Facilitating the creation of a common legal space between Europe and Central Asia and enhancing human rights protection

As the European (continental) and Central Asian legal systems derive historically from common roots, they remain similar in many regards. The strategic goal of this Action is to initiate a process of creating a common legal space between Europe and Central Asia, based on European and international standards. This Action consists of two complementary components: raising awareness about Council of Europe Conventions and enhancing human rights protection through education.The latter component is implemented within the framework of the Council of Europe Programme on Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP). 

Raising awareness about Council of Europe Conventions

Council of Europe Conventions are considered as a key reference to reinforce human rights, democracy and the rule of law, and to promote a common legal space at pan-European level and beyond. It is therefore important to promote a sound understanding and effective implementation of the Conventions system among national authorities and civil society actors in Central Asia. Within the framework of the Action and depending on the needs and priorities of each partner, the following activities on regional and national level are organised:

  • Legislative review and assessments;
  • Preparation of recommendations and publications;
  • Peer to-peer exchanges, conferences, seminars, working groups etc.
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Representatives of Tajikistan participated in a seminar on Council of Europe Conventions

Representatives of various Tajik institutions have participated in the Seminar on Council of Europe Conventions at the Council of Europe Headquarters in Strasbourg (France) on 19-21 September 2023.

The delegation was composed of representatives of the Executive Office, Ministry of Justice, General Prosecutor’s Office, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Committee on Women and Family, Anti-Corruption Agency, Commissioner for Human Rights Office, Union of Lawyers, Centre for Advanced Training of Lawyers and National Bank.

They learned more about the Council of Europe Conventions, their added value, modalities of implementation and the process of accession, enabling them to initiate, and possibly pursue, the work towards accession  in the future.

The seminar focused particularly on the Council of Europe Criminal Law Convention on Corruption, the Convention on Cybercrime (Budapest Convention), the Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention), the Convention on Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse (Lanzarote Convention), the Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons and the Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings .

 

This seminar was organised in the framework of the Central Asia Rule of Law Programme 2020-2024 * co-funded by the Council of Europe and the European Union and implemented by the Council of Europe.

 * The Programme was extended until June 2024. 

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Strasbourg (France) 19-21 September 2023
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