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Judges and prosecutors in Armenia get trained on combating hate speech
On 2 November 2021, prosecutors and judges from Armenia started a training course on hate speech, in co-operation with the Justice Academy of the Republic of Armenia. The training course includes the translated version of the Council of Europe’s HELP course on hate speech, as well as tutored...
International seminar “Combating sexist advertising: learning from practice”
The seminar “Combating sexist advertising: learning from practice” was organised on 28-29 October, aiming to provide a platform for discussion on combating sexist advertising and the role of equality bodies in this field, for participants from the member states of the Council of Europe. This...
Online Presentation of the Report on ''Gender Impact Assessment: the Judicial Code of Armenia and its Derivative Legal Acts”
On 29 October 2021 the online presentation of the report on ''Gender Impact Assessment: the Judicial Code of Armenia and its Derivative Legal Acts” took place in the framework of the project ''Support to the judicial reform – enhancing the independence and professionalism of the judiciary in...
Trainee judges in Azerbaijan learn about money laundering and terrorism financing adjudication
In support to the ongoing training programme for judge candidates of the Academy of Justice of Azerbaijan, the Council of Europe organised a two-day course for trainee judges to provide them with important insights on money laundering and other financial crime concepts, as well as good practices...
The Ukrainian banking sector reinforces its skills in preventing money laundering and terrorism financing
In cooperation with the National Bank of Ukraine, the Council of Europe organised five weekly sessions served to enhance the skills of the banking professionals in applying Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorist Financing (AML/CTF) measures. Organised in an interactive way, training sessions...
Clerks from Moldovan courts consolidate their knowledge on combating discrimination
Clerks from Moldovan courts participated in an online training course on how to deal with cases of discrimination, through the perspective of the European Convention for Human Rights and the national legislation. The training was focused on the prohibition of discrimination under the European...
Police officers and prosecutors trained to raise awareness on hate crime in their institutions in Ukraine
On 21 – 23 October 2021, the last seminar of a long-term training for multipliers from the National Police and the General Prosecutor’s Office of Ukraine on combating hate crime was organised by the European Union-Council of Europe’s project “Strengthening access to justice for victims of...
Round table discussion on the challenges related to the practical application of the Civil Procedural Code of Armenia
On 19 October 2021 the round table discussion on the challenges related to the practical application of the Civil Procedural Code of Armenia took place in the framework of the project ''Support to the judicial reform – enhancing the independence and professionalism of the judiciary in Armenia,''...
Web article on problems encountered due to intolerance based on religion
A new storytelling article tackling hate speech and discrimination against religious minorities in the Republic of Moldova is based on a real life story of a young woman who faced public criticism because of her religion. Her challenging path and the story of successful engagement in community...
Trainers of the Justice Academy, School of Advocates and Educational Complex of the Police enhanced their knowledge and skills on the new criminal legislation of Armenia
First three-day training of trainers (ToT) on “Selected issues of new Criminal Code of Armenia” was organised for trainers on 1-3 October and second three-day ToT on “Selected issues of new Criminal Procedure Code of Armenia” was organised for another group of trainers on 8-10 October in...
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