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Morocco and Tunisia participate in the consultation over the draft European rules on the administrative detention of migrants
For the second time, members of the Tunisian and the prospective Moroccan National Preventive Mechanisms against torture (NPMs) gathered with their European counterparts in a consultation meeting at the Council of Europe Headquarters (Strasbourg) on 31 May-1 June 2017. This time the consultation...
Southern Mediterranean partners take part in the discussion of “Operational Electoral Management Bodies for Democratic Elections” at the 14th European Conference of EMBs
Within the framework of the South Programme II, 11 experts from the Southern Mediterranean participated in the 14th European Conference of Electoral Management Bodies (EMBs), which was organised by the Venice Commission, in co-operation with the Central Election Commission of the Russian...
Developing the capacity of the future Moroccan NPM to monitor prisons with a view to preventing ill-treatment
As part of Phase II of an integrated capacity building programme designed with the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT), the Council of Europe organised the second full week training module for the future Moroccan National Preventive Mechanism against torture (NPM). So far, the...
Building the capacity of trainers on the fight against trafficking in human beings at the University of Hassan II Casablanca
The Council of Europe, in cooperation with the University of Hassan II Casablanca, delivered a training course on the fight against trafficking in human beings on 2-3 May 2017, in Casablanca. Some 17 doctoral students and 15 professors analysed the fundamentals of conceptual and legal frameworks,...
Training Jordanian authorities on financial investigations of international corruption cases
The Council of Europe organised a two-day training course on financial investigations of international corruption cases for representatives of the Jordanian Integrity and Anti-Corruption Commission (JIACC), the Anti-money Laundering Unit, the Public Security Directorate and the Judicial Council...
The Council of Europe trains Palestinian officials on Open Source Internet Investigation to fight economic crime
The South Neighbourhood Anti-Corruption Project (SNAC 2) organised a training workshop on Open Source Internet Investigation (OSINT) for the Palestinian authorities on 23-27 April 2017 in Ramallah. This first capacity building activity, implemented through the South Programme II, falls within the...
The Tunisian national authority against trafficking re-examines the human trafficking structure and its victims
The Council of Europe delivered the second training module on trafficking in human beings on 20-21 April 2017 in Tunis. "Victims of trafficking in human beings" was the central theme of the module which was moderated by Ms Salma Abida, Chargé de mission at the Ministry of Justice of Tunisia and...
Morocco and Tunisia take part in the kick-off of the EU Network of NPMs
Members of the Tunisian and (future) Moroccan National Preventive Mechanisms (NPM) against torture participated in the launching of the EU Network of NPMs held on 4-5 April 2017 in Strasbourg. This first working meeting of the Network was attended by representatives of the European NPMs alongside...
Building the capacity of the Moroccan FIU to prevent and identify money-laundering transactions
The South Neighbourhood Anti-corruption Project II (SNAC 2) organised a training workshop on preventing and identifying money-laundering transactions related to corruption for the Moroccan Financial Intelligence Unit (Unité de traitement du renseignement financier- UTRF) on 12 April 2017 in Rabat...
The Venice Commission debates the interaction between Constitutional courts and similar jurisdictions at the 5th Intercultural Workshop on Democracy
Within the framework of the South Programme II, the Venice Commission held the 5th Intercultural Workshop on Democracy on 3-4 April 2017 in Nicosia (Cyprus). “Interaction between Constitutional Courts and similar jurisdictions and ordinary courts” is the theme of the workshop organised in...
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