CAT/OP/POL/CSPRO/1 Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and the Optional Protocol to the Convention relevant to the issue discussed. 20. List of workshops for the judiciary staff scheduled for 2020 which concern the topics covered by the Convention (a) Communication with people with disabilities and respecting their rights in criminal proceedings and civil proceedings: 4 editions, 70 participants each – 16 hours. Reasons for covering the topic: Ensuring all citizens equal access to the widely understood judiciary and equal treatment of people with disabilities within proceedings are of paramount importance and of interest to the public. Therefore, it is important to present legal obligations towards people with disabilities, both during proceedings and in terms of access to information and infrastructure in courts and public prosecutor’s offices. During the training workshop, people with disabilities will point out difficulties experienced in their contact with courts and public prosecutor’s offices and they will present methods that facilitate communication. Specific topics, such as: respecting the rights of people with disabilities; rules of communication with people with disabilities; overcoming barriers in communication with the people who are deaf, speech impaired, the blind and visually impaired; planning and organising procedures with a person with disability taking into account the type of disability. (b) Medical law in the case-law of guardianship courts: 2 editions, 75 people each – 16 hours. Reasons for covering the topic: The topic is still the most frequently reported training need in the area of family and guardianship law. Issues discussed cover the role of the guardianship court in cases based on the provisions of the Act of 19 August 1994 on the Protection of Mental Health (consolidated text, Journal of Laws of 2018, item 1878 as amended) and the Act of 5 December 1996 on the Profession of Doctor and Dentist (consolidated text, Journal of Laws of 2019, item 537, as amended). Specific topics, such as: proceedings concerning the placement of a person in Long-term Care Facility (ZOL) and Nursing Home (DPS); forced detention in mental health institutions, both emergency-based and request-based; constitutional and international standards of forced psychiatric treatment; approval of the guardian court for medical procedures on a patient. (c) Crimes against sexual freedom and decency – selected aspects: 2 editions, 70 people each, 16 hours. Reasons for covering the topic: The issue of combating crimes against sexual freedom and decency is difficult and complex. Cases of this nature are the subject of wide public interest and hearing such cases requires a lot of sensitivity and psychological, psychiatric and sexology-related knowledge on the part of judges and public prosecutors. The need to organise the workshops arises from the continuous interest of stakeholders in improving knowledge in this domain. The workshop session is also justified by the currently proceeded legislative work in the Sejm concerning the draft Act amending the Criminal Code and Certain Other Acts (Sejm Print No. 2154). Specific topics, such as: sexual exploitation of minors, characteristics of perpetrators; special procedure for interviewing child victims of crimes against sexual freedom, psychological opinions; psychiatric opinions and sexology opinions in cases concerning crimes against sexual freedom; dealing with a perpetrator with sexual preference disorders; strengthened protection of aggrieved persons in the light of proposed amendments. (d) Enforcement proceedings in criminal cases – selected aspects: 11 editions, 55 participants each, 8 hours. Reasons for covering the topic: The topic of enforcement proceedings in criminal cases is traditionally of interest to the target group and it is present in the educational offer of the National School each year. Current topics related to enforcement proceedings are presented. In 2020, the workshop session will be focused on increasing effectiveness of cooperation between the court and a court-appointed guardian (kurator). As tasks of court-appointed guardians are defined by the court’s decisions, while actions taken by professional court-appointed guardian are of paramount importance for the court’s decision, it is necessary to create a platform for sharing experience. Specific topics, such as: proper supervision over the convicted person – obligation of the court and the professional court-appointed guardian; ordering of imprisonment (selected aspects) and replacement of imprisonment with non-custodial sentence – importance of the professional court-appointed 6