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From New York to Vienna, our policy team has been sharing Wildlife Justice Commission expertise and recommendations in key global and multilateral forums—helping to shape policy discussions and str...

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Wildlife Justice Commission, Executive Director, Olivia Swaak-Goldman was recently in New York at the United Nations, where governments, experts, and organisations from around the world came togeth...

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On 13 June, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), acting on intelligence developed by the Wildlife Justice Commissi...

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Wildlife Justice was proud to deliver an oral statement during the UN General Assembly High-Level Debate on “Preventing and Combating Illicit Trafficking in Wildlife and Other Crimes that Affect th...

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At the 35th Session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ), the Wildlife Justice Commission delivered an oral statement urging States to advance stronger criminal justic...

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What happens when justice comes first? Justice Matters 2026 brought leaders, practitioners, and changemakers together in The Hague and online to explore one urgent idea: stability follows justice....

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Reflecting on the days conversations, what comes next? What we take forward for justice and stability. Maaike de Langen, Senior Policy Advisor, OECD Nader Nadery, Senior Fellow, Peacebuilding and ...

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HiiL and High-level speakers frame the conversation in the opening remarks. Framing question: How does justice lead to stability, and why should we be committed to ensuring stability through justice

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HiiL and High-level speakers frame the conversation in the opening remarks. Framing question: How does justice lead to stability, and why should we be committed to ensuring stability through justice?

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HiiL and High-level speakers frame the conversation in the opening remarks. Framing question: How does justice lead to stability, and why should we be committed to ensuring stability through justice?

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From the Heart of the Middle East: Ministerial Perspectives from Lebanon and Syria on the Role of Justice in Addressing Crises Amid rapid transformations and growing challenges in the Middle East, ...

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From the Heart of the Middle East: Ministerial Perspectives from Lebanon and Syria on the Role of Justice in Addressing Crises Amid rapid transformations and growing challenges in the Middle East, ...

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A deep dive into the nexus of stability and justice and starts from the current state of conflict, tension, great power conflicts and the inertia of the security council and various regional bodies...

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Policy brief launch: Why Strengthening Rule of Law Must be Africa's Priority Ben Crumpton, Researcher - Mo Ibrahim Foundation Zainab Malik, Senior Policy and Advocacy Advisor - HiiL

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Session 2: Practical examples In four Ted-talk style presentations, we showcase concrete and distinct examples where justice mechanisms contribute to stability. This session aims to make a convinci...

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Keynote 1: The Justice that Matters, Turning the Negative into the Positiv, by Justice Albie Sachs, former judge of the First Constitutional Court of South Africa

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Session 3: Political buy-in & resources Leveraging justice systems for stability requires constant political buy-in from various sides and sufficient resources. What is needed to successfully mak

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Keynote 2: “When rule of law functions well, it provides a sense of stability and security; when it breaks down, “we are painfully reminded of its vital importance and fragility” by Amina J. Moham...

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The illegal pet trade is a multi-million-dollar criminal industry, fuelled by corruption and pushing many species toward extinction. Each year, thousands of rare and endangered animals are traffick...

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🚨 After five years on the run, a suspected wildlife trafficking kingpin has been arrested in Nigeria following a joint operation with the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcemen..

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