People with disabilities in Albania are supported to file complaints on discrimination cases

18-20 September 2023 Tirana, Durrës, Shkodra

Persons with disabilities face discrimination and barriers every day that restrict their full enjoyment of human rights and freedoms. Empowering them to advocate for their rights, and seek redress to their concerns and discrimination cases is essential not only to make their voices heard but also...

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PRESS RELEASE

Debata o uticaju govora mržnje u javnom diskursu održana u Prištini

20 septembar 2023 Priština

Učesnici i učesnice konferencije na visokom nivou u Prištini zaključili su: „Govor mržnje je oblik nasilja, kome ne bi trebalo da bude mesto u javnom diskursu, a njegovo rešavanje zahteva višestrani pristup koji podrazumeva blisku saradnju između vlasti, lokalnih aktera, civilnog društva i javnih...

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За ваша права у складу са европским стандардима: ЕУ и Савет Европе настављају да подржавају реформске процесе у Србији

20. септембар 2023. Београд

Континуирани напори институција да се усагласе са европским стандардима кључни су за побољшање живота људи у Србији, а са тим циљем ће Европска унија (ЕУ) и Савет Европе (СЕ) наставити да подржавају реформске процесе у Србији. Захваљујући сарадњи оствареној кроз заједнички програм ЕУ/СЕ...

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NAJAVA ZA MEDIJE / Konferencija „Govor mržnje u javnom diskursu“ biće održana u Prištini

19 septembar 2023 PRIŠTINA

Konferencija pod nazivom „Govor mržnje u javnom diskursu“ održaće se u sredu, 20. septembra 2023. godine, sa početkom u 09:30 časova, u hotelu Swiss Diamond u Prištini, u okviru zajedničkog projekta Evropske unije i Saveta Evrope „Borba protiv diskriminacija i mržnje.” Uvodne reči održaće Frenk...

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Training on child protection in the context of migration organised in Ankara

6 - 8 September 2023 Ankara

The first round of the training programme on Child protection in the context of migration was held in Ankara on 6-8 September 2023. The 3-day training was organised in the framework of the joint European Union/Council of Europe action “Strengthening the human rights protection in the context of...

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Best practices on investigating child trafficking cases for forced begging shared among professionals from North Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina

6 September 2023 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Preventing and combating forced begging, as a form of child trafficking remains an important priority for the authorities in the Western Balkans region where these children may be subject to physical and psychological abuse, cannot attend school and suffer from social injustice. This form of...

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Квалитетно образовање за све у Србији –други састанак Управног одбора одржан у Београду

8. септембар 2023. Београд

Чланови и чланице Управног одбора пројекта „Квалитетно образовање за све“ у Србији одржали су други састанак у Београду 7. септембра 2023. Састанку су присуствовали представници и представнице Министарства просвете, Завода за унапређивање образовања и васпитања, Завода за вредновање квалитета...

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Increasing lawyers’ awareness on gender responsive legal aid in disaster situations

5 September 2023 Online training session

The Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) course on "Access to justice for women", was translated and adopted to the local context in 2022 during the first phase of the action “Fostering women’s access to justice in Turkey”. Now in 2023 this course has been complemented with a...

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Разговор о заштити мањина и ангажовању сродничких држава у Србији

4. септембар 2023. Београд

У оквиру Годишње летње школе о националним мањинама у пограничним регионима Европског центра за мањинска питања (ЕЦМИ), представљен је прегледни документ о ангажовању сродничких држава и његовом утицају на заштиту националних мањина, са посебним освртом на Србију, 30. септембра у Београду....

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Schools in Bosnia and Herzegovina take another step in becoming resource centers for democratic school culture

28 August 2023 Sarajevo

The joint European Union/Council of Europe action “Quality education for all” continues to support schools across Bosnia and Herzegovina to become resource centers for democratic culture. From 21 to 24 August the action organised parallel activities for students as well as members of school...

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"Leave a Trace" caravan travelled to Kavadarci to engage youth for an equal society

23 AUGUST Kavadarci

The main square in Kavadarci was the main scene where the fifth of the series of events “Come and tell your story - Leave a mark” took place to raise awareness for an equal and diverse society. Representatives of the central and local government, met with youth but also local residents to...

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Call for tenders: local experts for supporting implementation of the action “Quality education for all in Montenegro”

2 August 2023 Montenegro

Within the framework of the joint European Union/Council of Europe programme “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye”, the Council of Europe is currently implementing the action “Quality education for all in Montenegro”. In that context, it is looking for 25 Providers to support...

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Call for tenders: international experts for supporting implementation of the action “Quality education for all in Montenegro”

2 August 2023 Montenegro

Within the framework of the joint European Union/Council of Europe programme “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye”, the Council of Europe is currently implementing the action “Quality education for all in Montenegro”. In that context, it is looking for 30 Providers to support...

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Press Release

“Leave a Mark” caravan sent a message from Dojran: ‘United for youth participation and equal society’

22 July 2023 Dojran

Dojran was the place to be this weekend, where the third of the series of public events “Join us and tell your story: Leave a mark” took place to raise awareness of the local communities, especially youth, for an equal and diverse society. Culture, art, and dialogue was in the centre of this...

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SAOPŠTENJE ZA MEDIJE

Značaj i dostupnost pouzdanih podataka u borbi protiv diskriminacije i netolerancije

19. JUL 2023 Beograd

Tačni i uporedivi podaci su od suštinskog značaja kako bi se kreatorima politika i javnosti omogućilo da procene razmere i prirodu diskriminacije koju trpe ugrožene i marginalizovane grupe. Podaci su od ključnog značaja kako za kreiranje mera i politika, tako i za njihovo sprovođenje i praćenje....

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Advancing in ensuring equal rights for everyone in Montenegro, no matter the gender identity

4-5 July 2023 Andrijevica

An additional session of the working group in charge for drafting a proposal for a law regulating legal gender identity, took place on the 4 and 5 July 2023 in Andrijevica. This activity sought the co-operation between the Ministry of Human and Minority Rights of Montenegro, relevant civil...

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Increasing lawyers’ skills on gender responsive legal aid in Türkiye

10 July 2023 Online

A total of 212 legal aid lawyers from five bar associations (Bilecik, Hatay, Sinop, Kahramanmaraş, and Malatya) participated in the kick-off event to launch the Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) course on "Access to justice for women". The kick-off event was organised with the...

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"Leave a Mark" – a series of awareness raising events to promote equality kicked off in Skopje

5 JULY 202 SKOPJE

"Leave a Mark" the awareness raising initiative reaching out young people of North Macedonia to promote diversity, equality and inclusion was just launched in Skopje. The event was organised by the Institute for Good Governance and Euro-Atlantic Perspectives together with the Ministry of Labor...

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Empowering labour inspectors in North Macedonia to proactively identify and refer potential victims of human trafficking for the purpose of labour exploitation

3-6 July 2023 North Macedonia

According to the official statistics, since 2017 there have been 43 formally identified victims of trafficking of human beings for the purpose of labour exploitation in North Macedonia, out of whom 37 were malе, including two children. In this context, labour inspectors and social workers play a...

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Call for tenders: provision of communication services related to the implementation of No Hate Speech awareness raising initiative in Bosnia and Herzegovina

27 June 2023 Bosnia and Herzegovina

Within the framework of the European Union and Council of Europe joint programme “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye”, the Council of Europe is currently implementing the action “Towards an equal, inclusive and tolerant Bosnia and Herzegovina’’. In this context, it is looking...

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