New IIJ Criminal Justice Practitioner’s Guide for Addressing REMVE
The IIJ has launched a new IIJ Criminal Justice Practitioner’s Guide for Addressing Racially or Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremism (REMVE) (also referred to by some governments as inter alia “right-wing terrorism”, “far-right terrorism”, etc..
Press Release: Joint IIJ – EU Side Event during 2021 United Nations Counter-Terrorism Week
On June 29 2021, the International Institute of Justice and the Rule of Law (IIJ) and the European Union will host an important online event on Operationalising a Do No Harm Approach to Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism. The event is being held ..
IIJ – GCERF Memorandum of Understanding
On 1 December, IIJ Executive Secretary Thomas Wuchte and Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF) Director Dr. Khalid Koser signed virtually a memorandum to formally recognise and further enhance their institutional partnership. The IIJ –..
United Nations CTED Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) Virtual Open Briefing on The Role of Judges, Prosecutors and Defence Counsel in Bringing Terrorists to Justice, including the Effective Use of Battlefield or Military-Collected Evidence, 12 November 2020
On 12 November 2020, the IIJ participated in a United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (UNCTED) Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) Virtual Open Briefing on “The role of judges, prosecutors and defence cou..
IIJ REMVE initiative: First Online Expert Meeting on Countering Racially or Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremism (REMVE)
On 28 October 2020, the IIJ convened the First Online Expert Meeting on Countering Racially or Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremism (REMVE) under the new IIJ REMVE initiative, which is being implemented with support from the Governments of the Uni..
IIJ – Antalya Diplomacy Forum Virtual Event on Counter-Terrorism Efforts Under Pandemic Conditions
In October, the IIJ co-hosted with Turkey’s Antalya Diplomacy Forum a very successful Virtual Event on Counter-Terrorism Efforts under Pandemic Conditions. The timely event featured a formidable panel of foreign ministers: H.H. Sheikh Dr. Ahma..
The IIJ signs MoU with UNOCT, formalising and strengthening key partnership
On 15 September 2020, the International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law (IIJ) Executive Secretary Thomas Wuchte and United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) Under-Secretary-General Vladimir Voronkov signed virtually a Memorandum of ..
IIJ Juvenile Justice Initiative: Online Sectoral Workshop for Detention Officials
On 1-4 September 2020, the IIJ convened the most recent in a series of sector-specific capacity-building workshops under the IIJ Juvenile Justice Initiative. The “Online Sectoral Workshop for Detention Officials” brought together 37 practitioners from..
IIJ Core Curriculum: Online Workshop on Using Information Derived from Intelligence to Generate Evidence for Terrorism Investigations and Prosecutions
On 22 – 24 July 2020, with funding from the Unites States, the IIJ convened the first online iteration of the IIJ Core Course: Using Information Derived from Intelligence to Generate Evidence for Terrorism Investigations and Prosecutions. The ..
IIJ Global Central Authorities Initiative: East Africa Regional Online Workshop for Developing Standardised Guidelines for Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) on Criminal Matters
On 13-17 July 2020, the IIJ convened an online workshop for 32 legal counsel and prosecutors from Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, to form in-country working groups to take on the responsibility of drafting common guidelines for the standardisation of processi..