On Wednesday 27 March from 15:00-19:00 hrs, CICJ organizes a seminar entitled ‘Terrorist suspects: Post-conviction, Post-release Life’. At the seminar, a broad range of speakers including representatives of advocacy organisations, the Dutch Ministry of Justice and Security, a defense attorney and scholars. After the 9/11 attacks, the global ‘War on Terrorism’ saw the arrest of thousands…
On Friday 17 May 2019, CICJ will organize a one-day conference entitled ‘International Criminal Justice at the Crossroads: Reflecting upon the Past, Discussing the Present, and Imagining the Future at VU University Amsterdam. In July 1998, with loud ovations, diplomats and activists celebrated the adoption of the Rome Statute establishing the International Criminal Court (ICC). Set up in…
On 21 February from 13:00 hrs, PILPG and CICJ organise a panel discussion regarding PILPG’s human rights documentation mission to investigate crimes committed against the Rohingya in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, PILPG’s legal analysis of its investigation’s findings, and considerations for justice and accountability in Myanmar. In March and April 2018, PILPG undertook a comprehensive human…
Through the Shelter City project the Dutch NGO Justice & Peace offers human rights defenders the possibility for rest and respite by letting them escape from a temporarily threatening situation. During this seminar on 16 January 2019, lawyer and human rights defender Mr. Saif Ul Malook will share his experience and views on how to…
On 3 December, the European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS) together with Enactus and CICJ, organised a seminar on Terrorism in South Asia. Speakers included Dr. Paul Stott, Dr. Dorothée Vandamme, Ms. Danielle DePaulis and Mr. Junaid Qureshi. Speakers analysed and presented research on the developments and the future of terrorism, specifically in the…