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Training for advocates in Sumgayit city

The seminar on protection a right to private life was organized on 28-29 September 2017 in Sumgayit city. The participants learned presented four dimensions (private and family life, home and correspondence) under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights and the Court’s approach to their applicability. The case-studies practically showed how to apply a two-stage test used in application of Article 8. In addition, the Council of Europe Programme for Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) was presented to the audience.

25 advocates practicing in Sumgayit and nearby regions of Siyazan and Absheron attended the two-day seminar led by the certified trainers of the training of trainers programme who were effectively trained in delivering training for their peers. Participants also received the European Court of Human Rights related publications and materials recently published within the project.

As of today, 695 advocates, 280 judges of first instance and appeal courts and 153 practicing lawyers and human rights defenders have been trained on various European Convention on Human Rights standards as a result of a series of cascade training sessions organised within the project. 

The activity was organized in the framework of the Council of Europe and European Union joint project “Application of the European Convention on Human Rights and the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights in Azerbaijan” under the Partnership for Good Governance for Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine and Belarus.

Baku 6 october 2017
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Specific objective 1: support the alignment of human rights policies and practice by ensuring compliance of legislative and regulatory frameworks with European standards and capacity-building for legal professionals and National Human Rights Institutions, including the reinforcement of Ombudsmen Offices

Indicators:

  • relevant national legislation is in place and/or amended in line with European human rights standards (criminal justice, social rights, non-discrimination, data protection, social rights).
  • institutional mechanisms and structures are in place and/or operational (e.g. Human Rights Centres, Focal Points and mechanisms as required by conventions, institutionalised consultation procedures).
  • relevant professional groups have knowledge about human rights standards and are able to apply them in their work.
  • relevant national training organisations have strengthened capacity to continuously and sustainably train their target groups on human rights standards.
  • interaction between civil society and authorities in the democratic decision-making process is reinforced.
  • national parliaments have increased awareness of the necessity to revise national legislation and bring it in line with the European Social Charter (revised) as ratified by their country.

 

Specific objective 2: support the full execution of the European Court of Human Rights judgments through reinforcement of parliamentary involvement

Indicators:

  • increased awareness of members of parliaments in the EaP countries’ on the existing parliamentary mechanisms to ensure execution of European Court of Human Rights judgments.
  • increased compliance of the national legal framework with the European Convention of Human Rights and the case law of the European Court of Human Rights.
  • parliamentary committees’ staffs have better capability to assist MPs in ensuring compatibility of national legislation with the ECHR and compliance with European Court of Human Rights case-law.