Back Call for civil society organisations: participation in the Training for trainers on the European programme on human rights education for legal professionals methodology

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The Office for Co-operation with Civil Society of the Government of the Republic of Serbia, in co-operation with the Council of Europe Office Belgrade is launching a public call for civil society organisations for participation in the Training for trainers on HELP (Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals) methodology. The training is organised within the joint European Union and the Council of Europe action on “Strengthening the effective legal remedies to human rights violations in Serbia”.

The public call is open to the civil society organisations active in the areas of promotion and protection of human rights and/or rule of law.

Upon completion of the training, the participants will be able to understand the HELP programme and its mission, as well as the role of HELP tutors within national or regional courses; to identify the training needs of specific groups, align HELP training materials with the national legal framework and the needs of a specific group; to identify topics that need to be developed in accordance with the special needs of a particular group; to develop training material in line with the HELP methodology; to conduct HELP courses one-on-one, long-distance or combined; to design educational programmes based on the HELP curriculum model; to use the HELP training platform to facilitate HELP courses remotely and use the resources provided by the courses; to evaluate trainings.

The Training for trainers will be held from 24 June to 26 June 2020. The organiser of the training reserves the right to organise the training remotely (online) if necessary due to the assessment of the situation regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.

The deadline for the submission of applications is 8 June 2020.

Details on the application process, as well as the necessary forms are below (available only in Serbian):

Belgrade 1 June 2020
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REGIONAL ACTION

 

What is the goal?

 

As part of the Council of Europe Programme for Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals, the Action “HELP in the Western Balkans” contributes to a better protection of fundamental rights at the national and regional level. The overall goal is to help legal professionals - who are at the forefront of the protection of human rights - to gain a better understanding of fundamental human rights standards, and of how to apply these standards in their daily work. The Action involves the National Training Institutions for judges and prosecutors, as well as Bar Associations from the Western Balkans in the broader HELP Network, which covers the 47 member States of the Council of Europe, and beyond.

 

Who benefits from the project?

 

Legal and other (justice) professionals from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia are benefiting from HELP Action, offering a wide range of online courses on various human rights topics. The courses are open to law students/future practitioners via the HELP e-learning platform, can be adapted to local contexts, and tailored for both practitioners and trainers.

 

How will the Action  work?

 

In cooperation with key local actors, HELP develops and implements a variety of online courses focusing on the fundamental human rights for legal and other (justice) professionals. The courses provide high quality and European best practices as they have been developed with leading experts from the Council of Europe, including lawyers from the Registry of the European Court of Human Rights.

The courses are interactive and practical, aiming to enhance practitioners’ knowledge, skills and attitudes in regard to European fundamental human rights standards and how these standards should be applied in concrete situations. The HELP methodologies are easily adapted to Beneficiaries’ legislation & context. The regional dimension provides an opportunity for training institutions to share best practices on human rights methodology. Moreover, it facilitates the regional exchange of knowledge on fundamental rights standards among legal professionals.

 

What do we expect to achieve?

 

The Action ‘HELP in the Western Balkans’ contributes in a more efficient and effective application of fundamental rights standards at the local level by:

  •  enhancing the capacity of legal professionals for an effective and coherent application of European standards for the protection of fundamental human rights in their daily work;
  • strengthening the capacity of local actors such as national training institutions for judges and prosecutors, Bar Associations and universities to provide high quality training in the field.
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How much will it cost?

 

  • the total budget of the Action is 800.000 EUR;
  •  the budget allocated to the overall Horizontal Facility programme amounts to ca. 41 million EUR (85% funded by the European Union, 15% by the Council of Europe).
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How do we get more information?

 

  •  Council of Europe HELP e-learning platform: help.elearaning.ext.coe.int   
  •  Council of Europe Programme for Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP): website: www.coe.int/help 
  • Horizontal Facility website: https://pjp-eu.coe.int/en/web/horizontal-facility/home 
  •  Marija Simić, Horizontal Facility Communication Officer, Marija.SIMIC@coe.int, +381 63 601 337
  • Besnik Baka, Horizontal Facility Communication Officer, Besnik.Baka@coe.int, +355 69 217 8430
HORIZONTAL FACILITY II