13th Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) Coordinating Committee Meeting
On 20 March 2018, the Thirteenth GCTF Coordinating Committee took place in Tokyo, Japan. Along with the two other GCTF-inspired institutions (Hedayah and GCERF), the IIJ Executive Secretary highlighted key results and the way forward for several program..
GCTF Plenary Meeting of the West Africa Region Working Group
The International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law (IIJ) participated in the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) Plenary Meeting of the West Africa Working Group (Algiers, 23 – 24 October 2017). The IIJ Representative presented on the IIJ work..
Council of Europe Conference on Terrorism and Organised Crime
International Conference on Terrorism and Organised Crime (Malaga, 21-22 September 2017) Reinhard Uhrig participated in the 2nd International Conference on Terrorism and Organised Crime (Malaga, 21-22 September 2017) organized by the Council of Europe and..
IIJ attended both the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) Coordinating Committee and Ministerial Plenary Meetings
The International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law (IIJ) attended both the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) Coordinating Committee and Ministerial Plenary meetings during September 18-20, as well as several side-events connected to the UN G..
Thomas Wuchte joins Malta-based International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law as new Executive Secretary
Mr Thomas A. Wuchte joins the Malta-based International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law (IIJ) as new Executive Secretary succeeding Mr. Robert Strang. The IIJ is an internationally recognized hub for rule of law based training and capacity build..
IIJ presents the Global Central Authorities Initiative at UNSC CTC Technical Consultations and Special Meeting on Resolution 2322
On 20-21 June, the IIJ briefed the United Nations Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) on the IIJ’s Global Central Authorities Initiative (GCAI), which involves a series of four capacity-building workshops in the Sahel-Maghreb, South..
IIJ Addresses the EU’s Terrorism Working Party
At the invitation of the Government of Malta, the IIJ addressed the EU’s Terrorism Working Party on the IIJ’s efforts to address prison radicalization in Brussels, Belgium on 14 June. IIJ Corrections Program Manager Monique Kamies provided a comprehen..
COTER Meeting
IIJ Director Reinhard Uhrig addressed the EU Council working party on terrorism (COTER) presenting on the IIJ’s work with criminal justice practitioners and in the IIJ initiative on FTF/RFTF on the 09/06/2017 in Brussels. The IIJ had been invited by the..
CODEXTER 32nd Plenary Meeting
The CODEXTER is the Council of Europe’s primary CT policymaking body. During their annual meeting held from 23-24 May 2017 in Strasbourg, France, organized by the Secretariat of the Counter-Terrorism Division, CODEXTER members discussed the terms of r..
OSCE-wide Counter-Terrorism Conference
From 23 to 24 May the IIJ participated in the OSCE-wide Counter-Terrorism Conference 2017: Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism and Radicalization that Lead to Terrorism and presented on its efforts on reintegration and rehabilitation of RFTF. More..