Training of trainers (ToT) on data collection on discrimination, hate crimes and hate speech cases continue. On 14-15 December 2019, yet another training was held in Kakheti together with the High Council of Justice of Georgia, the High School of Justice and the Supreme Court of Georgia.

The training aims to strengthen the court representatives’ capacity on data collection in line with European standards. The training focused on the importance of production of statistics, definitions developed by the Council of Europe and prohibited grounds of discrimination according to the case law of the European Court of Human Rights, as well as practical cases on how to fill out data collection forms.

The ToT was attended by the representatives of the Georgian judiciary.

“The training enabled us to discuss all the details how to fill out data collection forms. It was very important to get to know the main definitions and the European Court of Human Rights practice. The training will enable us to have one common approach on data collection on discrimination and hate crimes.”– said Lia Mchedlishvili, head of the statistical sector at the Supreme Court of Georgia.

This training of trainers was conducted in the framework of the co-operation project “Fight against Discrimination, Hate Crimes and Hate Speech in Georgia”. The project is implemented under the Council of Europe’s Action Plan for Georgia 2016-2019 with the support of the Danish Neighbourhood Programme in Georgia (DANEP).