OSCE Presence Helps Train Albanian Police, Court O
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
TIRANA, 18 September 2007 - The OSCE Presence in Albania
The courses were organized in co-operation with theAlbanian Police Academy
"Justice system actors and civil society alike play an important role in ensuring that women who are victims of domestic violence have access to the new mechanisms of legal redress envisaged in the law," said Maya Goldstein, Senior Judicial Officer at the OSCE Presence. "While the adoption of the new law is an important step, co-operation is essential to guarantee effective protection to victims of domestic violence."
The training courses aimed to raise the awareness of the 140 participants on domestic violence issues and to inform them of the new remedies brought about by the law. Police officers and court officials learned procedures for requesting and enforcing civil protection orders against abusers, while civil society representatives were educated on the provision of free legal assistance to victims of domestic violence.
The seminars were part of the OSCE Presence's activities in the context of the Women's Access to Justice Project. Some 175 judges, prosecutors and lawyers have been trained on the Domestic Violence Law since April 2007.
The OSCE Presence assisted in drafting the Domestic Violence Law, the first of its kind inAlbania
The courses were organized in co-operation with the
"Justice system actors and civil society alike play an important role in ensuring that women who are victims of domestic violence have access to the new mechanisms of legal redress envisaged in the law," said Maya Goldstein, Senior Judicial Officer at the OSCE Presence. "While the adoption of the new law is an important step, co-operation is essential to guarantee effective protection to victims of domestic violence."
The training courses aimed to raise the awareness of the 140 participants on domestic violence issues and to inform them of the new remedies brought about by the law. Police officers and court officials learned procedures for requesting and enforcing civil protection orders against abusers, while civil society representatives were educated on the provision of free legal assistance to victims of domestic violence.
The seminars were part of the OSCE Presence's activities in the context of the Women's Access to Justice Project. Some 175 judges, prosecutors and lawyers have been trained on the Domestic Violence Law since April 2007.
The OSCE Presence assisted in drafting the Domestic Violence Law, the first of its kind in
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Published in: OSCE Presence Helps Train Albanian Police, Court Officials and Civil Society Groups on New Domestic Violence Law, Press Release, OSCE, 18 September 2007 (Albanian)
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