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Dutch Government finances OSCE judicial and prison reform activities in Yugoslavia
BELGRADE 23 August 2002
BELGRADE, 23 August 2002 - Agreements relating to the funding a number of OSCE activities in the field of judicial and prison reform by the Netherlands Government were signed today by the Acting Head of the OSCE Mission to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Mark Davison, and Ambassador Barend van de Heijden of the Royal Dutch Embassy in Belgrade.
This contribution to the activities of the OSCE Mission to the FRY amounts to more than 324, 996 euros and is destined for a wide number of projects. These include workshops on prisons and mass media, relations between non-governmental organizations and prisons, training for prison staff, prison management training, conferences on the International Criminal Court, war crimes trials in Serbia and Montenegro, and Internet website for the Serbian Judges' Association and the Public Prosecutors' Association.
"These investments in judiciary and prison reform will prove a tremendous support for improving the mechanism for rule of law", said Mr. Davison. "The implementation of all the projects will help create a solid foundation for well functioning judicial and penal institutions".
Thanking the Netherlands for its generosity, he added, "This considerable contribution of the Dutch Government is only the latest of many acts of support from the Royal Dutch Embassy in Belgrade, through the OSCE Mission and greatly facilitates our ability to fulfill the OSCE mandate in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia".
Signing the agreement today allows for the immediate start of installing a sound system for the two main courtrooms in the Belgrade Palace of Justice.
This contribution to the activities of the OSCE Mission to the FRY amounts to more than 324, 996 euros and is destined for a wide number of projects. These include workshops on prisons and mass media, relations between non-governmental organizations and prisons, training for prison staff, prison management training, conferences on the International Criminal Court, war crimes trials in Serbia and Montenegro, and Internet website for the Serbian Judges' Association and the Public Prosecutors' Association.
"These investments in judiciary and prison reform will prove a tremendous support for improving the mechanism for rule of law", said Mr. Davison. "The implementation of all the projects will help create a solid foundation for well functioning judicial and penal institutions".
Thanking the Netherlands for its generosity, he added, "This considerable contribution of the Dutch Government is only the latest of many acts of support from the Royal Dutch Embassy in Belgrade, through the OSCE Mission and greatly facilitates our ability to fulfill the OSCE mandate in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia".
Signing the agreement today allows for the immediate start of installing a sound system for the two main courtrooms in the Belgrade Palace of Justice.