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Launch of the report “Systemic mapping of national responses to hate speech in Georgia”
What is the impact of hate speech on the society, what challenges it poses and how can they be effectively addressed? What means of redress, tools and actions are available to victims? What is the role played by different state and private actors in addressing hate speech? These are among the key...
Judiciary of the Court of Cassation of Armenia enhanced their knowledge and skills on the new criminal and procedural legislation
Two workshops on selected issues of new Criminal and Criminal Procedure Codes of Armenia were organised for judges, experts and judicial assistants of the Court of Cassation of Armenia at Mariotte Hotel in Yerevan. During the first workshop, the participants discussed the operation of the...
Partners and stakeholders of our project to counter economic crime agree on continued co-operation during the third Steering Committee Meeting
The third Steering Committee Meeting of the European Union-Council of Europe Partnership for Good Governance II project “Enhancing the systems of prevention and combating corruption, money laundering and terrorist financing in Georgia” was organised on 17 November 2021. The project is one of...
Study visit for Azerbaijani state authorities to Georgia on violence against women
A delegation of representatives from the Azerbaijani state authorities performed a study visit to Georgia to learn about promising practices in the field of violence against women and domestic violence, as well as the Georgian experience of implementing the Council of Europe Convention on...
Reinforcing the capacities of Ukrainian judges on dealing with hate speech
In co-operation with the National School of Judges Ukraine and the Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) programme of the Council of Europe, a pilot tutored course on “Combating hate speech”, adapted to the Ukrainian context and legislative framework, has been launched today in...
Launch of the first training of trainers on combating discrimination in Azerbaijan
The first training of trainers on combating discrimination in Azerbaijan has been launched with the co-operation of the Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) programme of the Council of Europe in the framework of the European Union - Council of Europe joint project "Strengthening...
Results, challenges and plans for the future discussed with project stakeholders on combating discrimination, hate speech and hate crimes
The European Union and the Council of Europe are working together in Eastern Partnership countries to combat discrimination, hate speech and hate crimes. On 16 November 2021 the third Technical Project Committee meeting of our joint project “Strengthening access to justice for victims of...
Web article on problems encountered by people with HIV
A new storytelling article tackling hate speech and discrimination against persons with HIV in the Republic of Moldova is now available online. The article is part of a series of six web articles developed by the journalistic platform "Oameni și Kilometri" in co-operation with the Ombudsoffice,...
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...
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