News on combating discrimination
People with disabilities in Albania are supported to file complaints on discrimination cases
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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Impact of hate speech in public discourse debated in 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...
For your rights, towards European standards: EU and Council of Europe to continue supporting reform processes in Serbia
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...
MEDIA ADVISORY / High level conference “Hate speech in public discourse” to be held in 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...
Training on child protection in the context of migration organised in 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...
Best practices on investigating child trafficking cases for forced begging shared among professionals from North Macedonia and 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...
Quality education for all Serbia – second Steering Committee meeting held in 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...
Increasing lawyers’ awareness on gender responsive legal aid in disaster situations
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...
Discussing minority protection and kin states engagement in Serbia
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...
Schools in Bosnia and Herzegovina take another step in becoming resource centers for democratic school culture
The joint European Union/Council of Europe action “Quality education for all” continues to support schools across Bosnia and Herzegovina to become resource centers for democratic culture. From 21 to 24 August the action organised parallel activities for students as well as members of school...
"Leave a Trace" caravan travelled to Kavadarci to engage youth for an equal society
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...
Call for tenders: local experts for supporting implementation of the action “Quality education for all in 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...
Call for tenders: international experts for supporting implementation of the action “Quality education for all in 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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“Leave a Mark” caravan sent a message from Dojran: ‘United for youth participation and equal society’
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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Deterring discrimination and intolerance with sound quantitative and qualitative data
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...
Advancing in ensuring equal rights for everyone in Montenegro, no matter the gender identity
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...
Increasing lawyers’ skills on gender responsive legal aid in Türkiye
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...
"Leave a Mark" – a series of awareness raising events to promote equality kicked off in 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...
Empowering labour inspectors in North Macedonia to proactively identify and refer potential victims of human trafficking for the purpose of labour exploitation
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...
Call for tenders: provision of communication services related to the implementation of No Hate Speech awareness raising initiative in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Within the framework of the European Union and Council of Europe joint programme “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye”, the Council of Europe is currently implementing the action “Towards an equal, inclusive and tolerant Bosnia and Herzegovina’’. In this context, it is looking...
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