OSCE holds workshop on development of gender-based violence curriculum for law enforcement in Tirana

On 20 October 2022, the OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department held a national workshop dedicated to preparing a curriculum for law enforcement on Gender-based Violence (GBV) in Tirana. This was accomplished with the assistance of the OSCE Presence in Albania and the support of the Albanian State Police.

Workshop participants analysed and proposed improvements to the current national training curriculum on how to prevent and fight GBV, notably to align the current national training materials with the Council of Europe’s Istanbul Convention, with a state-of-the-art curriculum piloted at the regional level, and with the main findings from the mapping of police and judicial training curricula on GBV conducted in 2021 as part of the OSCE WIN project.

The workshop gathered 23 participants (17 women and 6 men) including representatives from the State Police, the Ministry of Justice, the Security Academy, Courts, the Prosecutor’s Office, the City of Tirana, the Child Rights Centre and the Center for Legal Civic Initiatives.

During the workshop, participants discussed the proposed set of recommendations to improve the national curriculum and elaborated on the best way to institutionalise the changes. Participants also stressed the relevance of the project and their continued interest in its activities in light of ongoing changes in GBV legislation.  

This workshop will be followed by a specialized training course for police officers, which is being planned together with the Albanian State Police, to take place from 12 to 16 December 2022. The course will ensure local ownership and a full customization to national needs.