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Symposium on domestic violence starts in Kosovo
PRISTINA 4 December 2000
PRISTINA, 4 December 2000 - A three-day symposium on domestic violence in Kosovo "Will the 21st century bring an end" is being held at the Grand Hotel in Pristina on 4-6 December 2000. The symposium is hosted by the Kosovo Judicial Institute (KJI), in co-operation with the JIAS Department for Democratic Governance and Civil Society (DDGCS), the Council of Europe (CoE) and the Kosovo Police Service School (KPSS).
The first day is intended for members of the Kosovo Judiciary. Presentations by international and local experts are intended to inform and strengthen the ability of the judicial system to deal with cases of domestic violence, and to increase awareness about issues of domestic violence, including the problems and issues faced by victims of this crime. Through these case studies on domestic violence, participants will examine problems and possible solutions of daily situations that arise in the courts.
OSCE experts will give a presentation on the Proposed New Chapter on Sexual Crimes in the Draft Criminal Code for Kosovo. Mr. George Goodfellow, Detective Sergeant from Scotland Yard and a trainer at the Police School (KPSS), will do a presentation on physical evidence of the crime. Further, a specific lecture about psychological attitude towards the victim of violence before the Court will be given by Ms. Marie-Francoise Verdun, Director of the KJI, and Ms. Drita Hadjari-Peci, Legal Instructor at the KPSS. Ms. Elfriede Fröschl, expert from the CoE, will give details about legislative measures on domestic violence from the Austrian perspective.
The next two days will be devoted to a specific training program for members of the Kosovo Police Service (KPS). This is the first time in Kosovo that the police will have extensive training on this critical issue, which begins with an overview of the problem of domestic violence in Kosovo from Ms. Fehmije Gashi, who works at the KPSS. The police officers will be taken through a role-play of a scenario of domestic violence and how police should react. Officers will follow through on a step-by-step basis the role of the police officer in the investigation of the crime, as well as the role of the police officer working in co-operation with NGOs who support victims of violence. In addition, there will be lectures about the role of medical care for the victim, victim assistance, and finally the role of the prosecutor who will ultimately prosecute the case that they have investigated.
Media are welcome to observe the proceedings.
The Kosovo Judicial Institute was set up by the OSCE, the Institution Building Pillar within UNMIK, to provide legal education for judges and prosecutors, thus playing an important role in strengthening the independence of the judiciary and rule of law in Kosovo.
For further information, contact the OSCE Mission in Kosovo Press Office, tel.:(+381-38) 500-162 or satphone: 871-762-009-948, ext. 260 e-mail: press@omik.org or website: /kosovo
The first day is intended for members of the Kosovo Judiciary. Presentations by international and local experts are intended to inform and strengthen the ability of the judicial system to deal with cases of domestic violence, and to increase awareness about issues of domestic violence, including the problems and issues faced by victims of this crime. Through these case studies on domestic violence, participants will examine problems and possible solutions of daily situations that arise in the courts.
OSCE experts will give a presentation on the Proposed New Chapter on Sexual Crimes in the Draft Criminal Code for Kosovo. Mr. George Goodfellow, Detective Sergeant from Scotland Yard and a trainer at the Police School (KPSS), will do a presentation on physical evidence of the crime. Further, a specific lecture about psychological attitude towards the victim of violence before the Court will be given by Ms. Marie-Francoise Verdun, Director of the KJI, and Ms. Drita Hadjari-Peci, Legal Instructor at the KPSS. Ms. Elfriede Fröschl, expert from the CoE, will give details about legislative measures on domestic violence from the Austrian perspective.
The next two days will be devoted to a specific training program for members of the Kosovo Police Service (KPS). This is the first time in Kosovo that the police will have extensive training on this critical issue, which begins with an overview of the problem of domestic violence in Kosovo from Ms. Fehmije Gashi, who works at the KPSS. The police officers will be taken through a role-play of a scenario of domestic violence and how police should react. Officers will follow through on a step-by-step basis the role of the police officer in the investigation of the crime, as well as the role of the police officer working in co-operation with NGOs who support victims of violence. In addition, there will be lectures about the role of medical care for the victim, victim assistance, and finally the role of the prosecutor who will ultimately prosecute the case that they have investigated.
Media are welcome to observe the proceedings.
The Kosovo Judicial Institute was set up by the OSCE, the Institution Building Pillar within UNMIK, to provide legal education for judges and prosecutors, thus playing an important role in strengthening the independence of the judiciary and rule of law in Kosovo.
For further information, contact the OSCE Mission in Kosovo Press Office, tel.:(+381-38) 500-162 or satphone: 871-762-009-948, ext. 260 e-mail: press@omik.org or website: /kosovo