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Training on documenting and investigating sexual violence cases related to conflict


Sector:
Governance, Justice & Human rights, Social & Economic Development
Education and training
Area: Western Balkans
Country: Kosovo
Period: 2016
Client: EULEX
Amount: € 17.500

The overall objective of the project is to contribute to enhance capacities of Kosovo law enforcement institutions to investigate, prosecute and adjudicate cases of sexual violence related to conflict. The project intended to support the implementation of the Action Plan on Access to Justice for victims of sexual violence during the war, adopted by the Kosovo Ministry of Justice in 2015.

This assignment aimed at training 30 persons from Kosovo ROL institutions (investigators, prosecutors and judges, who are especially assigned to deal with war crimes) on best international practices on documenting and investigating cases of sexual violence related to conflict.

The training covered:

  • Understanding sexual violence and developments regarding sexual crimes related to conflict (legal framework and practice)
  • Overall planning of an investigation / building a case file
  • Assessment (research, risk assessment, assessing risk to information) and prior documentation of process
  • Evidence collection and documentation of crimes of sexual violence
  • Interview techniques including interview settings of victims/witnesses  
  • Gender sensitive approach in investigations including special measures of protection and support (avoiding re-traumatization of victims, protection of witness identity, confidentiality etc.)


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