Unveiling Gender Equality Struggles in North Macedonia — Insights from Judges Gajdov and Belevska Projkovska
With the Second Gender Equality and Western Balkans Judicial Forum just two days away, we had the honour of interviewing Judge Gabriela Gajdova from the Basic Court Veles and Judge Biljana Belevska Projkovska from Basic Court Ohrid, both of whom are members of the...
Round table “The Convention rights of foreigners in the extradition process in Montenegro”
In order to strengthen the protection of foreigners in extradition proceedings, the AIRE Center, with the support of the British Embassy in Podgorica, held a roundtable discussion entitled "Convention Rights of Foreigners in Extradition Proceedings in Montenegro" in...
Advancing Justice and Empowering Women — Interview with Kosovo’s Acting President of the Supreme Court
As the Second Gender Equality and Western Balkans Judicial Forum approaches, we are looking into Kosovo actions in combating gender-based violence and discrimination. In an interview with Mejreme Memaj, Acting President of the Supreme Court of Kosovo and member of the...
Advancing Gender Equality in Albania — Experts on Combating Gender-Based Violence and Discrimination
While the legal framework in Albania is comprehensive and contemporary, the challenge in addressing gender-based violence and discrimination lies in understanding and implementing these laws effectively. In fact, despite the existence of current laws in Albania...
Insights from Experts — Addressing Gender-Based Violence and Discrimination in Serbia
Serbia, like many countries in the Western Balkans, struggles with significant challenges in combating gender-based violence and discrimination. Numerous studies highlight the widespread nature of violence against women, prompting Serbia to adopt new laws and amend...
Interview with Judge Popović: “Nearly Every Other Woman in Montenegro Has Experienced Violence from Their Partners”
As we are counting down the days until highly anticipated Second Gender Equality and the Western Balkans Judicial Forum, taking place on 2nd and 3rd of June in Belgrade, we had the privilege of interviewing Mirjana Popović, a judge at the Appellate Court of Montenegro...
Judiciary has an important role in ensuring gender equality and the implementation of the UN CEDAW Convention
The AIRE Center and the Centre for education of judges and prosecutors in Montenegro, with support from the UK Government, held a two-day training on “Gender Equality with Special Reference to the UN CEDAW Convention” in Budva, which gathered over 20 judges and...
Western Balkans Civil Society Organisations will Monitor Femicide and Gender-based Violence court cases in 2023
AIRE Centre, FemPlatz, and five partner civil society organisation from the Western Balkans, Human Rights in Democracy Centre from Albania, Centre of Women’s Rights from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Women’s Right Centre from Montenegro, National Network to end Violence...
Judges and prosecutors from Montenegro improve knowledge on domestic and gender-based violence
On the 20th and 21st of March 2023, AIRE Centre and Centre for Education of Judges and Prosecutors in Montenegro, with support from the UK Government, held a training “Protection from Domestic Violence and Gender-Based Violence with an Emphasis on the Istanbul...
Presentation of the publication “Analysis of the Case Law of the Highest Courts in Bosnia and Herzegovina in Cases of Organized Crime and Corruption”
„Courts in Bosnia and Herzegovina have a capacity to deal with the challenges relating to the proceedings and trials in the cases of organised crime and corruption”, is a conclusion of the publication “Analysis of the Case Law of the Highest Courts in Bosnia and...