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Protecting from discrimination and equality standards training

 

On 20 – 21 of May 2024, a two-day training on non-discrimination and equality standards was staged by the Council of Europe Office in Pristina in cooperation with the Office for Good Governance, Prime Minister’s Office.

  • Equality before the law and (non)discrimination in judicial practice in line with the practice of the European Court of Human Rights and the practice of the Constitutional Court;
  • Local legal framework regarding the protection from discrimination;
  • The role of the Ombudsperson Institution; and Discrimination at the municipal level – examples from EctHR jurisprudence: these were the main topics discussed during the training.

The event was attended by anti-discrimination officers from Ministerial and Municipal level and Ombudsperson’s Anti-Discrimination department officials, who were trained on non-discrimination and equality standards and have increased their knowledge of international human rights standards, including anti-discrimination principles and respect for tolerance, diversity, and inclusion.

This training was conducted in the framework of the project “Promoting human rights and non-discrimination principles at the local level” phase II, implemented by Council of Europe office in Pristina and through financial support of the United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK).


 

Pristina 20-21 May 2024
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Fifty practitioners to enhance skills in provision of occupational therapy

Following the adoption of the Guidelines for Occupational Therapy (OT), as well as the Training of Trainers (ToT) on OT that took place in January 2024, three 2-day cascade training sessions were organised in the course of February and March 2024.  Fifty professionals, mainly from the Prison Health Department, along with representatives from the Correctional Services, Institute for Forensic Psychiatry, and the Special Institute for Persons with Mental and Physical Disabilities, were trained on this important form of therapy.

To complement the theoretical aspects and provide the trainees with practical knowledge, some of the sessions were conducted in the Dubrava Prison, in a section which houses prisoners with both mental and somatic problems. This on-site training allowed the participants to observe and understand the application of OT principles in a real-life setting, thus enhancing their learning experience by connecting theory and practice.

These cascade training sessions allowed the participants to further improve their skills in applying the OT Guidelines and tools in prisons and other closed institutions, a concept which was thus far not utilised in a structured manner. Furthermore, training healthcare and correctional professionals together helps them further strengthen the inter-institutional cooperation in the treatment and rehabilitation of some of the most vulnerable members of the society.

Each of these sessions were facilitated by two trainers who had participated in the ToT in January and were supervised and mentored by a Council of Europe consultant who has been involved in the process since the very beginning, thus further strengthening institutional capacity to provide training.

The activity was conducted under the auspices of the Council of Europe project “Improvement of the treatment of persons deprived of liberty”.

 

 

*All references to Kosovo, whether to the territory, institutions, or population, in this text shall be understood in full compliance with United National Security Council Resolution 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo.

Istog/ Istok 26 March 2024
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