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OSCE Office in Yerevan helps organize training on alternative sentencing
YEREVAN 10 July 2006
YEREVAN, 10 July 2006 - A four-day training course for personnel of the Armenian Justice Ministry's division for the execution of alternative punishment began today with support from the OSCE Office in Yerevan and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights.
"The introduction and implementation of alternative sentencing options is a serious step towards building a humanitarian system of penal sanctions," said Silvia Pogolsa, Human Rights Officer at the OSCE Office.
"This course is an essential part of the criminal justice reform, and will help provide basic knowledge and the skills to implement alternative punishment."
Some 70 Justice Ministry staff, judges and prosecutors will discuss the existing national legislation, alternative sanctions, the supervision of conditional sentences, as well as international standards and best practices. Rait Kuuse, Head of the Probation Division of the Estonian Justice Ministry, will share his country's experience in the field.
Increased awareness-raising and capacity building among justice administration personnel was one of the recommendations of the assessment on alternative sentencing in Armenia, supported and implemented by the OSCE Office in 2005.
The division for the execution of alternative punishment under the Justice Ministry was established in 2005, following the adoption of the new criminal code which introduces an "alternative" sentencing option.
The organizers will prepare a report on key areas for improvement, based on discussions at the training course and recommendations from participants and experts.
"The introduction and implementation of alternative sentencing options is a serious step towards building a humanitarian system of penal sanctions," said Silvia Pogolsa, Human Rights Officer at the OSCE Office.
"This course is an essential part of the criminal justice reform, and will help provide basic knowledge and the skills to implement alternative punishment."
Some 70 Justice Ministry staff, judges and prosecutors will discuss the existing national legislation, alternative sanctions, the supervision of conditional sentences, as well as international standards and best practices. Rait Kuuse, Head of the Probation Division of the Estonian Justice Ministry, will share his country's experience in the field.
Increased awareness-raising and capacity building among justice administration personnel was one of the recommendations of the assessment on alternative sentencing in Armenia, supported and implemented by the OSCE Office in 2005.
The division for the execution of alternative punishment under the Justice Ministry was established in 2005, following the adoption of the new criminal code which introduces an "alternative" sentencing option.
The organizers will prepare a report on key areas for improvement, based on discussions at the training course and recommendations from participants and experts.