The Judicial Academy, as part of the project "Let's stop the violence - support the changes" is implementingUNDP, organized a one-day training on the topic of sexual violence and challenges in proving and understanding the position of the victim for public prosecutors of higher public prosecution offices from the area of ​​the Appellate Public Prosecutor's Office in Novi Sad and judges of higher courts from the area of ​​the Court of Appeal in Novi Sad.

The training was held on May 17, 2024 at the Sheraton Hotel in Novi Sad.

The goal of the training was to increase the capacities of the criminal justice system for the investigation and prosecution of criminal offenses with elements of sexual violence, as well as to improve the existing mechanisms for the protection of victims of sexual violence during criminal proceedings in accordance with international standards and domestic legislation.

The lecturers at the training were:
-    Gorjana Mirčić Čaluković, Judicial Academy;
-    Slađana Jovanović,Law Faculty of Union University in Belgrade.

The seminar covered the topics of multisectoral cooperation as a prerequisite for the effective implementation of criminal proceedings, European standards in defining and proving criminal acts related to sexual violence, and innovations in the approach and understanding of victims of sexual violence.