Newsroom Kosovo* HR Implementation
Study Visit of Constitutional Court of Kosovo* to Judicial Institutions in Portugal
From 30 January to 3 February, twelve legal professionals from the Constitutional Court of Kosovo*[1] participated in a study visit in Lisbon, Portugal. The visit was organised in the framework of the Project “Support to the Constitutional Court in Applying and Disseminating European Human Rights...
Grant Agreement with Constitutional Court of Kosovo* for the upgrade of IT Infrastructure signed in Pristina
On 13 January 2023, under the project “Support to the Constitutional Court in Applying and Disseminating European Human Rights Standards”, a grant agreement was signed with the Constitutional Court of Kosovo*[1]. Its aim is to provide financial support for the upgrade of its IT infrastructure....
Building Local Capacity in Medico-Legal Investigation and Documentation of Torture
On 8-10 September, project organized training of trainers (ToT) on investigation, documentation and processing cases of torture and ill-treatment, in partnership with Justice Academy. The activity was organized following development of the relevant training module for judiciary based on...
Second strategic planning workshop with National Preventive Mechanism against Torture (NPM)
On 6-7 September, project organized second strategic planning workshop with National Preventive Mechanism against Torture (NPM). The aim was to collect final inputs for the first 5-year strategy of the mechanism since its establishment in 2016. The workshop was facilitated with support of two...
Summer School on Human Rights and the European Convention on Human Rights
The Directorate General of Human Rights and Rule of Law of the Council of Europe organized the Summer School on Human Rights and the European Convention on Human Rights in Zlatibor, Serbia. The School (11-16 July) offers a five-day opportunity for 63 future lawyers to enhance their understanding...
Conference on “Interpretation and Implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights by Constitutional Courts of the Western Balkans”
An International Conference “Interpretation and Implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights by Constitutional Courts of the Western Balkans” was held at Hotel “Swiss Diamond” in Pristina, Kosovo*. The event brought together Presidents and judges of constitutional courts of the...
The Council of Europe launches Human Rights training in Kosovo*
A seminar for judges and lawyers of the Constitutional Court of Kosovo* on the right to trial within reasonable time under Article 6 of the ECHR was organised in Pristina. It was the first training activity within the framework of the Council of Europe's project “Support to the Implementation of...
Council of Europe launches new project on human rights in Kosovo*
On 19 March 2015, the Director of Human Rights of the Council of Europe, Christos Giakoumopoulos launched the project “Support to the Implementation of European Human Rights Standards”. In the next 18 months, support will be provided to the judiciary and non-judicial human rights institutions,...
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* "All reference to Kosovo, whether the territory, institutions or population, in this text shall be understood in full compliance with United Nation’s Security Council Resolution 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo."