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SEE-PrisonRef   CARDS - Development of a reliable and functioning Prison system respecting fundamental rights and standards and enhancing of regional co-operation in the Western Balkans
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Narrative (Work Plan)
01/01/2007 - 31/03/2008
JP Completed  
Coordinating DG:
Directorate of Strategic Planning
902 599
Intervention Logic Performance Indicators Sources of Verification Assumptions
Overall Objectives Enhance regional co-operation and develop a reliable and functioning prison system in the Western Balkans countries, based on the rule of law and respect for fundamental rights and European democratic values and standards.
Countries : Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia.

The beneficiary countries develop and manage professional and efficient prison systems adherent to European standards. 

The extent to which the beneficiary countries’ prison systems adhere to international best practices and European standards in the field of the enforcement of criminal sanctions and in the management of penitentiary establishments.

- Information given by the Ministry of Justice
- CoE (Council of Europe) reports (CPT, Parliamentary Assembly, Commissioner for Human Rights, experts appraisals)
 

- Stable political (moderate elections’ impact) and economic environment;
- Local ownership of the project.
- Political willingness to provide adequate material needs and financial support to the project
 
Project Purpose 3      2007/DG2/JP/1719   SEE-PrisonRef - Develop training programmes 429 006 
(31 Activities) Narrative
Develop training programmes and enhance local training capacities so as to increase staff knowledge of European standards and best practices, in particular in the field of human rights
     
Expected Result 3.1 Prison management and operational staff’s professionalism is strengthened by improving their knowledge on European human rights standards, in particular the ECtHR and its case law and the standards of the CPT, as well as their skills in using these in their daily work.
- Training strategies available for each beneficiary country; specific course content/curricula for managerial and operational staff developed; national trainers trained to act as multiplies for their peers.
-A total of 280 managerial and operational prison staff are trained as trainers.
A total of 420 to 700 prison staff benefit from cascade training sessions on European rights standards.
Tests to qualify as trainers successfully passed.
Successful role plays completed during training sessions.
Materials available in local languages in sufficient numbers and distributed to prison staff in all the beneficiary countries.

- Information given by the Prison administration
- CoE (Council of Europe) reports
- government reports on training carried out; follow-up evaluation with local trainers; CPT reports; Expert Working Group reports
 
Possibility given to the target group to follow training sessions

Political stability and commitment; availability of experts and of qualified potential local trainers; collaboration of beneficiary institutions and services; capacity for organisation of local training events;



 
  * All reference to Kosovo, whether to the territory, institutions or population, in this text shall be understood in full compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo.  
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