ICCT Annual Conference 2022 - Global power politics, Counter-terrorism, and Human rights

On the 7th and 8th of November 2022, the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism was delighted to host its Annual Conference (in-person and online)! This year’s conference theme was “Global power politics, Counter-terrorism, and Human rights”. Under that broad theme, we discussed with high-level experts about how great powers' rivalry and geopolitics are having an impact on the global counter-terrorism agenda, including its Human Rights dimension. We hope all attendees enjoyed the Plenary Sessions and Workshops, and we look forward to engage in future activities.

If you miss part of the event and wish to watch it again, the recordings of the Plenary Sessions are available on the ICCT YouTube Channel.  The new ICCT website and the Foreign Terrorist Fighters Knowledge Hub will be available online soon. Keep an eye at our current website for updates!

DAY ONE - PLENARY SESSION (Monday the 7th of November, from 15:30 - 17:30 CET)

The Plenary Session on the topic "Global Power Re-Ordering and the CT Agenda” feautured opening remarks by Mina Noor - Head of Division of Counter-Terrorism & National Security at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs - followed by an high-level Panel Discussion with Naureen Chowdhury Fink - Executive Director of The Soufan Center and a Senior Adviser at the International Peace Institute - and Marc Hecker - Director of Research and Communications and the Editor-in-Chief of the French Institute of International Relations (IFRI).

DAY TWO - PLENARY SESSION (Tuesday the 8th of November, from 15:30-17:30 CET)

The Plenary Session on the topic “Counter-terrorism and Human Rights” feautured a keynote speech by Ilkka Salmi - Director of the Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Directorate at the European Commission- followed by an high-level Panel Discussion with Rashmi Singh - Associate Professor at the Department of International Relations of the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais (Brazil) - and  Tom Parker - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Nigeria.