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Concluding the series of discussions to enhance the quality of justice in Georgia

Evening Talks, a series of online discussions aiming at contributing to the quality of improvement of the justice system in Georgia concluded with its final session held on 18 April. This series created an online platform promoting different policy papers, guidelines, and documents developed by the Council of Europe for the member states in the field of the Judiciary.

During the last sesion, the lawyer of the European Court of Human Rights (the Court) Giorgi Badashvili will focus on the novelties at the Court, current reforms and its main directions. The latest cases relevant to Georgian reality were discussed as well.

The talks were hosted by the judge of the Supreme Court of Georgia, a nominated member at CCJE and CEPEJ Nino Bakakuri. Talks were broadcasted live through the official Facebook page of the Council of Europe Office in Georgia giving the possibility to the public to ask and get the topic-related answers live.

Already discussed topics include:

  • Artificial intelligence and judiciary
  • CEPEJ Evaluation Report and Georgia
  • CCJE Recent Opinion on the Judicial Associations
  • CEPEJ Report on media and Judiciary
  • CEPEJ Guideline on “Breaking up judges’ isolation”
  • Drive changes through Cyber justice
  • CEPEJ - Guardian of Justice

This activity was organised within the framework of the project "Support to the Judicial Reform in Georgia", funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe in their Partnership for Good Governance II.

 Access the playlist with previous Evening talks sessions on Facebook held in Georgian

Georgia 26 April 2021
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Strasbourg, France Strasbourg, 1-2 July 2024
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Addressing hate speech and hate crime: regional gathering of the network of Equality Bodies from the Western Balkans and the Eastern Partnership Region

A two-day workshop on addressing hate speech and hate crime took place at the premises of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, involving Equality bodies from the Western Balkans and the Eastern Partnership regions.  The event supported by the EU and Council of Europe, gathered 50 representatives from both regions who discussed and exchanged on the best practices, measures and common challenges when addressing hate speech and hate crime. Through monitoring and reporting, policy advocacy, raising awareness and supporting victims equality bodies play a fundamental role in protecting human rights and ensuring that all individuals are treated equally.

In her opening remarks, Angela Longo, Head of Anti-discrimination Co-operation Unit, Council of Europe, underlined the significant progress in engaging with Equality Bodies through this network, regularly exchanging best practices and addressing the challenges of hatred and intolerance in societies. She highlighted that this new chapter of discussion delves into the grey area between hate speech and hate crime, addressing issues of incitement and biases,

Representatives from Equality Bodies had the opportunity to discuss and enhance their knowledge on the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers Recommendation to member States on combating hate crime, adopted on 7th May 2024, as well as gain a clearer understanding of EU standards in the field of hate crime. Moreover, participants engaged in exchanges with peers from the Spanish Observatory on Racism and Xenophobia (OBERAXE), who shared insights on addressing hate speech in the public discourse. The National Office Against Racial Discrimination (UNAR) in Italy provided practical examples for developing counter-narratives and raising awareness initiatives.

They also explored opportunities to advocate for legislative reform, foster multisectoral co-operation, enhance data collection, and overall improve national mechanisms to counter hate crimes.

This seminar was organised within the action “Promoting equality and combating racism and intolerance in the Western Balkans” and the project “Promoting equality and non-discrimination: towards more resilient and inclusive societies” – co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe, and implemented by the Council of Europe  under the joint Programmes “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye” and “Partnership for Good Governance”.

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