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Financial monitoring service of Azerbaijan improves strategic analysis skills
A two-day training on “Strategic Analysis” took place in Baku, Azerbaijan on 18-19 December 2019 as part of the capacity building activities specifically designed to strengthen strategic and operational analysis capacities and expertise of the Financial Monitoring Service (national Financial...
Anti-discrimination seminar to be held in Minsk, Belarus on 12-13 December
A national training seminar on anti-discrimination in practice will be held on 12 and 13 December in Minsk, the Republic of Belarus. Capacity building activities on the application of European antidiscrimination standards in their daily work will lead to more expertise of public authorities and...
Armenian criminal justice sector stakeholders discuss draft Criminal and Criminal Procedure Codes
In order to promote the criminal justice reform, several round table discussions on the draft Criminal Procedure (CPC) and Criminal (CC) Codes of Armenia were organised by the Council of Europe in cooperation with the Ministry of Justice in November-December 2019. Particularly, on 20-21 November...
Launching of the project “Support to further strengthening the efficiency and quality of the judicial system in the Republic of Moldova”
The Council of Europe and the European Union launched, in co-operation with national partners, the project “Support to further strengthening the efficiency and quality of the judicial system in the Republic of Moldova”, part of the second phase of the Partnership for Good Governance (2019-2021)....
Public discussion on the draft Criminal Procedure Code of Armenia
On 6 December in Yerevan, a public discussion on the draft Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Armenia was organised where a variety of stakeholders, representatives of international organisations and civil society discussed various issues and proposals regarding the text of the draft...
Findings of the legislative review on the Moldovan legislation in the field of anti-discrimination discussed in Chisinau
The Council of Europe carried out a legislative review offering the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Moldova an expert opinion, in view of ensuring that the national legislation in the field of anti-discrimination is aligned with European standards, particularly the European Convention on...
Members of the national Financial Intelligence Unit and General Prosecutor's Office trained on Open Source Intelligence in Azerbaijan
A five-day “Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) Training” took place in Baku, Azerbaijan from 25-29 November 2019 by bringing together the analysts of the Financial Monitoring Service and investigative professionals of the Anti-Corruption Directorate under the General Prosecutor’s Office. The...
International conference: Implementing non-discrimination commitments – a path to achieving European human rights standards
The necessity of strong cooperation between national authorities and civil society, role of lawyers and the use of communication strategies as key tools for preventing and fighting discrimination were the focus of the joint European Union and Council of Europe international conference that took...
Equality bodies/Ombudsoffices and civil society from the EaP to explore how to best communicate with, and inform victims of discrimination, in regional thematic event
Strengthening the capacity of equality bodies/Ombudsoffices and NGOs to inform the public about available redress mechanisms to discrimination, hate speech and hate crime is at the core of the regional project “Strengthening access to justice through non-judiciary redress mechanisms for victims...
The European Union and the Council of Europe support discussions on the draft Law on national minorities in Armenia
On 31 October 2019, the PGG regional project “Strengthening access to justice through non-judiciary redress mechanisms for victims of discrimination, hate crime and hate speech in Eastern Partnership countries” supported the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, in cooperation...
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