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Supreme Court of Albania advances judicial co-operation during visit to the European Court of Human Rights
A delegation of judges from the Supreme Court of Albania visited the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. This study-visit, organised by the Supreme Court of Albania with the support of European Union and Council of Europe, enhanced judicial co-operation and fostered new opportunities...
Dijalog o rodnoj ravnopravnosti u pravosudnom sistemu u Crnoj Gori
UNDP tim za rodnu ravnopravnost u Crnoj Gori, u saradnji sa Programskom kancelarijom Savjeta Evrope u Podgorici i projektom Osnaživanje odgovornosti u pravosudnom sistemu i unapređenje prava žrtava u Crnoj Gori, sproveo je sveobuhvatno istraživanje o rodnoj ravnopravnosti i zastupljenosti u...
Crna Gora: Usvojene Smjernice za naknadu štete žrtvama u krivičnim postupcima
Smjernice za ostvarivanje prava na naknadu štete žrtvama u krivičnom postupku (u krivičnim predmetima trgovine ljudima, nasilja u porodici, ratnih zločina i drugim krivičnim predmetima) su objavljene i dostupne kako stručnoj tako i opštoj javnosti. Dokument je prvenstveno namijenjen sudijama,...
Agency for the Treatment of Property enhances public communication
Under the European Union and Council of Europe joint Action Improving the protection of the right to property and facilitating execution of ECtHR judgments in Albania (D-REX III), 20 senior staff from the Agency for the Treatment of Property (ATP) completed a two-day peer-learning workshop...
Objavljen Priručnik za pružaoce besplatne pravne pomoći žrtvama nasilja u porodici
U okviru aktivnosti usmjerenih na unapređenje sistema besplatne pravne pomoći za najranjivije žrtve, u bliskoj saradnja sa Centrom za obuku u sudstvu i tužilaštvu i Advokatskom komorom, izrađen je program specijalizovane obuke za pružaoce besplatne pravne pomoći. Objavljivanje Priručnika...
North Macedonia initiates pioneering telemedicine in penitentiary healthcare
At the request of North Macedonia’s Ministry of Health, the Council of Europe completed for the first time an assessment mission on introducing telemedicine in penitentiary healthcare. The findings of the assessment report supported by EU and Council of Europe, were discussed with the public...
Improving the treatment of prisoners with mental health disorders in Albania, in line with European standards
The EU and the Council of Europe are assisting the Albanian prison service to establish a structured and standardised practice to support prisoners with mental health disorders upon admission, in line with the recommendations of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture . As part of...
Equal justice for all: Strengthening joint institutional support for vulnerable communities in North Macedonia
Equal access to justice is a fundamental right that empowers individuals and strengthens societies - especially for the most vulnerable ones. The three-day training on the implementation of the Law on Free Legal Aid in cases involving vulnerable groups held in Strumica focused on the assistance...
Presentation of comparable judicial statistics on the Western Balkans at a CEPEJ workshop in Sarajevo
On 3 February 2026, CEPEJ organised a workshop in Sarajevo to present to judicial professionals from Bosnia and Herzegovina a comparative overview of the quality of judicial data and practices, the methodology developed by CEPEJ for data collection, and the usefulness of these data for guiding...
From Losing Hope to Finding Legal Certainty: A Journey to Claim Your Property Rights in Albania
The small apartment on the second floor of a former communist-era building, located in a main road not far from the centre of the capital Tirana is always busy. Under the watchful eyes of concerned citizens, the officials of Tirana Legal Aid Society (TLAS) explain procedures in a simplified...
Albania’s School of Magistrates attends the 2025 HELP Conference in Strasbourg on the harmonisation of legal training
Ador Koleka, senior representative of the School of Magistrates of Albania, has joined legal professionals and judicial training institutions from across Europe at the 2025 Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) Network Conference, taking place in Strasbourg on 3–4 July. The...
Pilot courts share solutions to improve daily court practice in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Building on earlier work with five pilot courts, a two-day workshop held on 9–10 February 2026 brought fresh momentum to discuss daily court practices in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Three newly appointed pilot courts from Mostar, Modriča and Žepče joined the initiative, alongside representatives of...
Саветници Уставног и Врховног суда доносе искуство из Стразбура у правосуђе Србије
As a part of its efforts to enhance national implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights, the action “Strengthening human rights protection in Serbia” has been supporting placements of Serbian legal professionals in the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). For Milan Bajić and...
Council of Europe and Albanian public authorities step up co-operation towards more inclusive education in Korça
Senior representatives from the Council of Europe Office in Tirana, public institutions and local authorities met in Korça to discuss progress on the execution of the European Court judgement about the segregation of Roma and Egyptians pupils in “Naim Frashëri” school (‘X and Others v. Albania’...
Albanian prison service to pilot 'Cognitive Behavior Therapy' in four prisons
The European Union and Council of Europe are assisting the Albanian Prison Service in introducing a Cognitive Behavior Treatment (CBT) programme, to better prepare prisoners for release. A follow-up capacity-building activity took place in Tirana on 28-29 January, bringing together prison...
Usvojena Komunikaciona strategija Državnog tužilaštva i Tužilačkog savjeta 2026. –2028
Nedavno usvojena Komunikaciona strategija Državnog tužilaštva i Tužilačkog savjeta za period 2026. – 2028. godine utvrđuje mjere za jačanje saradnje sa medijima i uspostavljanje proaktivnijeg pristupa informisanju građana i građanki o pitanjima od javnog interesa, uz dosljedno poštovanje...
Strengthening safeguards against torture in North Macedonia: Judges and Prosecutors exchange in Ohrid
Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights states that "No one shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment." To strengthen the application of this principle at the domestic level, sixteen judges, senior prosecutors, investigators, advisors, and...
Crna Gora preduzima korake u cilju uspostavljanja efikasnog sistema službi za podršku žrtvama
U skladu sa nedavno usvojenom Strategijom za zaštitu prava žrtava, Crna Gora preduzima korake usmjerene na uspostavljanje efikasnog i koordinisanog sistema usluga podrške žrtvama krivičnih djela. Kao dio ovog procesa, u periodu od 19. do 23. januara obezbjeđena je ekspertska podrška sa ciljem...
Crna Gora: Usvojena Strategiju za zaštitu prava žrtava
Vlada Crne Gore usvojila je Strategiju za zaštitu prava žrtava i prateći Akcioni plan, čime je ostvaren značajan iskorak, jer je riječ o prvoj sveobuhvatnoj Strategiji koja daje opšti okvir za zaštitu prava svih žrtava krivičnih djela. Strategija uspostavlja sistematski i dugoročni pristup u...
Promoting ethical and gender-sensitive reporting on human trafficking cases in North Macedonia
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