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Online Presentation of the Report on ''Gender Impact Assessment: the Judicial Code of Armenia and its Derivative Legal Acts”

On 29 October 2021 the online presentation of the report on ''Gender Impact Assessment: the Judicial Code of Armenia and its Derivative Legal Acts” took place in the framework of the project ''Support to the judicial reform – enhancing the independence and professionalism of the judiciary in Armenia.''

One of the Project’s components is focused on mainstreaming gender equality considerations in the judiciary. A vital entry point for this is to ensure that the Judicial Code of Armenia and the deriving legal acts provide for a gender-responsive legal framework.

To contribute to the gender mainstreaming in the local legislation Gender Impact Assessment (GIA) of the Judicial Code of Armenia and several deriving legal acts was conducted by the international consultant of the Council of Europe within the framework of the Project. The central question that GIA asks is whether the Judicial Code of the Republic of Armenia and the deriving legal acts reduce, maintain or increase the gender inequalities between women and men. The report tries to estimate different effects - positive, negative or neutral of the laws in terms of gender equality.

After the presentation of the report and its main findings, the discussions were hold on the issues of tokenism, the practice that makes only symbolical efforts of parity to give the appearance of gender equality within a workforce and the importance of critical mass that is needed to begin advocating for substantial changes important for women, presenteeism and the changes brought by COVID, as well as the significance of judicial statistics and gender budgeting. The presentation was concluded with main recommendations and proposals made by the international consultant.

The online presentation was attended by the representatives of the Ministry of Justice, Supreme Judicial Council, Court of Cassation, Civil Court of Appeal, First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction of the city of Yerevan, First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction of Aragatsotn region, First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction of Syunik region, Academy of Justice, the International Labour Organization, local NGOs, advocates, lawyers and gender experts.

This event was organised in the framework of the project ''Support to the judicial reform – enhancing the independence and professionalism of the judiciary in Armenia,'' funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe in their Partnership for Good Governance II (2019-2022).

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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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