About the GCTF

The Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) is an informal, apolitical, multilateral counterterrorism platform. It is small, nimble, inclusive, and consensus-based. Its overarching mission is to reduce the vulnerability of people worldwide to terrorism by mobilizing expertise and resources to prevent, combat, and prosecute terrorist acts and counter incitement and recruitment to terrorism.

The Forum brings together policymakers and practitioners from around the world to share experiences and expertise, and to develop practical, publicly available tools and strategies on how to prevent and counter the evolving terrorist threat. The GCTF is currently co-chaired by Egypt and the European Union.

News

Fourteenth GCTF Coordinating Committee Meeting

24 September 2018

NEW YORK - United States - The Fourteenth GCTF Coordinating Committee Meeting convened in New York on 24 September 2018, hosted by GCTF Co-Chairs, Morocco and the Netherlands.

Initiative to Address Homegrown Terrorism Good Practices - Review Meeting

25 June 2018

RABAT - Morocco - The Good Practices Review Meeting was chaired by Co-Leads of the GCTF Initiative to Address Homegrown Terrorism (“AHT”), Morocco and the United States, in collaboration with the International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law (IIJ).

Criminal Justice and Rule of Law Working Group - Review Meeting of Recommendations on the Collection, Use and Sharing of Evidence for Purposes of Criminal Prosecution of Terrorist Suspects

5 June 2018

ABUJA - Nigeria - The GCTF Criminal Justice and Rule of Law (CJ-ROL) Working Group, supported by the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism - The Hague (ICCT), convened a Review Meeting in Abuja, Nigeria with the aim to review the draft Recommendations on the Collection, Use and Sharing of Evidence for Purposes of Criminal Prosecution of Terrorist Suspects. The meeting was co-hosted by Working Group Co-Chairs Nigeria and Switzerland.

Initiative on Addressing the Challenge of Returning Families of Foreign Terrorist Fighters - Third Regional Workshop

28-29 May 2018

MADRID - Spain - The Co-Leads of the GCTF Initiative on Addressing the Challenge of Returning Families of Foreign Terrorist Fighters (“FTF Families Initiative”), the Netherlands and the United States, chaired the Third Regional Workshop in Madrid.

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Activities

Expert Workshop on the Implementation of Rabat Good Practices 12-15 in the Sahel Region

30-31 March 2016

The objectives of the workshop were to bring together criminal justice stakeholders, international experts and representatives from regional and multilateral organizations in order to raise awareness of and further advance the implementation of the Rabat Memo’s good practices relevant to the criminalization of terrorist activities (Good Practices 12-15). The meeting included discussions on best practices and lessons learned regarding the criminalization of preparatory acts and lead Sahel states to identify any outstanding needs they may have regarding legal frameworks and developing plans of actions to address these gaps.

Key themes of discussion included:

Progress in developing national counterterrorism legal frameworks across the Sahel region.
The challenge of better trained and specialized law enforcement personnel.
Effective regional cooperation to enable prosecution and criminalization of terrorist acts.
Harmonized legal frameworks within the Sahel region to help foster regional cooperation.

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Documents to download

Read the full Rabat Memorandum on Good Practices for Effective Counterterrorism Practice in the Criminal Justice Sector

Sahel Region Moving Forward on Border Security

DAKAR - Senegal - Under the auspices of the joint United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNCCT) – Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) Border Security Initiative (BSI), the Government of Senegal hosted the UNCCT-GCTF BSI Regional Workshop on the Sahel, on 11-12 May 2016, in Dakar.

Criminal Justice and Rule of Law Working Group - Plenary Meeting

NEUCHÂTEL - Switzerland - The Criminal Justice and Rule of Law Working Group (CJ-ROL) will focus on further implementation of good practices highlighted in the Rabat Memorandum. That is one of the strategic outcomes of the Plenary Meeting of this Working Group, held on 3-4 May 2016.

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