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 –..
IIJ REMT initiative: First Online Expert Meeting on Countering Racially- or Ethnically- Motivated Terrorism (REMT)
On 28 October 2020, the IIJ convened the First Online Expert Meeting on Countering Racially- or Ethnically- Motivated Terrorism (REMT) under the new IIJ REMT initiative, which is being implemented with support from the Governments of the United Stat..
IIJ – ICCT Workshop Workshop: on Applying Administrative Measures within a Counter-Terrorism Context and Rule of Law Framework
On 13, 15, 20, & 22 October 2020, the IIJ and the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism – The Hague (ICCT), convened a four-day online workshop on Applying Administrative Measures within a Counter-Terrorism Context and Rule of Law Framework. Th..
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..
Joint IIJ-UNODC/TPB Online Side Event: Partnerships in Strengthening the Use of Technology in Criminal Justice Responses to Terrorism During and in the Aftermath of Pandemics and Disasters
On 14 September 2020, the IIJ and the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime’s Terrorism Prevention Branch (UNODC/TPB), convened an event in the margins of the 2020 OSCE-wide Counter Terrorism Conference on Effective Partnerships against Terrorism an..
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..
IIJ Judicial-Capacity Building Initiative: Joint IIJ & UNODC-Terrorism Prevention Branch Online Expert Meeting on Remote Access to Judicial Proceedings in Terrorism Cases
On 7-9 July 2020 the International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law (IIJ), together with the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Terrorism Prevention Branch (UNODC/TPB), convened online a First Expert Meeting on Remote Access to Jud..