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OSCE Centre organizes human rights training for judges and prosecutors in Turkmenistan
ASHGABAD 30 November 2006
ASHGABAD, 30 November 2006 - Implementing international human rights law into the national legal system was the focus of a training course that ended in Ashgabad today.
Organized by the OSCE Centre and Turkmenistan's Foreign Ministry, the course brought together thirty prosecutors and judges from the Supreme and Ashgabad City court, as well as members of parliament and representatives of the National Institute for Democracy and Human Rights.
"An independent and well-trained judiciary is vital for protecting human rights," said Ambassador Ibrahim Djikic, the Head of the OSCE Centre. "Judges and prosecutors should be the first to make sure domestic legal practices conform to international law."
The four-day course was delivered by a judge from the United Kingdom and an international law professor from the Netherlands. They recalled OSCE commitments related to the Human Dimension and focused on means to implement them effectively into the domestic legal system. Participants also discussed international legal obligations, the application of international human rights laws by domestic courts, and the role of judges and prosecutors in upholding international legal standards.
Organized by the OSCE Centre and Turkmenistan's Foreign Ministry, the course brought together thirty prosecutors and judges from the Supreme and Ashgabad City court, as well as members of parliament and representatives of the National Institute for Democracy and Human Rights.
"An independent and well-trained judiciary is vital for protecting human rights," said Ambassador Ibrahim Djikic, the Head of the OSCE Centre. "Judges and prosecutors should be the first to make sure domestic legal practices conform to international law."
The four-day course was delivered by a judge from the United Kingdom and an international law professor from the Netherlands. They recalled OSCE commitments related to the Human Dimension and focused on means to implement them effectively into the domestic legal system. Participants also discussed international legal obligations, the application of international human rights laws by domestic courts, and the role of judges and prosecutors in upholding international legal standards.