Joint project between the Council of Europe and the European Union: Strengthening access to justice through non-judicial redress mechanisms for victims of discrimination, hate crime and hate speech in Eastern Partnership countries

Online launch of the regional HELP course “Fight against Racism, Xenophobia, Homophobia and Transphobia”

18 May 2020, 10.00 CET

10.00 – 10.20    Welcoming remarks

Irena Guidikova, Head of the Inclusion and Anti-discrimination Division, Anti-discrimination Department, Council of Europe

Pilar Morales, Head of the Programming Department, Office of the Directorate General of Programmes (tbc)

Nicholas Cendrowicz, Deputy Head of Unit, DG NEAR, European Union

10.20 – 10.35      Introduction to the work of the European Court of Human Rights in the area of fighting discrimination

                                                Gilberto Felici, Judge of the European Court of Human Rights

10.35 – 10.50    Introduction to the work of the country monitoring work of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance

Stefano Valenti, External Relations Officer, European Commission against Racism and Intolerance, Council of Europe

10.50-11.00 Overview of the process of implementation of joint project “Strengthening access to justice through non-judicial redress mechanisms for victims of discrimination, hate crime and hate speech in Eastern Partnership countries”

                                                Mara Georgescu, Senior Project Officer, Council of Europe 

11.00 – 11.15     Introduction to the HELP Programme

Ana Medarska – Lazova, HELP Programme Manager, Council of Europe

11.15 - 11.30     Introduction of the international tutors

Ara Ghazaryan, human rights lawyer and international tutor

Vadim Vieru, human rights lawyer and international tutor

11.30 – 12.00    Tour de table – introduction of the national groups of participants: background and expectations (5 minutes per delegation)

Nina Pirumyan, Head of Research and Education Center, Human Rights Defender's Office of the Republic of Armenia

Zaur Valimammadli, Deputy head of legal education, scientific analytical, information and public relations, International relations division, Head of international relations Sector, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Igor Golubitsky, Head of the Department of Constitutional and International Law, National centre of legislation and legal research of the Republic of Belarus

Ketevan Shubashvili, Head of Equality Department, Public Defender’s Office, Georgia

Evghenii Alexandrovici Goloșceapov, member of the Council for preventing and eliminating discrimination and ensuring equality, Republic of Moldova

Volodymyr Krut, Head of the Division for citizenship, equal rights and freedoms of the Department for monitoring equal rights and freedoms, of the Secretariat of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for human rights

12.00 – 12.15   How to navigate the HELP Platform: brief presentation

Ana Medarska – Lazova, HELP Programme Manager, Council of Europe

12.15 – 12.30    Course objectives; timeframe for the course implementation; main course

activities

Ara Ghazaryan, human rights lawyer and international tutor

Vadim Vieru, human rights lawyer and international tutor