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Supporting representative of the law enforcement bodies and the judiciary in fight hate crime and hate speech
The Council of Europe launched the updated HELP course on Hate Crime and Hate Speech for more than 60 legal professionals - judges, prosecutors, and investigators. Natalia Voutova, Head of the Council of Europe Office in Georgia, Aleksandre Darakhvelidze, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs,...
45 legal professionals are ready to combat hate crime
15 judges, 15 prosecutors and 15 investigators successfully accomplished 3-month intensive HELP online course were awarded certificates. The HELP course on Combatting Hate Crimes helped to advance participants’ skills in effective response to hate crime and hate speech as a rising problem...
Continuing to support the process of specialisation of prosecutors
The Council of Europe Office in Georgia continues its support to the introduction of specialisation of prosecutor’s dealing with crimes committed on intolerance grounds. Prosecutors supervising investigation and prosecution of criminal cases advanced their knowledge on ECHR standards and case-law...
Prosecutors ready to investigate crimes committed on intolerance grounds
As a result of the longstanding co-operation of the Council of Europe and the Prosecutor’s Office specialisation of prosecutors dealing with crimes committed on intolerance grounds has been introduced. The Council of Europe Office in Georgia was actively engaged in organisation of the series of...
Supporting General Prosecutor’s Office to introduce specialisation of prosecutors dealing with crimes committed on intolerance grounds
On 4-7 August 2020 the CoE organised advanced 4-day training on hate crimes to specialise prosecutors dealing with crimes committed on intolerance grounds. The training program in addition to legal part as well as psychological aspects of discriminatory behaviour, characteristics of perpetrator...
Strengthening capacity of investigators to deal with crimes committed on discriminatory grounds
On 13-14 July 2020, the Council of Europe in cooperation with the Ministry of Internal Affairs launched a series of trainings on prohibition of discrimination, hate speech and crimes committed on discriminatory grounds. Trainings are held based on materials developed by the Council of Europe...
Call for tender: monitoring and evaluation services
The Council of Europe is looking for a provider of consultancy services to assist in the monitoring of activities, and the preparation of the interim and final evaluation of the “Fight against discrimination, hate crimes and hate speech in Georgia” project. Terms of reference Act of engagement...
The third Steering Committee meeting: progress and future plans
The Third Steering Committee of the project “Fight against Discrimination, Hate Crime and Hate Speech in Georgia” was held in Tbilisi on 30 September 2019. The Committee members overviewed the results achieved and discussed the priority actions for the following six months. The representatives of...
Advanced training for prosecutors on Investigation and Prosecution of Hate Crimes
On 27-28 September the Council of Europe conducted training for a specialized group of prosecutors on investigation and prosecution of hate crimes. The activity aimed at advancing the practical skills of prosecutors to efficiently investigate and prosecute hate crimes and crimes committed on...
In-depth discussions on the protection of human rights in criminal proceedings
The Council of Europe organized series of trainings for the representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on the protection of human rights in criminal proceedings. Two groups took part in the sessions held on 13-14 July and 25-26 July. Meetings provided the opportunity to have in-depth...