Around the world, governments and civil society organizations struggle to provide adequate support for a criminal justice system that abides by human rights, provides suspects with due process, and incarcerates convicted offenders in a way that does not lead to repeat offenses and further radicalization. As emphasized in the fourth pillar of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, accessible and reliable rule of law institutions are crucial to preventing terrorism and ensuring respect for human rights. International donors can help to support efforts to build respect for and adherence to the rule of law, but the work on the ground must be led, designed, and owned by local partners. CGCC has worked to assess the scope and effectiveness of capacity-building efforts to support the rule of law in Southeast Asia; improve community policing in South and Southeast Asia; improve skills for police, judges, and prosecutors in East Africa and South Asia; improve legal cooperation between countries of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development; and support the establishment of an International Institute of Justice and the Rule of Law in Tunisia.
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Dakar, SenegalSupreme Courts in the Sahel Adopt Guiding Principles in the Fight Against Terrorism
The Chief Justices and representatives of the highest judicial courts of Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, and Senegal, and their counterparts from Canada, France,
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Nouakchott, MauritaniaThe Role of Supreme Courts in Countering Terrorism in the Sahel
As part of a program to support the role played by supreme court justices in countering terrorism in the Sahel, the Global Center organized the
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Lagos, NigeriaEngaging Civil Society Actors in the Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Violent Extremist Offenders and Returning Foreign Terrorist Fighters
The Global Center, in collaboration with the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism - The Hague (ICCT) and the Centre for Sustainable Development and Education in Africa,
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Colombo, Sri LankaEleventh Regional Workshop for Judges, Prosecutors, and Police Officers in South Asia on Effectively Countering Terrorism
The eleventh regional workshop focused on the investigation, prosecution, and adjudication of cases involving foreign terrorist fighters, individuals who travel or attempt to travel to
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