Events Calendar

Past Events

REMVE
23 September 2021

Countering the Transnational Threat of Racially or Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremism (REMVE): UNGA 76 Side Event

In the margins of the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly, the IIJ held an online side event on Countering the Transnational Threat of Racially or Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremism (REMVE) – a challenge the Institute has been at...
eCTAC
1 September - 1 October 2021

IIJ eCTAC: First Arabic-language Course for Practitioners from the Middle East and North Africa

In September, with support from the Government of the United States, the IIJ delivered a new course under the online Counter-Terrorism Academic Curriculum (eCTAC) to 15 Arabic-speaking criminal justice practitioners from North Africa and the Middle East. This sixth eCTAC...
Juvenile Justice
27 - 29 July 2021

IIJ Juvenile Justice Initiative: First National Niger Online Workshop on Justice for Children in Terrorism Cases

In July 2021, the IIJ convened its first national-level workshop for Niger, at their request, under the auspices of the IIJ Juvenile Justice Initiative. This tailored capacity-building workshop delivered online due to continuing COVID-19 restrictions, brought together 25 practitioners including...
REMVE
13 - 14 July 2021

IIJ REMVE Practitioner’s Guide Launch

In July 2021, we launched the much anticipated IIJ Criminal Justice Practitioner’s Guide for Addressing Racially or Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremism (REMVE), with support from the Governments of the United States and the United Kingdom. The Launch event brought together...
Prison Management
30 June - 8 July 2021

IIJ Prison Management Initiative: Second Online Expert Meeting on Risk Assessment of Violent Extremist and Terrorist Offenders

In June 2021, with funding from the Government of France, the IIJ delivered the second in a series of two expert meetings on Risk Assessment of Violent Extremist and Terrorist Offenders. The main objective of this project is to develop a...
Multi-Actor P/CVE Interventions
29 June 2021

IIJ Multi-Actor P/CVE Interventions Workstream: UN Side Event – Operationalising a “Do No Harm” Approach to P/CVE

In June 2021, in the margins of the Second United Nations (UN) Counter-Terrorism Week, the IIJ held an online side event with support from the European Union to launch a first-of-its-kind training curriculum to support the design and implementation of...
Judicial Capacity-Building
25 June - 15 July 2021

IIJ Judicial Capacity-Building Initiative: MENA Regional Workshop on the GCTF’s Glion Recommendations on the Use of Rule of Law-Based Administrative Measures

In June and July 2021, the IIJ, and our Valletta Partner, the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism – The Hague (ICCT), collaborated to deliver the IIJ – ICCT Online Workshop on Applying Administrative Measures within a Counter-Terrorism Context and Rule of Law...
Global Central Authorities
25 - 27 May 2021

IIJ Global Central Authorities Initiative: Joint UK Central Authority Capacity-Building Project – West Africa Regional Online Workshop for Developing Standardised Guidelines for MLA in Criminal Matters

In May 2021, the IIJ, together with the United Kingdom Central Authority (UKCA) led an online workshop for 15 legal counsel and prosecutors from Cameroon, The Gambia, Ghana and Nigeria. The purpose of the workshop was to support the standardisation...
eCTAC
20 May - 18 June 2021

IIJ eCTAC: Francophone Course for West Africa Practitioners

In June 2021, with support from the Government of Denmark, the IIJ delivered a new course under the online Counter-Terrorism Academic Curriculum (eCTAC) to 24 francophone practitioners from West Africa, including the Sahel and Maghreb regions. The eCTAC is designed...
Prison Management
14 April 2021

IIJ Prison Management Initiative: First Online Expert Meeting on Risk Assessment of Violent Extremist and Terrorist Offenders

In April 2021, with support from the Government of France, the IIJ convened an initial expert meeting as part of an exciting project to develop a specialised counter-terrorism capacity-building and train-the-trainer programme on Risk Assessment of Violent Extremist and Terrorist...
Core Course: Intel
6 - 8 April 2021

IIJ Core Course: Using Information Derived from Intelligence to Generate Evidence for Terrorist Investigations and Prosecutions

