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1 European Programme for Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals HELP EU-CoE Project on Radicalisation Prevention Project Eva Pastrana 23/03/2018 1

2 Overview What is HELP? Courses - International Cooperation in Criminal Matters EU-CoE HELP Project on Radicalisation Prevention Geographical coverage 2

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5 HELP s goal Support justice professionals to apply European human rights standards in their daily work, mainly by training

6 HELP key components 1) HELP Network 2) Free online courses Users ( )

7 HELP courses Pipeline course for 2018, with EU funding: Procedural rights in criminal proceedings and victims rights

8 Course Data Protection and privacy rights Click on the picture for video presentation!

9 Course International Cooperation on Criminal Matters Click on the picture for video presentation!

10 HELP course on International Cooperation on Criminal Matters Content: Principles of int l judicial cooperation in criminal matters Legal frameworks and legal instruments for cooperation Applied under a general consideration for human rights Jointly developed bet. HELP and the Council of Europe s Committee of Experts on the Operation of European Conventions on Co-operation in Criminal Matters (PC-OC), with assistance of the European Judicial Training Network (EJTN) Funded under the EU/CoE Horizontal Facility for Western Balkans and Turkey

11 HELP course on International Cooperation on Criminal Matters Structure 1. Introduction 2. Legal Framework 3. Extradition 4. Mutual Legal Assistance 5. Transfer of Sentenced Persons 6. Supervision of Offenders, International Validity of Criminal Judgments and Transfer of Proceedings. 7. Seizure and Confiscation of Proceeds of Crime 8. International Cooperation Toolbox 9. Knowledge Check 10. Case Study

12 HELP Course Alternative Measures to Detention

13 HELP Course Prohibition of Ill-treatment

14 Courses available 1. Introduction to the ECHR and the ECtHR 2. Admissibility criteria (ECtHR) 3. Asylum 4. Family law 5. Child-friendly justice and children s rights 6. Violence against women and domestic violence 7. Anti-discrimination 8. Hate crime/hate speech 9. Community sanctions and alternative measures to detention 10. International co-operation in criminal matters 11. Business and human rights 12. Counterfeiting of medical products and crimes against public health 13. Transitional justice 14. Property rights 15. Freedom or expression 16. Trafficking in light of the ECHR 17. Pre-trial investigation in the light of ECHR 18. Reasoning of judgments 19. Fight against racism, xenophobia and homophobia 20. Data protection and privacy rights 21. Labour rights 22. Right to the integrity of the person (bioethics) HELP in the 28 courses

15 HELP pipeline courses for 2018 Child refugee and migrants Procedural rights in criminal proceedings and victims rights Radicalisation Prevention Family Law Rights of persons with disabilities Human Rights in Sports Fight against Drugs EU funding

16 HELP project on Radicalisation Prevention bbc

17 HELP Project on Radicalisation Prevention Goal: Improve criminal justice response in the EU to prevent radicalisation leading to terrorism/violent extremism Specific objective: Increase capacities & mutual trust of justice practitioners dealing with radicalisation prevention trough Training Inter-agency and cross-border cooperation Duration: 2 years starting in Nov 2017 Budget: (80% EU) Stakeholders: Relevant CoE departments involved (prison, probation, counter-terrorism, interested partners (i.e. RAN, EU National Training Institutions, EJTN)

18 HELP Project on Radicalisation Prevention EXPECTED RESULTS (I) Development of a HELP course on RP and (at least) 4 national adaptations April November 2018 Basic module(s) (for all) Specific modules for Prisons & probation staff prosecutors &judges (prison oversight ones) Module gathering and use of evidence in counterterrorism cases*

19 HELP Project on Radicalisation Prevention EXPECTED RESULTS (II) 2 Launch of cross-border courses for 3 EU Ms each (for 180) - beginning 2019 onwards 3 European Seminars (for 180): exchanges on risk assessment tools. March 2018 (Strasbourg) implementation of de-radicalisation actions September 2018 (Brussels) best practices - counselling and dev t of counter narratives Spring HELP ToT session (for 12) End 2018

20 HELP Project on Radicalisation Prevention Seminar Page Access to the HELP Platform:

21 HELP Project on Radicalisation Prevention Seminar Page Access to the Seminar page: Enrolment key: COEHELP or Information: Seminar papers (concept note and agenda, list of participants and bios, working groups outputs, seminar report) Presentations and background materials Forum Feedback form

22 ECtHR-HELP video with Court s jurisprudence in matters of terrorism 31

23 CoE HELP s geographical outreach 830 million Europeans

24 HELP Good training for good judgments Thank you very much for your attention! HELP Radicalisation Prevention: HELP Head of Unit: HELP in the EU: HELP - Universities: Ana.MEDARSKA-LAZOVA@coe.int 33

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