On September 9 2015, Kosovo Judicial Institute in cooperation with the Forensic Department supported by the EU funded project IPA, conducted training on “Torture, Istanbul Protocol and International Conventions”.
Purpose of this training was to support the participants in familiarizing with the role of international conventions against torture. In this light, focus was to elaborate the Istanbul protocol, as well as importance of its application by prosecutors, which would help the work of forensic experts and increase the inter-institutional cooperation.
Particular attention was dedicated to training on torture, which was discussed in the context of global perspective on torture, forensic investigation of alleged torture, specific aspects of torture investigation and legal procedures. It was also discussed about importance of monitoring the prisons.
Beneficiaries of this training were judges, prosecutors, officials and forensic experts from the Forensic Department, as well as officials from the Kosovo Rehabilitation Center.
09-09-2015