Newsroom - HELP in the Western Balkans
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...
HELP course on Violence against Women and Domestic Violence launched for lawyers in the Western Balkans
The HELP course on Violence against Women and Domestic Violence was launched during a regional online event in cooperation with the Bar Associations from Albania, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia. Close to 200 lawyers from the whole region will be able to...
HELP course on Judicial Reasoning and Human Rights launched for judges in the Western Balkans
More than 180 judges and prosecutors from the Western Balkans, that is, from Bosnia and Hercegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro and North Macedonia, participated in the online regional event organised for the launching of the HELP course on Judicial Reasoning and Human Rights. The participants were...
HELP in the Western Balkans 3rd Steering Committee Meeting
On 29 January 2024 the Council of Europe HELP (Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals) in the Western Balkans held online its Third Steering Committee Meeting. Project’s Focal and Info Points discussed the achievements and the results of the first year of the project and defined the...
‘Property Rights and the European Convention on Human Rights’ HELP course launched for legal professionals in Kosovo*
In the coming weeks, 60 lawyers from Kosovo* will have the opportunity to increase their knowledge and skills on Property Rights and the European Convention on Human Rights, following the launch of Council of Europe HELP online course, in co-operation with the Bar association. Organised under the...
HELP course on International Co-operation in Criminal Matters launched for Montenegrin lawyers
Montenegro, 14 March 2022- Montenegrin lawyers and legal professionals participated in the online launching event of the Council of Europe HELP course on International Co-operation in criminal matters, which marks a further step for the joint EU and Council of Europe action “HELP in the Western...
Help Course “Child friendly Justice” launched for legal professionals in Albania
The Council of Europe HELP online course on Child friendly Justice, was launched online for a group of legal professionals from Albania in co-operation with the Albanian Bar Association. During the launching event, organised with the support of the joint EU and Council of Europe ‘HELP in the...
HELP Course “Property Rights and the European Convention on Human Rights” launched for legal professionals in Albania
The Council of Europe HELP online course on Property Rights and the European Convention on Human Rights, was launched online for a group of legal professionals from Albania in co-operation with the Albanian Bar Association. During the launching event, organised with the support of the joint EU...
’Data protection and Privacy Rights’ HELP course launched in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Council of Europe HELP online course on Data Protection and Privacy Rights was launched online for close to 50 legal professionals from Bosnia and Herzegovina in cooperation with the Centre for Judicial and Prosecutorial Training of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Centre for...
Environment and Human Rights HELP course launched in Montenegro
The online HELP course on “Environment and Human Rights in Montenegro” was launched online for more than 30 legal professionals from Montenegro in co-operation with the Centre for Training in Judiciary and State Prosecution in Montenegro Participants to the launching event were welcomed by...
Western Balkans HELP Training of Trainers : strengthened capacities to implement HELP courses
Participants to the ToT session were welcomed by Eva Pastrana, Head of Justice and Human Rights Training Division, Council of Europe, who gave an overview of the Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) Programme of the Council of Europe and its online platform that includes a...
HELP/UNHCR course on Asylum and Human Rights launched for more than 300 justice professionals in the Western Balkans
The Council of Europe/UNHCR HELP course on Asylum and Human Rights was presented to justice professionals from the Western Balkans on 27 January 2022. Participants got familiarised with the Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) Programme of the Council of Europe and its online...
The Council of Europe and its HELP Programme at the 15th Anniversary of the Academy of Judges and Public Prosecutors of the Republic of North Macedonia
On 26 November, the Council of Europe Programme Office in Skopje and the Council of Europe HELP Programme were represented during the regional conference “Further educational priorities, goals and challenges of the Judicial Academies” organised in Skopje to mark the 15th Anniversary of the...
HELP course on Admissibility criteria in applications submitted to the European Court of Human Rights launched for Albanian lawyers
Another important HELP course on ‘Admissibility Criteria in Applications submitted to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR)’ was launched for more than 30 Albanian lawyers . The course, part of the Council of Europe Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals programme was adapted and is...
Labour rights as human rights: HELP online course launched for 50 Bosnian legal professionals
The launch of the Council of Europe HELP online course on Labour rights as human rights for Bosnian legal professionals was held by videoconference on 14 October 2021. The even was organised with the support of the EU and Council of Europe joint action “HELP in the Western Balkans” in...
Albanian lawyers to expand the use of HELP online courses on human rights
The public presentation of the Council of Europe HELP Programme and its free online courses adapted for the needs of Albanian lawyers was organised online with the support of the EU and Council of Europe joint action “HELP in the Western Balkans” in co-operation with the Albanian Chamber of...
HELP online course on Access to justice for women launched in South East Europe
The Council of Europe HELP online course on Access to justice for women was launched in an online event gathering judges and prosecutors from South East Europe on 9 June 2021. The regional launch was organised by Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) Programme of the Council of...
Migrant and Refugee Children: The Council of Europe launches its first regional human rights training for legal professionals and child protection services in the Balkans
The Council of Europe launched today its first ever regional HELP online course on “Refugee and Migrant Children” in the Western Balkans, in co-operation with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the EU´s European Asylum Support Office (EASO), hosted by the Council of...
Western Balkans: regional HELP online course on Data protection and privacy rights launched for lawyers
On 23 April 2021, the Council of Europe HELP online course on Data protection and privacy rights was launched during an online meeting gathering 36 lawyers from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia. The participants became acquainted with the Human...
HELP Online course on Protection and Safety of Journalists available in Western Balkans languages
New HELP online course on Protection and Safety of Journalists is now available in Albanian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Montenegrin and Serbian. The course was developed by the Council of Europe Information Society Department, in cooperation with HELP Programme (Human Rights Education for Legal...