Promoting gender equality and women’s access to justice across the Eastern Partnership and the Western Balkan regions

20-21 November 2024 Tirana, Albania

Judges, prosecutors and representatives from judicial training institutions across the Eastern Partnership and Western Balkans regions met in Tirana, to assess the results of the mentoring programme for legal professionals on women’s access to justice. A series of thematic exchanges were held on...

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Empowering legal professionals in the Republic of Moldova to combat discrimination

14-15 November 2024 Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

A tailor-made training for 51 judges, prosecutors, and judicial staff in the Republic of Moldova was organised to support them further in the identification of prejudices and stereotypes, legal practice in handling discrimination cases, as well as working with the victims of hate speech and...

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Strategies towards safer environment and spaces for the LGBTI community identified for the Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership regions

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina 5-7 November 2024

LGBTI persons in the Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership regions face significant discrimination and abuse, including violence, due to their sexual orientation, gender identity and sex characteristics. The latest Council of Europe Anti-Racism Commission (ECRI) General Policy Recommendation...

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Joint Efforts on the EU accession path: Experience exchange between the Ukrainian and Latvian Constitutional Courts

17-18 October 2024 Riga, Latvia

Judges and legal staff from the Constitutional Courts of Ukraine and Latvia met in Riga with the aim to exchange experiences on Ukraine’s European integration through the example of the steps taken by the Latvian legal system to join the EU and NATO. The meetings in Riga reinforced the dialogue...

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140th Plenary session of the Venice Commission: New opinions prepared under the Quick Response Mechanism

11-12 October 2024 Venice, Italy

At its 140th plenary session (held on 11-12 October 2024), the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe adopted, among others: Armenia: Joint Opinion of the Venice Commission and the Directorate General Human Rights and Rule of Law (DGI) of the Council of Europe on the draft amendments to the...

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