Newsroom - HELP in Russia
Russian version of the updated HELP Methodology guidebook now available
The Council of Europe Programme on Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) has recently developed an updated manual on the HELP methodology. It is now available in Russian. The HELP methodology is a structured approach (with steps and principles for implementation), in accordance...
Roundtable on the launch of the HELP course on Prohibition of Ill-treatment in law-enforcement, security and other coercive contexts for a group of judges from Saint-Petersburg
On 11 February 2021, the team of the Council of Europe project HELP in the Russian Federation (III phase) jointly with the Northwest branch of Russian State University of Justice (RSUJ) organised a roundtable on the launch of the HELP course on Prohibition of Ill-treatment in law-enforcement,...
Presentation and launch of the HELP course on Prohibition of Ill-treatment in law-enforcement, security and other coercive contexts for the group of judges from the Republic of Tatarstan
On 10 December 2020, the team of the Council of Europe project HELP in the Russian Federation (III phase) in co-operation with the Kazan branch of Russian State University of Justice organised an on-line presentation and pilot launch of the HELP course on Prohibition of Ill-treatment in...
HELP course on Introduction to the ECHR and the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) launched for the group of judges from Vologda region
On 3 December 2020, the updated HELP course on Introduction to the ECHR and the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) was launched for the group of 25 judges from Vologda region. Senior Project Managers Ms Vasilisa Neshataeva and Ms Irina Vitchinka delivered welcoming remarks and gave an...
European Convention on Human Rights: updated HELP course launched in Russia
On 19 October 2020 the updated HELP course Introduction to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) and the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) was launched for the first time on national level, for a group of some 150 civil servants. This updated online course contains a module on the...
HELP course launched in cooperation with Saint Petersburg University
The Russian version of the Council of Europe HELP course Labour Rights as Human Rights was launched in cooperation with the Saint Petersburg University. Participants of the event agreed that labour rights as human rights is a topic as relevant as ever in the current global context. 36...
Launch of the HELP course on Child-Friendly Justice in Russia
The HELP course on Child-Friendly Justice was launched at the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA). The event was held on the International Human Rights Day and was dedicated to the Protection of Rights and Interests of the Child in Judicial Proceedings. The...
HELP training for 25 Vologda magistrates
On 20 November twenty-five Vologda magistrates have solemnly received HELP certificates for the successful completion of the HELP course on the Introduction to the European Convention on Human Rights and the European Court of Human Rights. Vasilisa Neshataeva, a HELP focal point for Russia and...
Prevention of domestic violence: Council of Europe standards were discussed in Moscow last week
An international conference “Prevention of domestic violence: experience of the Council of Europe and national jurisprudence” was co-organised by the Council of Europe, The Union of Young Lawyers of Russia and the Embassy of France in Russia under the French Presidency of the Committee of...
HELP project conference on “Crimes against Human Dignity: Interaction of International and National Remedies”
On 28 March 2019 the Council of Europe in co-operation with the Federal Bar Association of Russia and the International Commission of Jurists organised a conference in Moscow on the topic of “Crimes against Human Dignity: Interaction of International and National Remedies”, Russia. The Conference...
Crimes against Human Dignity: Interaction of International and National Remedies
The Council of Europe in cooperation with the Federal Bar Association of Russia and the International Commission of Jurists is organizing a conference on “Crimes against Human Dignity: Interaction of International and National Remedies”, which will take place on 28 March 2019 in Moscow, Russia....
Family Law HELP Course Launched in Russia
The Project HELP in Russia in close cooperation with the Federal Chamber of Advocates of the Russian Federation, launched a three-month training course “Family Law and Human Rights. Current Problematic Aspects. International Standards in the Protection of a Child and an Adult.” This is the first...