Training

EIN supports advocacy for the implementation of judgments through training sessions aimed at building capacity of civil society organisations

We share best practices for achieving implementation at both the national and international levels - and bring together those who want to work together to achieve changes in their country. Lawyers from the Council of Europe guide participants through the implementation monitoring process. NGOs and activists share strategies and success stories about implementation advocacy.

Between 2018 and 2021, EIN trained 361 civil society representatives and lawyers. In 2020, this included 5 training events for 173 civil society representatives from Armenia, North Macedonia, Russia and Georgia, as well as joint events with NHRIs from across the Council of Europe region.

Our training focuses on:

• How the implementation monitoring process works

• How to engage with the implementation process

• How to make effective Rule 9 submissions

• Examples of good practice for both domestic and international advocacy

• Successful collaboration between civil society and government in the context of implementation

• How to hold governments accountable for their implementation record

• How to collectively address the non-implementation of ECtHR judgments

If you are interested in co-hosting an EIN training in your country, or co-organising a training for civil society working in a certain thematic area, please email contact@einnetwork.org.

When holding training sessions for civil society representatives in particular countries, EIN also aims to organise public events about implementation, as well as discussions with government officials.

The purpose of these side events is to increase awareness of implementation issues, to increase government engagement in ECtHR implementation, and to enhance the collaboration between civil society and government officials.

For example, in March 2020, following a training for Armenian civil society, EIN also carried out discussions with government authorities and held a public event highlighting ongoing issues with implementation. There was a subsequently a significant improvement in government engagement with the implementation process: in 2020 the number of action plans and reports increased by 400% compared to 2019.

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