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Law enforcement officers train to improve human rights record in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Procedures for deprivation of liberty and treatment of apprehended and detained persons in the custodial environment are discussed in light of the Council of Europe conventions and recommendations in the ongoing training session for law enforcement officers in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The backdrop...
Training of police officers in Bosnia and Herzegovina continues while prisons welcome information technologies
Training of police officers to deal with persons deprived of liberty while observing their human rights received a new boost at the Steering Committee meeting of the joint EU/Council of Europe Action in Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the same time, prisons are expected to host expert assessment visit...
Court police(s) coordinate human rights protection mechanisms in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Senior police officers of all four court police(s) in Bosnia and Herzegovina are meeting in Mostar on 17 and 18 May 2018 to discuss implementation of the Guidelines for dealing with persons deprived of liberty in closed environment. The Guidelines provide prevention and human rights protection...
Law enforcement team accredited for human rights training in Bosnia and Herzegovina
A 24-member group of law enforcement officers and prison staff was certified to deliver human rights based training in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 18-19 April in Sarajevo, through an internal accreditation scheme developed in close cooperation with Ministries of Justice in BiH. This activity is a...
Prison professionals of Bosnia and Herzegovina exchange experiences with counterparts in the Slovak Republic
Prison professionals from Bosnia and Herzegovina and officials of the Institution of Human Rights Ombudsman and Ministry of Justice of BiH visited some of the prison facilities in Slovak Republic from 19-22 March 2018 to learn about the organization and provision of health care to prisoners in a...
Prison staff accredited for human-rights training programmes in Bosnia and Herzegovina
A group of core prison staff trainers is undergoing accreditation to deliver human rights based training programmes on 14-15 March 2018 in Mostar. The concept is based on the proceedings of the Horizontal Facility for Western Balkans and Turkey Action in Bosnia and Herzegovina - ''Enhancing human...
Multi-professional group drafts safeguards to protect mentally disturbed criminal offenders in Bosnia and Herzegovina
A working group comprising prison staff trainers and medical staff of the Forensic Facility Sokolac is meeting in Sarajevo on 5-6 March 2018 to develop a set of safeguards and operational procedures to protect human rights of forensic patients who have committed criminal offences in Bosnia and...
Prison inspection's input in training now, results with better sustainability of its impact later
Prison inspectors from all three jurisdictions in Bosnia and Herzegovina are agreeing on common standards to be adhered to when inspecting applicability of the comprehensive training programme on human rights in prisons delivered over the past year within the framework of the Horizontal Facility...
Training in law enforcement is an opportunity to influence the future
A multi-agency team of law enforcement trainers in Bosnia and Herzegovina is further improving their training skills to deliver human-rights based programme for dealing with persons deprived of liberty in closed environment. The activity is being carried out in the framework of the Horizontal...
Action’s Steering Committee endorses inclusion of the human-rights based training in the law enforcement agencies in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Results of the human rights-based training programme on the overall treatment of persons deprived of liberty and provision of health care in closed environment received full endorsement by the senior policy makers at the 5th Steering Committee meeting of the Action ‘’Enhancing human rights for...
Senior practicioners brainstorm application of successful transfer of knowledge among prison staff in Bosnia and Herzegovina
All 14 prison governors in Bosnia and Herzegovina and six prison inspectors discussed practical ways of applying skills and knowledge acquired by prison staff thus far as part of the Horizontal Facility for Western Balkans and Turkey initiative to promote competence and human rights- based...
4th Steering Committee of the Horizontal Facility action in Bosnia and Herzegovina signs off on comprehensive training activities
The 4th Steering Committee meeting of the Horizontal Facility for Western Balkan and Turkey Action in Bosnia and Hrezegovina, entitled ''Enhancing human rights for detained and sentenced persons'' was held on 19 September in Sarajevo. The three Assistant Ministers of Justice and Assistant...
Train the trainers cycle on human rights of persons deprived of liberty, commences in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The first round table with training elements on how to apply human rights standards in dealings with persons deprived of liberty immediately upon their admission to custody took place on 14-15 September in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, under the framework of the European Union/Council of...
A series of round tables on advancing health care and human rights in prisons in Bosnia and Herzegovina underway
A series of round tables with training elements on the application of the Protocols for advancing health care and human rights in closed environment started on 10-11 July in Zenica with a session prison doctors and senior medical staff from seven prisons in Bosnia and Herzegovina. These...
A series of round tables on prisoner management in Bosnia and Herzegovina underway
A series of round tables with training elements on the application of the Handbook for prisoner management and enhancing human rights in closed environment started on 4-5 July in Banja Luka with a session for senior treatment and security prison staff and prison staff dealing with tretment of...
The European Convention on Human Rights and Policing: a handbook for law enforcement officials
Handbook entitled "The European Convention on Human Rights and Policing" by Jim Murdoch and Ralph Roche has recently been translated into Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian language and will soon be distributed to prison and police professionals across BiH jurisdictions. The aim of the handbook is to...
Development of the offenders’ rehabilitation programmes in Bosnia and Herzegovina is in the final phase
The working group comprising local prison professionals tasked with developing offenders’ management programmes and a corresponding handbook to support their delivery to peers met on 17-19 May in Bihac under the auspices of the Horizontal Facility for Western Balkans and Turkey project...
Joint guidelines for dealing with persons deprived of liberty in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Representatives of 10 police agencies and 14 prison establishments in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) joined forces over the past four months to develop Guidelines for dealing with persons deprived of liberty that would be applicable across the local law enforcement agencies. The result of the final...
Development of guidelines embedding the protection of human rights of people held in custody
A group of local prison staff trainers experienced in applying international human rights standards to the training framework of the custodial environment in Bosnia and Herzegovina is currently developing a handbook on managing persons deprived of liberty in the law enforcement agencies. The...
The Second Steering Committee meeting of the project ''Enhancing human rights protection for detained and sentenced persons''
The Second Steering Committee meeting of the EU/CoE Horizontal Facility for Western Balkans and Turkey project implemeneted in Bosnia and Herzegovina under the title ''Enhancing human rights protection for detained and sentenced persons'' was held in Banja Luka on 2 February 2017. The progress...
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