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Intersectional discrimination – a practical training for the Equality Council
EU/CoE Partnership for Good Governance supports the Moldovan Equality Council on addressing the principles of intersectionality in cases of discrimination. On the 23rd and 24th of July, the team of the Moldovan Equality Council participated in a 2-day online training on intersectional...
CALL FOR TENDER for the provision of national consultancy services in the areas of violence against women, domestic violence and gender equality in Azerbaijan
The Council of Europe is launching a call for the provision of national consultancy services in the areas of violence against women, domestic violence and gender equality in Azerbaijan within the framework of the EU/Council of Europe Partnership for Good Governance II project “Raising awareness...
New PGGII project: Raising awareness of the Istanbul Convention and other gender equality standards in Azerbaijan
A new PGGII project was launched in July 2020 in Azerbaijan, under the title “Raising awareness of the Istanbul Convention and other gender equality standards in Azerbaijan”. This is a joint action between European Union and the Council of Europe, and it will run until December 2021. This project...
Expert advice on “Access to courts for vulnerable groups”
CEPEJ is developing an expert advice to Azerbaijani judicial authorities on “Access to courts for vulnerable groups”. In this regard, online meetings have been organized in June with the Ministry of Justice, the Judicial Legal Council, the Justice Academy, the State Committee for Family, Women...
Communication strategy for the judiciary
The Council of Europe is preparing an expert advice to Azerbaijani judicial authorities on steps to disseminate CEPEJ tools on “Communication strategy for the judiciary”. Online meetings with the Ministry of Justice, the Prosecutor General’s Office, the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court...
Representatives of relevant government institutions of Azerbaijan enhance data analysis skills with Microsoft Power BI
A training on “Data analysis tools: Microsoft Power BI” took place via video conferencing from 13 to 17 July 2020, bringing together 12 representatives of the Financial Monitoring Service, Anti-Corruption General Directorate, General Prosecutor’s Office, Central Bank, State Tax Service under the...
Consultative meeting organized to discuss Azerbaijan’s draft anti-money laundering legislative framework
The Council of Europe produced a draft legal opinion containing an analysis of the anti-money laundering/countering the financing of terrorism legislative base of the Republic of Azerbaijan and recommendations for its compliance and alignment with international standards and best practices. With...
Inter-ministerial webinars on measuring Women’s Access to Justice in the Eastern Partnership countries
“We need to normalize women’s access to justice, as these standards need to permeate not only gender related issues and institutions but the entire justice system and state apparatus” Shazia Choudhry, professor of law, Queen Mary University of London On 29 and 30 June 2020, the Council of...
Publication of the comparative review of the procedural and institutional setup of functioning of lawyers in Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine
In the framework of the PGG II project “Strengthening the legal profession in line with European standards”, a comparative review of the procedural and institutional setup of functioning of lawyers in Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine was published. The comparative review is focused...
State of Emergency and Human Rights obligations : Georgian judges discuss most recent European practice and approach with the Venice Commission expert
COVID-19 pandemic has heightened the importance of scrutiny over derogations from fundamental rights and liberties. The scrutiny is primarily entrusted to the judicial powers, and several proceedings have already been initiated throughout Europe. Georgia is among the countries that has declared...