3rd Conference of the Arab Network of Justice Inspection Services (ARNJIS)

The European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ), in collaboration with the General Inspectorate of Judicial Affairs of the Kingdom of Morocco, organised the third Conference of the Arab Network of Justice Inspection Services (ARNJIS) in Tangier, Morocco, on July 1 and 2, 2024. It...

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2024 HELP Network Conference held in Strasbourg marks HELP Programme’s 20th Anniversary

On 4 and 5 July 2024, the Council of Europe Programme for Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) held its 2024 Network Conference under the auspices of the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers. The Conference was held in the Council of Europe...

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Publication of the Arabic Version of the Handbook on European Data Protection Law

Produced as part of long-standing cooperation between the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) and the Council of Europe, and in particular its European Court of Human Rights, the Handbook on European Data Protection Law is now available in Arabic. In line with the main objective of...

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Second training session for RoLYN members

The second training session of the Rule of Law Youth Network (RoLYN), organised by the North-South Centre with the support of the South Programme V, was held in Cabo Verde from 25 to 29 June 2024. RoLYN aims to equip youth organisations with knowledge, tools and a platform to explore rule of law...

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Ethical and Professional Media Reporting on Elections in Libya

How to ensure the transparency of electoral communication and effectively manage measures concerning media coverage of election campaigns? These and other issues were addressed at the online training session on Ethical and Professional Media Election Reporting in Libya, which gathered over 20...

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Enhancing business integrity and compliance in the private sector in the MENA region

A regional workshop on “The role of anti-corruption agencies to enhance business integrity and compliance in the private sector” was organised in Amman, Jordan in cooperation with the Jordanian Integrity and Anti-corruption Commission. Participants were welcomed by H.E. Sami Salaita, Vice...

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Training workshop

The best interests of the child seen by Mediators and Ombudsmen

The Venice Commission organised, in co-operation with the Association of Ombudsmen and Mediators of the Francophonie (AOMF) and the Ombudsman of Morocco, a training workshop focusing on the best interests of the child. This training was held on 23-24 April in Rabat, Morocco and brought together...

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Promoting the Access to Information: Insights from Euro-Mediterranean Regional Exchange

In an effort to strengthen transparent governance and safeguard the right of access to information, the Council of Europe in the framework of the South Programme V organised in partnership with the Moroccon Commission for the Right of Access to Information (CDAI) a regional conference on...

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Experts from the Mediterranean region share insights on school surveys on drug use and addictive behaviours

The meeting brought together 16 experts from the Mediterranean region. Research coordinators from the Italian National Research Council (CNR), Libya as observer and representatives of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) and the European Parliament also...

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Venice Commission – Lebanon

Adoption of the opinion of the Venice Commission on the draft law on the administrative judiciary of Lebanon

During its 138th plenary session, on 15-16 March 2024, the Venice Commission held an exchange of views with Mr Henri Khoury, Minister of Justice of Lebanon, and with Mr Georges Okais, Chair of the Parliamentary Sub-Commission on Administration and Justice, and adopted the opinion on the draft law...

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