European Programme for Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals

28/04/2026

08/03/2026

👩 ⚖️ 🌍 International Women’s Day is a reminder that strengthening the protection of women’s rights also means advancing the knowledge of those who apply the law.
The Council of Europe HELP Programme offers four online courses (available in many languages) supporting legal professionals in addressing women’s rights.

🎓Explore the courses on the HELP e-learning platform:
•Violence against women and domestic violence https://lnkd.in/etpNwy4E
•Violence against women and domestic violence for law enforcement https://lnkd.in/en-WhVdK
•Gender equality and gender mainstreaming https://lnkd.in/ei54dQHt
•Access to justice for women https://lnkd.in/e6SgPPBP

📚Free • Online • Certificate-based • Available in many languages

24/02/2026

Today marks four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Despite the ongoing war, Ukrainians, including legal professionals, continue to demonstrate extraordinary resilience, commitment and professionalism.

Against this backdrop, Ukraine now ranks the 1st among all Council of Europe member states by number of users on the HELP eLearning Platform, reflecting an unwavering commitment to uphold human rights and European human rights standards, even in most challenging circumstances.

This achievement would not have been possible without strong cooperation with national training institutions, dedicated tutors, and devoted partners working alongside the HELP Programme of the Council of Europe.
We thank all our partners for their engagement, resistance and support!

📊 Discover in the infographic the key results Ukraine has achieved with the HELP Programme over the past four years.
💙💛Ukraine stands in the face of aggression, and we stand with Ukraine.
Офіс Ради Європи в Україні - Київ

20/02/2026

The first day of the HELP EU Contact Points Seminar.

A peer-to-peer exchange within the HELP Programme network, bringing together members and partners for our biennial gathering on collaborative human rights training in the digital age.

After a welcome address from Dora Schaffrin EU Delegation to the Council of Europe

Today’s discussions focused on:
• emerging training needs;
• the EU Judicial Training Strategy presented by Wojciech Postulski
• aligning training with the priorities set under the European Convention on Human Rights system, thanks to Szymon Janczarek and Renis Zaganjori

Valuable networking, shared practices, and concrete ideas to strengthen cooperation across the European Union.
🙏 Thank you to all partners and participants for exchanges.

10/02/2026

🔐On , let us remind that a safer internet needs stronger legal expertise.
Enrol in our free HELP course on and Electronic Evidence 🔗https://go.coe.int/kfNwM

24/12/2025

🎄✨ Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the HELP Programme!
Thank you for being part of the HELP community. Warm thanks to our network and partners for your continued engagement and dedication to strengthening human rights education through HELP Programme.
We look forward to continuing our work together in the year ahead.

02/12/2025

On 26 November 2025, we gathered at the Lviv University of Trade and Economics for the international conference “HELP in University Education Promoting European Human Rights Standards for Future Professionals”.
With 90+ participants onsite, 70 online, and a dedicated parallel session for 97 students, the event highlighted the important role of the Council of Europe’s HELP Programme for legal professionals to apply the European human rights standards and students to understand these standards.
Participants joined separate thematic sessions focused on:
🔹 strengthening academic cooperation through the Council of Europe HELP and OCEAN Programmes;
🔹the use of HELP by national training institutions, who shared their hands-on experience integrating HELP into their training systems;
🔹 current challenges to promoting the rule of law, democracy and human rights;
📚 Discover HELP’s online courses: https://lnkd.in/da7K2Ah3
🔗 More on the Conference: https://go.coe.int/Novwk
A warm thank you to all speakers, participants, and partners who made this event possible.

17/07/2025

16/07/2025

02/12/2024

📢 Embedding in University Education
Join us for an online event organised by the Council of Europe Programme!
Learn how to integrate HELP courses into university curricula and promote human rights in higher education.

🗓️ When: 11 December 2024
⏰ Time: 14:00-17:00 CET
🌍 Where: Online (in English)

This event is tailored for university professors and educators, particularly in law, human rights, political studies, international relations, journalism, and more. Don’t miss the chance to explore practical tools, key courses, and success stories from universities across Council of Europe member states.

🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/eAariMu9
🔗Consult the draft agenda: https://lnkd.in/ebMdhQDX

13/10/2024

Democracy together with justice and peace stand as the essential values that support the Rule of Law and ensure good governance, both of which provide Europeans with the assurance of fair treatment and protection of their rights.

On this International Day of Democracy, we remain committed to advancing these core values across Europe through our extensive range of training activities and initiatives!

In addition to seminars on topics related to the human and fundamental rights, criminal justice and administrative and civil law, among others, we have recently been leading and collaborating on two key projects which are extremely relevant to the evolving landscape of justice, peace and democracy in Europe:

⚖️ a groundbreaking publication on the Rule of Law and good administration of justice in the digital era

⚖️ a collaborative initiative with the European Programme for Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals of the Council of Europe focusing on judicial training to enhance the protection of human rights in complex legal frameworks

For more information, have a look here: https://ejtn.eu/news/justice-peace-and-democracy-core-pillars-for-a-fairer-europe/

For our full training offer, check our Online Training Catalogue: https://catalogue.ejtn.eu/