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HELP course “Introduction to the European Convention on Human Rights and the European Court of Human Rights” launched for lawyers in Serbia

The Council of Europe HELP (Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals) online course on the Introduction to the European Convention on Human Rights and the European Court of Human Rights was launched during a hybrid event for 25 lawyers in co-operation with the Bar Association and the Bar Academy of Serbia.

During the event organised at the Council of Europe Office in Belgrade with the support of the joint European Union and Council of Europe ‘HELP in the Western Balkans’ action, the participants were welcomed by the Deputy Head of the Council of Europe Office in Belgrade, Nadia Cuk, who highlighted the newly established co-operation between the Bar Association of Serbia and the Council of Europe.

Jasmina Milutinovic, President of the Bar Association of Serbia, emphasised the importance of the “HELP in the Western Balkans” action and the HELP courses that will be continuously placed on the list of the Bar Academy’s annual programme.

Jasminka Perunicic Allen, Senior Project Officer, shared an overview of the Council of Europe HELP programme and its online platform that includes a catalogue of more than 40 courses on human rights, including the specific course on the “Introduction to ECHR and ECtHR” contextualised for legal professionals from Serbia. Dr. Nebojsa Stankovic, a tutor of the course, shared with the participants the objectives of the course and the context in which it takes place.

The course has been translated, adapted and launched in the local languages of the Western Balkans Beneficiaries with the support of the action ‘HELP in the Western Balkans action’, part of the joint European Union and Council of Europe programme “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Turkey 2019-2022”.

Belgrade 12 September 2022
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