Horizontal Facility - Vijesti
Lawyers and legal professionals complete the HELP course on Combating Hate Speech and Hate Crime in Macedonian Language
43 lawyers and legal professionals from North Macedonia successfully completed the HELP course on combating hate speech and hate crime in Macedonian language. The translated HELP course in Macedonian language on combating hate speech and hate crime was launched for the first time last year in...
Albanian prison directors enhance their leadership and prison management skills
On 18-20 March, 20 prison Directors representing all the Albanian penitentiary institutions, attended a leadership and prison management training delivered by two Council of Europe international consultants and the Head of the Albanian Training Centre for prison staff. The training combined...
Lawyers from İstanbul enhance their knowledge on “Detention in the Context of Migration”
20 lawyers from the İstanbul Bar Association, completed a two-day training on “Detention in the Context of Migration” organised by the joint European Union/Council of Europe action on “Strengthening the human rights protection in the context of migration in Türkiye” , in co-operation with the...
The role of legal clinics for providing primary legal aid for victims of crimes and gender-based violence discussed at the National Co-ordination Body meeting
The 14th meeting of the National Co-ordination Body for the implementation of the Law on Free Legal Aid in North Macedonia, gathered in Skopje on 20 March to discuss the progress and important challenges regarding the implementation of free legal aid system in North Macedonia. Organised in the...
Округли сто о спречавању злостављања од стране полицијских службеника и делотворним истрагама у вези с овим питањем
A roundtable focusing on execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in relation to Serbia concerning ill-treatment in police custody and ineffective investigations into such allegations (Stanimirović v. Serbia group) took place on 19 March in Belgrade. Consultations...
Evropska unija i Savjet Evrope nastavljaju da pružaju podršku institucijama u Crnoj Gori u procesu ispunjavanja privremenih mjerila u oblasti reforme pravosuđa i zaštite žrtava
Treći sastanak Upravnog odbora zajedničkog projekta Evropske unije i Savjeta Evrope pod nazivom „Osnaživanje odgovornosti u pravosudnom sistemu i unapređenje prava žrtava u Crnoj Gori“ održan je u Podgorici. Sastanku su prisustvovali ključni partneri i lokalni akteri uključeni u proces reforme...
Obrasci diskriminacije u Srbiji – diskusija o rezultatima istraživanja o diskriminaciji
U Beogradu je održana diskusija o obrascima diskriminacije, na kojoj su analizirani najnoviji podaci, izneti u izveštajima nacionalnih istraživanja o diskriminaciji. Događaj je okupio predstavnike javnih institucija, tela za jednakost, kao i predstavnike civilnog društva, medije i eksperte koji...
Building a safer environment for media professionals
Keeping journalists safe is key to a free press! Therefore, a group of thirty journalists from various media outlets gathered in Pristina for a specialised training focused on their safety. Thanks to expert insights, including those from the European Court of Human Rights, these media...
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...
НАЈАВА ЗА МЕДИЈЕ: Однос грађана и грађанки и представника органа јавне власти према дискриминацији у Србији у фокусу презентације која се одржава у среду у Београду
Presentation of the reports “Attitudes of citizens towards discrimination in Serbia” and “Attitudes of the representatives of public authorities towards discrimination in Serbia”, prepared with the support of the joint European Union and the Council of Europe action "Combating discrimination and...
Унапређење регионалне сарадње у циљу подршке реформама у области антидискриминационог нормативног оквира са фокусом на права припадника и припадница ЛГБТИ заједнице
A regional peer exchange on tackling equality reforms and focusing on the protection of LGBTI persons, took place in Podgorica, Montenegro. Following the regional LGBTI conference on “Addressing the rising anti-gender movement” organised in Pristina“ in November 2023, the two-day event organised...
Јачање стандарда заштите података у Србији
The intrinsic link between data protection and freedom of expression is encapsulated in the Article 85 of the General Data Protection Regulation "Processing and freedom of expression and information". This provision mandates the EU Member States to navigate the delicate balance between the...
Rješavanje problema govora mržnje u Crnoj Gori: rezultati drugog kruga grupnih intervjua sa predstavnicima organizacija civilnog društva, medija i vlasti
Otvorena diskusija i grupni intervjui sa predstavnicima različitih grupa, među kojima su organizacije civilnog društva, mediji i vlasti, održani su u Podgorici 15. marta 2024.godine. Tokom ovog kruga intervjua, koji je nastavak prvog kruga održanog u oktobru 2023. godine, proširen je broj...
Crna Gora: usklađivanje medijskog zakonodavstva sa evropskim standardima
Savjet Evrope pruža pomoć u pripremi zakonodavnog i političkog okvira za brojne zemlje članice koje se nalaze na putu pridruživanja Evropskoj uniji. S tim u vezi, uz podršku Evropske unije i Savjeta Evrope, pripremljeno je ekspertsko pravno mišljenje o tri ključna zakona koja regulišu oblast...
Претње за безбедност новинара и новинарки у Србији: нови извештај
Institutional pressures are a form of a threat that most journalists in Serbia often and regularly encounter in their work (46.2%), followed by economic pressures or job insecurity (40.2%). 29.9% of journalists often or regularly encounter the problem of targeting and smear campaigns, and 30.5%...
Promoting inclusivity in media content in North Macedonia
Persons with disabilities have a right to enjoy the content of audiovisual media. To this end, a public presentation of a draft Rulebook to ensure accessibility of audiovisual media services (AVMS) for persons with disabilities took place today in Skopje with the support of the EU and Council of...
Call for applications for grants to support activities on combating hate speech in North Macedonia
Within the framework of the joint European Union/Council of Europe Horizontal Facility programme and its action on “Combating Hatred and Intolerance in North Macedonia”, the Council of Europe is launching a call for applications for grants scheme “Support to local self-governments and/or CSOs...
Pomoć Vladi Crne Gore u procjeni efikasnosti LGBTI strategije 2019-2023
U Evropskoj kući u Podgorici 5. marta 2024. godine predstavljen je izvještaj o Nacionalnoj LGBTI strategiji Crne Gore 2019-2023. Prezentacija je održana u prisustvu predstavnika i predstavnica državnih organa, uključujući Ministarstvo za ljudska i manjinska prava, Ombudsmana, Ministarstvo...
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...
Regional conference takes place in Tirana to discuss co-operation and key solutions with public stakeholders, civil society and key experts from the region and the European Union
Tackling environmental crime through addressing related illicit financial flows and corruption in the Western Balkans
A regional conference focusing on the intricate relationship between money laundering, corruption and environmental crimes in the Western Balkans took place in Tirana, Albania. Organised with the support of the EU and the Council of Europe, the 2-days event brought together key stakeholders from...