Training on detention monitoring and the protection of human rights while preventing and countering violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism in prisons
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The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) is organizing a regional training course to strengthen the knowledge and skills of independent detention monitors from selected European countries with regard to protecting human rights while preventing and countering violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism (VERLT) in prison settings. The training course will take place at ODIHR premises in Warsaw on 2 and 3 July 2024.
Topics and sessions
Based on ODIHR guidance, the training aims to improve participants’ understanding of key human rights issues related to preventing and countering VERLT in prisons and to strengthen their ability to assess related prison-based security strategies for their human rights compliance. Among other topics, participants will learn about human rights challenges related to:
- the identification of violent extremist prisoners, classification, risk and needs assessments;
- security measures and the prison regime;
- rehabilitation and reintegration programmes;
- institutional and staff issues.
This training will be conducted by human rights experts from ODIHR and an expert with experience in independent detention monitoring from France. To ensure the learning outcomes are applicable to the participants' work, they will learn about challenges independent prison monitors face in this context through concrete examples and case studies.
Participants
The training is intended for independent detention monitors from selected European states, including Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland and the United Kingdom. Participants will include up to 25 practitioners from national human rights institutions, national torture prevention mechanisms and civil society organizations involved in detention monitoring, penitentiary reform and criminal justice issues.
Participation in this event is by invitation only. The working language will be English.
Background and further information
ODIHR's activities in various parts of the OSCE region have revealed the need for tailored capacity-building for detention monitors on this topic. Previous training workshops were organized for detention monitors from selected countries in Central Asia and South East Europe. This work is part of ODIHR’s mandate from participating States to provide technical assistance and advice on the implementation of counter-terrorism measures in line with international human rights obligations and commitments. Find out more here.
Questions related to the training courses can be directed to:
Johannes Heiler, ODIHR Adviser on Anti-Terrorism Issues (johannes.heiler@odihr.pl)
Maximilian Scheid, ODIHR Associate Human Rights Officer on Anti-Terrorism Issues (maximilian.scheid@odihr.pl).