IIJ Governing Board of Administrators Mid-Year Meeting, March 28, at the IIJ
During the meeting, the IIJ Secretariat provided an update of the IIJ’s current activities to the Governing Board of Administrators (GBA). The GBA then went into an executive session and selected Thomas Wuchte to be the next Executive Secretary based ..
IIJ joins CEELI Institute for workshop supporting judges and prosecutors
On 20-22 March, the IIJ joined the CEELI Institute in Prague for a workshop supporting judges and prosecutors from the Western Balkans in their adjudication of terrorism cases. Participants from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia,..
Eleventh Meeting of the Global Counterterrorism Forum’s Coordinating Committee
The IIJ joined the Eleventh Meeting of the Global Counterterrorism Forum’s Coordinating Committee in Zurich, Switzerland on 9-10 March. The GCTF is a multilateral counterterrorism body with 30 founding members (29 countries plus the EU) from ar..
Global Counterterrorism Forum’s (GCTF) Criminal Justice Sector and Rule of Law Working Group Plenary Meeting
On 16 January, the IIJ participated in the Global Counterterrorism Forum’s (GCTF) Criminal Justice Sector and Rule of Law Working Group Plenary Meeting in Cairo. The IIJ was invited to brief the Working Group in three of the six substantive sessions: (i..
IIJ attended the GCTF Sahel Region Capacity-Building Working Group Fourth Plenary Meeting
From 18-30 Nov 2016, the IIJ attended the Sahel Region Capacity-Building Working Group co-chaired by Algeria and Canada and presented on its ongoing and future programs with countries in the region. Representatives from the Sahel countries, and experts fr..
IIJ Holds its Annual 2016 Meeting of the Governing Board of Administrators
On 15-16 November, the IIJ Governing Board of Administrators (GBA) held its third annual meeting in Valletta, Malta. GBA representatives of Algeria, the European Union, France, Italy, Jordan, Malta, the Netherlands, Tunisia, Turkey, the United Kingdom, an..
Preventing Violent Extremism by building inclusive and plural societies: How Freedom of Religion or Belief can help
On 19-20 October 2016, Maryam El Hajbi attended a conference at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London, UK entitled “Preventing Violent Extremism by building inclusive and plural societies”. The conference highlighted how open, equitable, inclu..
GCTF Tenth Coordinating Committee Meeting and Seventh Ministerial Plenary Meeting
19-22 September, in New York At the GCTF (Global Counterterrorism Forum) Tenth Coordinating Committee Meeting, the IIJ updated GCTF members on its efforts to implement existing GCTF good practices documents through holding targeted workshops with over 9..
Second year anniversary of the International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law
This week marks the second year anniversary of the establishment of the International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law in Malta and we are delighted to host a celebratory reception with the international community here, keynoted by an address by ..
Mainstreaming Criminal Justice in PVE/CVE
Brussels The IIJ participated in a workshop on “Preventing/Countering Violent Extremism in a Development Context” hosted by the European Commission and the Netherlands EC Presidency in the framework of the EU Counter-Terrorism Monitoring, Reporting an..