the action on Advancing the Protection from Discrimination in Albania valued the contribution of this co-operation initiative of the European Union and Council of Europe, that aims to bring forward the effects of the reforms in the field of anti-discrimination and...
New course on combating trafficking in human beings in Serbia
To support lawyers in effective protection of victims of trafficking and prosecuting perpetrators, a new HELP (Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals) course has been launched within the action “Strengthening anti-trafficking action in Serbia”, in co-operation with the Serbian Bar...
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Advancing Albania’s Reform Agenda, in line with European values: Human Rights and Democracy in the Spotlight
The programme “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye”, a core co-operation initiative of the European Union and Council of Europe, is a fundamental instrument in the hands of the public authorities in Albania to bring forward protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms,...
Joining forces with women's organisations to combat violence against women in Türkiye
In the efforts to support civil society organisations in Türkiye to improve the accessibility and quality of legal aid services for women, an online discussion was organised with the support of European Union and Council of Europe. 34 civil society representatives (29 women and 5 men) exchanged...
Study on preventing child trafficking for the purpose of labour exploitation, begging and forced marriages in North Macedonia reveals factual situation and trends
According to the 2023 third evaluation report on North Macedonia of the Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking of the Council of Europe, most of the trafficking victims are children. Although most of the trafficked children were subjected to sexual exploitation, child trafficking for the...
Call for Applications: Intercultural Cities - invitation for the participation of towns and municipalities in Serbia to promote diversity and tolerance at local level
Within the action "Combating discrimination and promoting diversity in Serbia", part of the joint programme of the European Union and the Council of Europe "Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye", we are inviting local self-government units to apply for the new initiative to...
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