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HOPE - HOLISTIC RADICALISATION PREVENTION INITIATIVE

 

Current needs and future steps in P/CVE

 

 

 

The first international in-person conference of the HOPE project took place in Sofia, Bulgaria, on the 7th and 8th of April, 2022.

The Mid-term International Conference gathered dozens of experts on violent extremism prevention and countering (P/CVE) from fourteen countries and multi-lateral organisations, included key stakeholders from the Council of Europe, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, General Directorates of Prison and Probation, civil society/community representatives, and academic researchers.

The event was entitled “Preventing and countering violent extremism in the Balkan, Southern, and Eastern European region: Current needs and future steps” and provided a valuable overview of the current findings, needs, and future steps for P/CVE, focusing on the Balkan, Southern, and Eastern European contexts.

The conference hosted several specialised and insightful presentations from various experts. Dorin Muresan, a Senior Expert at IPS_Innovative Prison Systems (the project promotor), highlighted the importance of regional specificities on the causes of radicalisation in local P/CVE strategies.

 

 

 

 

The expert in prison radicalisation from the Police Academy of the Czech Republic Ondřej Kolář explained the prison radicalisation process, focusing on the Czechia’s experience. He also accentuated the need for prison staff training to overcome challenges faced with radicalisation in prison.

Luisa Ravagnani, RAN Expert and renowned researcher from the University of Brescia, Italy, provided an appealing presentation about the role of probation officers and community practitioners on extremist offenders under supervision. She highlighted the continuity in P/CVE efforts as a way to overcome the challenges of reintegration.

Lastly, Torben Adams, Coordinator of the UNODC Foreign Terrorist Fighters Detention Programme, further deepened the topic of rehabilitation with an overview of UNODC’s programme experience. Staff training and multi-agency cooperation were highlighted, as facilitators of the rehabilitation process of extremists and foreign fighters.

The HOPE Mid-Term International Conference was also an opportunity to present the European Survey and Needs Assessment Outcomes that the project recently developed. Josep García Coll from FUNDEA (Euro-Arab Foundation for Higher Studies) and Matteo Pugliese from Agenfor presented the main challenges and difficulties faced by P/CVE professionals. Once again, staff training has been identified as a critical need.

 

 

 

 

More information about the HOPE Mid-Term International Conference, including a detailed overview of its presentations, you may find on the HOPE Radicalisation Network.

By joining HOPE’s network, members can stay abreast of all project initiatives access hundreds of relevant resources and network with more than sixty P/CVE experts and organisations worldwide.

  

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