In April 2021, the IIJ convened the second iteration of the IIJ Core Course: Using Information Derived from Intelligence to Generate Evidence for Terrorism Investigations and Prosecutions, with support from the U.S. Department of State. The workshop, delivered in an online format due to...
Juvenile Justice
6 - 7 April 2021

IIJ Juvenile Justice Initiative: Second National Ethiopia Online Workshop on Justice for Children in Terrorism Cases

In April 2021, the IIJ convened a second national-level capacity-building workshop for Ethiopian practitioners under the IIJ Juvenile Justice Initiative. The workshop was delivered using a hybrid training model that included both online and in-person training elements. The workshop brought together...
Multi-Actor P/CVE Interventions
22 - 26 March 2021

IIJ Multi-Actor P/CVE Interventions Workstream: Online Training Workshop on Rule of Law-Based Multi-Actor Intervention Programmes for P/CVE in North Macedonia

In March 2021, the IIJ, together with the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Mission to Skopje, convened an online workshop for 30 national and municipal government and civil society representatives from North Macedonia. Just like the event organised...
Judicial Capacity-Building
22 March - 1 April 2021

IIJ Judicial Capacity-Building Initiative: West & East Africa Regional Workshop on the GCTF’s Glion Recommendations on the Use of Rule of Law-Based Administrative Measures

On 22, 25, 29 March & 1 April 2021, the IIJ and the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism – The Hague (ICCT), convened a second online workshop on Applying Administrative Measures within a Counter-Terrorism Context and Rule of Law Framework. The...
REMVE
9 - 10 March 2021

IIJ REMVE Initiative: Third Online Expert Meeting on Countering REMVE

In March 2021, the IIJ convened its Third Online Expert Meeting on Countering Racially or Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremism (REMVE) under the IIJ REMVE Initiative, which is being implemented with support from the Governments of the United States and the United...
Addressing Homegrown Terrorism
23 - 25 February 2021

IIJ Addressing Homegrown Terrorism Initiative: Online Workshop on Implementing the GCTF’s Rabat – Washington Good Practices, Special Focus on Responses to Attacks in South and Southeast Asia

In February 2021, the IIJ convened its fifth in a series of online workshops under the IIJ Addressing Homegrown Terrorism Initiative. The workshop was convened with support from the Government of the United States and focused on the response to...
Investigations
3 - 12 February 2021

IIJ Investigations Initiative: Multi-Agency ‘Intelligence-led, Evidence-driven’ Counter-Terrorism Investigation Capacity-Building in Somaliland – Skills Training and Practical Exercise Phase

In February 2021, the IIJ convened the first phase of its Multi-Agency Intelligence-Led, Evidence-Driven Counter-Terrorism Investigation Capacity-Building programme in Somaliland under the auspices of the IIJ Investigations Initiative. This ten-day module brought together 41 practitioners from different agencies, including the...
eCTAC
2 February - 12 March 2021

IIJ eCTAC: New Courses for Anglophone and Francophone Practitioners

In February and March 2021, the IIJ delivered two new course iterations of its online Counter-Terrorism Academic Curriculum (eCTAC) tailored for Anglophone and Francophone practitioners. These eCTAC courses were supported by the Government of France, a founding donor of the...
Multi-Actor P/CVE Interventions
13 - 20 January 2021

IIJ Multi-Actor P/CVE Interventions Workstream: Online Training Workshop on Rule of Law-Based Multi-Actor Intervention Programmes for P/CVE in Kenya

On 13 – 14 and 19 – 20 January 2021, the IIJ delivered an online workshop for 49 national and county government and civil society representatives from Kenya. The workshop, convened under the innovative IIJ Multi-Actor P/CVE Interventions Workstream, focused...
GCTF Event
15 - 16 December 2020

GCTF Capacity-Building in East Africa and West Africa Region Working Groups Joint Virtual Workshop on Border Security Management (BSM): Best Practices and Effective Cross-Border Cooperation

In December 2020, the IIJ was pleased to participate in the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) Capacity-Building in the East Africa and West Africa Region Virtual Workshop on Border Security Management (BSM), a joint initiative of the GCTF’s East Africa and...