The Council of Europe project on ‘Reinforcing the fight against violence against women and domestic violence-phase II’ jointly with the Center for Transitional Justice of the Faculty of Law - University of Pristina organised an online discussion session/training for Law Students in the topic of ‘’ Violence against Women and Domestic Violence - Implications to Human Rights‘’. The aim of this training was to enhance the students’ knowledge of local and international standards in addressing violence against women and domestic violence and implications for human rights occurring as a result of violence.
The training was delivered by an experienced local judge Biljana Rexhiq, and the discussion session was facilitated by Iliriana Islami, Professor at Law Faculty, University of Pristina.
The students were also greeted by Frank Power, the Head of the Council of Europe Office in Pristina, and Merita Limani, the CoE local Project Manager. Valentina Boz of the Council of Europe HELP Unit presented on the Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) training platform, which was also made available to students to attend free online courses.
The training was attended by 37 students of law, and their interest on issues of violence against women and domestic violence was high. They raised many questions with regards to local strategies in combating violence, applicability of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women-Istanbul Convention and court adjudication processes for the ongoing and already closed cases.
The Council of Europe project on ‘Reinforcing the fight against violence against women and domestic violence-phase II’’ plans to organize trainings with law students in the near future, through implementation of HELP Course on Violence against Women and Domestic Violence.