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OSCE Mission provides international human rights training to judges from Serbia and Montenegro
BELGRADE 30 July 2004
BELGRADE, 30 July 2004 - Thirty judges depart Belgrade on Sunday to attend a two-week training course on International Human Rights at the American Bar Association's Central European and Eurasian Law Initiative (ABA CEELI) Institute in Prague.
The project is part of the judicial reform programme the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro is providing to judges throughout the country. The judges selected from more than 400 candidates are from various regions of Serbia and Montenegro.
The recent ratification of international human rights agreements by Serbia and Montenegro demonstrates the country's firm commitment to increase the level of human rights protection.
"An independent and well-trained judiciary is a vital component of the protection of human rights," said Ilias Chatzis, Head of the OSCE Mission's Rule of Law and Human Rights Department.
"The judges participating in the training programme will be better prepared to apply international human rights standards in the service of justice and to promote equality for all the people of Serbia and Montenegro."
The focus of this two-week programme will be to prepare the 30 judges to implement these international human rights agreements. As they become more familiar with these rights and how they have been interpreted by independent monitoring and evaluating bodies, judges will be better able to press for implementation in the course of their professional activity.
The project is part of the judicial reform programme the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro is providing to judges throughout the country. The judges selected from more than 400 candidates are from various regions of Serbia and Montenegro.
The recent ratification of international human rights agreements by Serbia and Montenegro demonstrates the country's firm commitment to increase the level of human rights protection.
"An independent and well-trained judiciary is a vital component of the protection of human rights," said Ilias Chatzis, Head of the OSCE Mission's Rule of Law and Human Rights Department.
"The judges participating in the training programme will be better prepared to apply international human rights standards in the service of justice and to promote equality for all the people of Serbia and Montenegro."
The focus of this two-week programme will be to prepare the 30 judges to implement these international human rights agreements. As they become more familiar with these rights and how they have been interpreted by independent monitoring and evaluating bodies, judges will be better able to press for implementation in the course of their professional activity.