A/HRC/22/32 and Government institutions to be responsible for delivering training to judges based on the modules adopted. During 2011, training was delivered to more than 140 judges based on the modules. 53. In 2010, UN Women supported initiatives to improve access to justice for women survivors of violence and ethnic-based discrimination in both indigenous and formal justice systems, educational programmes in the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Ecuador, Honduras, Guatemala, Panama and Peru. The purpose of the work is to build the capacity of judicial personnel in order to improve access to formal and informal justice systems for indigenous women and, in particular, to ensure better protection of women’s right to be free from all forms violence. III. Regional organizations A. Council of Europe 54. The efficiency and quality of independent judicial systems in its member States remain a priority for the Council. 55. The European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) aims to improve the efficiency and quality of the day-to-day functioning of the justice systems of member States. Its ongoing work focuses in particular on: (a) The evaluation of the judicial systems of all its member States thanks to the collection and analysis of data through a specific scheme aiming at identifying main trends of these systems and defining the Council’s priorities to improve justice efficiency; (b) The concrete knowledge of lengths of proceedings in the member States so as to propose pragmatic tools and measures to improve judicial time management, through the work of the SATURN Centre, which is due to evolve towards a genuine permanent European observatory of judicial timeframes, with the support of the CEPEJ Network of Pilot courts; (c) Preparation of concrete tools for promoting the quality of justice; (d) The European Day of Civil Justice, co-organized in all European countries with the European Commission, including the European prize for innovative practice contributing to the quality of justice “The Crystal Scales of Justice”; (e) The adoption of guidelines for a better implementation of the existing Council recommendations concerning mediation, execution of court decisions or judicial time management. 56. The Council attaches special importance to dialogue with members of the judicial service. The Consultative Council of European Judges is the first body consisting solely of judges ever set up within an international organisation. It supports the Committee of Ministers in carrying out the priorities identified in the Framework Global Action Plan for Judges in Europe and advises on whether it is necessary to update legal instruments. The Consultative Council may be called upon to provide practical assistance to help States comply with standards relating to judges. 57. The prosecuting authorities also play a crucial role as the interface between Governments, which are responsible for crime policy, and courts, which must be independent. Their functions and powers thus depend on a balance, which is not easily defined. The Council of Europe works to define such a balance in Recommendation No. 19 (2000) on the role of public prosecution in the criminal justice system. 13

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