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HELP-EJTN Thematic Seminar on Judges Upholding the Rule of Law for EU judges and prosecutors
A 1,5 day thematic seminar on Judges Upholding the Rule of Law was held on 17 and 18 December 2024 for judges and prosecutors from 13 EU member states. Held at the premises of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, the event is part of the EU-CoE project "Judicial Training on Rule of Law and...
HELP in Universities Education Events
On 11th December 2024, the day after Human Rights Day, the Council of Europe Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) Programme organised an online event, aimed at supporting universities and professors in in advancing human rights education. 88 participants from CoE member states...
HELP course on Mental Health and Human Rights launched for Romanian judges and prosecutors
On 26 November 2024, 25 judges and prosecutors in Romania attended the launch of the Council of Europe HELP course on Mental Health and Human Rights. The launch was organised given the many issues identified by the Committee for the Prevention of Torture and in relation to which the European...
EU-ECHR Interplay: Council of Europe HELP course launched in Ireland
On 14 October 2024, solicitors, barristers and judges in Ireland attended the launch of the Council of Europe HELP course on Interplay between the ECHR, the European Social Charter and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. The event was held at the premises of the Law Society of Ireland, in...
HELP course on Procedural Safeguards in Criminal Proceedings and Victims' Rights launched for judges and prosecutors in the Western Balkans
More than 160 judges and prosecutors from the Western Balkans, that is, from Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia, participated in the online regional event organised for the launching of the HELP course on Procedural Safeguards in Criminal Proceedings and Victims' Rights. The...
Data protection and privacy rights: first regional HELP course launched in the Southern Mediterranean region
On 1 October, the Council of Europe launched the first regional course on Data Protection and Privacy Rights of the Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) programme in the Southern Mediterranean. Over 40 representatives of data protection authorities, ministries of justice,...
Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Council of Europe HELP course launched for judges and prosecutors from Latvia
On 13 September 2024, over 30 judges, prosecutors and other legal professionals from Latvia attended, the online launch seminar of the Council of Europe HELP course on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The launch seminar was organised by the Latvian Judicial Training Centre, in cooperation...
Council of Europe HELP Training-of-Trainers in Strasbourg
A HELP Training-of-Trainers (ToT) was organised in Strasbourg within the framework of the EU-CoE project "Judicial Training on Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights" (RoL Frights). The event took place on 9 and 10 September in a hybrid format, with 24 participants attending in person and 4 joining...
Personal Data Protection in the Publication of Judicial Decisions: Council of Europe HELP course launched for judges and prosecutors from Moldova.
While much of the judiciary is still on holidays, over 45 judges, prosecutors and other judicial specialists from the Republic of Moldova attended, on 23 August 2024, the online launch seminar of the Council of Europe HELP course on Personal Data Protection in the Publication of Judicial...
The Council of Europe Project HELP for Ukraine became a co-organiser of the Summer School of Coaching Excellence for civil servants
On 13 August, a 4-day Summer School of Coaching Excellence was launched by the National Agency of Ukraine for Civil Service and the High School of Public Governance in cooperation with international partners*. The Council of Europe Project "HELP (Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals)...
HELP Network Conference, 4-5 July 2024
2024 HELP Network Conference
2024 HELP Network Conference held in Strasbourg marks Programme’s 20th anniversary On 4 and 5 July 2024, the Council of Europe Programme for Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) held its 2024 Network Conference under the auspices of the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of...
Over 350 university representatives from Ukraine meet online to discuss the Strategy for the Implementation of the Council of Europe HELP Courses into the Ukrainian educational process
On 18 June, the Council of Europe Project "HELP (Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals) for Ukraine, including during wartime", in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and the Commission for Legal Education and Awareness, presented the Strategy for the...
EU-ECHR Interplay: Council of Europe HELP course launched for judges and prosecutors from Romania and Lithuania
On 17 and 18 June 2024 over 70 judges and prosecutors from Lithuania and Romania attended two separate launch seminars, organised for their respective countries, of the Council of Europe HELP course on Introduction to Human Rights Protection in Europe – the Interplay between the ECHR and the EU...
LAUNCH OF THE HELP COURSE ON JUDICIAL REASONING AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN ROMANIA
On 18 June 2024, the Council of Europe Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) Programme, in partnership with the National Institute of Magistracy (INM), launched the HELP course on Judicial reasoning and human rights. The launch event was held online and was attended by more than...
HELP course on International Cooperation in Criminal Matters for prosecutors of the Higher Court of Belgrade, Serbia completed
The HELP course on International Cooperation in Criminal Matters was completed with 92% success rate for 24 prosecutors from the Special Courts for Organised Crime and War Crimes in Belgrade, Serbia. The course was implemented through cooperation of two CoE projects "Preventing money laundering...
Updated course on Combating Hate Speech now available on the HELP e-learning platform
Ahead of the first Council of Europe No Hate Speech Week taking place from 17 to 20 June 2024 in Strasbourg, an updated course on Combating Hate Speech is available on the Council of Europe’s European Programme for Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) online platform. This new...
Combating Trafficking in Human Beings: Council of Europe HELP course launched for EU judges and prosecutors
On 3 and 4 June 2024 thirty judges and prosecutors from 15 EU Member States attended the launch of the Council of Europe HELP course on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings. The event was held in Strasbourg, France and it was organised by the Council of Europe in the framework of the EU-CoE...
Justice professionals start training on CPT Standards in Spain and Romania
The Council of Europe Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) Programme launched the online tutored course focused on the standards of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) for legal professionals from Spain. This...
HELP course on Combating Hate Speech launched in Bulgaria
On 28 May 2024, the Council of Europe Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) Programme, and the Roma and Travellers Unit of the Council of Europe, in partnership with the Bulgarian National Institute of Justice, launched the HELP course focusing on combating hate speech. The launch...
HELP course on Refugee and Migrant Children launched for Croatian judges
On 24 May 2024, the Council of Europe Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) Programme, in partnership with the Croatian Justice Academy, launched the HELP course focusing on the protection of refugee and migrant children. The launch event was held in Zagreb, Croatia, and was...
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