People with disabilities in Albania are supported to file complaints on discrimination cases

18-20 September 2023 Tirana, Durrës, Shkodra

Persons with disabilities face discrimination and barriers every day that restrict their full enjoyment of human rights and freedoms. Empowering them to advocate for their rights, and seek redress to their concerns and discrimination cases is essential not only to make their voices heard but also...

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PRESS RELEASE

Impact of hate speech in public discourse debated in Pristina

20 September 2023 Pristina

The participants in a high-level conference in Pristina have concluded that: “Hate speech is a form of violence, which should have no place in the public discourse and addressing it requires a multifaceted approach which involves close co-operation between public authorities, local actors, civil...

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For your rights, towards European standards: EU and Council of Europe to continue supporting reform processes in Serbia

20 September 2023 Belgrade

Continuous efforts by the authorities to align with European standards are crucial for improving lives of people in Serbia, and to this end the European Union (EU) and Council of Europe (CoE) will keep supporting the reform processes in Serbia. Thanks to the co-operation with the joint EU/CoE...

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MEDIA ADVISORY / High level conference “Hate speech in public discourse” to be held in Pristina

19 September 2023 Pristina

- The conference, titled “Hate speech in public discourse,” will take place on Wednesday, 20 September 2023, starting at 09:30, at the Swiss Diamond Hotel in Pristina, as part of the joint European Union/Council of Europe initiative “Combating Discrimination and Hatred.” The opening remarks will...

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Training on child protection in the context of migration organised in Ankara

6 - 8 September 2023 Ankara

The first round of the training programme on Child protection in the context of migration was held in Ankara on 6-8 September 2023. The 3-day training was organised in the framework of the joint European Union/Council of Europe action “Strengthening the human rights protection in the context of...

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Best practices on investigating child trafficking cases for forced begging shared among professionals from North Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina

6 September 2023 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Preventing and combating forced begging, as a form of child trafficking remains an important priority for the authorities in the Western Balkans region where these children may be subject to physical and psychological abuse, cannot attend school and suffer from social injustice. This form of...

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Quality education for all Serbia – second Steering Committee meeting held in Belgrade

8 September 2023 Belgrade

Members of the Steering Committee for “Quality education for all” action in Serbia held their second meeting in Belgrade on 7 September 2023. The meeting was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Education, the Institute for Improvement of Education, the Institute for Education Quality...

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Increasing lawyers’ awareness on gender responsive legal aid in disaster situations

5 September 2023 Online training session

The Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) course on "Access to justice for women", was translated and adopted to the local context in 2022 during the first phase of the action “Fostering women’s access to justice in Turkey”. Now in 2023 this course has been complemented with a...

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Discussing minority protection and kin states engagement in Serbia

4 September 2023 Belgrade

A scoping paper on kin-states’ engagement and its impact on the protection of national minorities, with particular reference to Serbia, was presented during the Annual Summer School on National Minorities in Border Regions of the European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI), on 30 September in...

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Škole u Bosni i Hercegovini načinile još jedan korak da postanu resursni centri za demokratsku školsku kulturu

28 August 2023 Sarajevo

Zajednički projekat Evropske unije i Vijeća Evrope „Kvalitetno obrazovanje za sve“ nastavlja podržavati škole širom Bosne i Hercegovine da postanu resursni centri za demokratsku kulturu. Od 21. do 24. augusta projekat je organizovao paralelne aktivnosti za učenike/ce, kao i članove/ice školske...

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"Leave a Trace" caravan travelled to Kavadarci to engage youth for an equal society

23 AUGUST Kavadarci

The main square in Kavadarci was the main scene where the fifth of the series of events “Come and tell your story - Leave a mark” took place to raise awareness for an equal and diverse society. Representatives of the central and local government, met with youth but also local residents to...

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Call for tenders: local experts for supporting implementation of the action “Quality education for all in Montenegro”

2 August 2023 Montenegro

Within the framework of the joint European Union/Council of Europe programme “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye”, the Council of Europe is currently implementing the action “Quality education for all in Montenegro”. In that context, it is looking for 25 Providers to support...

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Call for tenders: international experts for supporting implementation of the action “Quality education for all in Montenegro”

2 August 2023 Montenegro

Within the framework of the joint European Union/Council of Europe programme “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye”, the Council of Europe is currently implementing the action “Quality education for all in Montenegro”. In that context, it is looking for 30 Providers to support...

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Press Release

“Leave a Mark” caravan sent a message from Dojran: ‘United for youth participation and equal society’

22 July 2023 Dojran

Dojran was the place to be this weekend, where the third of the series of public events “Join us and tell your story: Leave a mark” took place to raise awareness of the local communities, especially youth, for an equal and diverse society. Culture, art, and dialogue was in the centre of this...

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PRESS RELEASE

Deterring discrimination and intolerance with sound quantitative and qualitative data

19 JULY 2023 Belgrade

Accurate and comparable data is essential to best enable policymakers and the public to assess the scale and nature of discrimination suffered by vulnerable and marginalised groups. Such data allows policy makers to better design, adapt, monitor, and evaluate policies. As the European Commission...

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Advancing in ensuring equal rights for everyone in Montenegro, no matter the gender identity

4-5 July 2023 Andrijevica

An additional session of the working group in charge for drafting a proposal for a law regulating legal gender identity, took place on the 4 and 5 July 2023 in Andrijevica. This activity sought the co-operation between the Ministry of Human and Minority Rights of Montenegro, relevant civil...

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Increasing lawyers’ skills on gender responsive legal aid in Türkiye

10 July 2023 Online

A total of 212 legal aid lawyers from five bar associations (Bilecik, Hatay, Sinop, Kahramanmaraş, and Malatya) participated in the kick-off event to launch the Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) course on "Access to justice for women". The kick-off event was organised with the...

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"Leave a Mark" – a series of awareness raising events to promote equality kicked off in Skopje

5 JULY 202 SKOPJE

"Leave a Mark" the awareness raising initiative reaching out young people of North Macedonia to promote diversity, equality and inclusion was just launched in Skopje. The event was organised by the Institute for Good Governance and Euro-Atlantic Perspectives together with the Ministry of Labor...

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Empowering labour inspectors in North Macedonia to proactively identify and refer potential victims of human trafficking for the purpose of labour exploitation

3-6 July 2023 North Macedonia

According to the official statistics, since 2017 there have been 43 formally identified victims of trafficking of human beings for the purpose of labour exploitation in North Macedonia, out of whom 37 were malе, including two children. In this context, labour inspectors and social workers play a...

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Poziv za dostavljanje ponuda: pružanje usluga u oblasti komunikacija u vezi sa provođenjem inicijative protiv govora mržnje u Bosni i Hercegovini

27. jun 2023. Bosna i Hercegovina

U okviru zajedničkog programa Evropske unije i Vijeća Evrope „Horizontal Facility za Zapadni Balkan i Tursku“, Vijeće Evrope trenutno provodi projekat „Ka jednakoj, inkluzivnoj i tolerantnoj Bosni i Hercegovini“. U tom kontekstu, traži pružaoce usluga u oblasti komunikacija, a u vezi sa...

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