International Centre for Criminal Law Reform & Criminal Justice Policy

GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE & VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN

Gender-based violence and violence against children are widespread and destructive. Female genital mutilation, child marriage, and homophobic and transphobic violence are pervasive in many parts of the world. ICCLR produces culturally aware, reliable research and provides the strong evidence on best practices that is needed to end violence against children and gender-based violence.

CYBERCRIME

Cybercrimes such as online child exploitation, identity theft, fraud and hate speech are on the rise. ICCLR’s anti-cybercrime initiatives are centred around the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime, an international treaty, ratified by the Government of Canada and over 60 other States. Using this treaty as a foundation, ICCLR is working to assist justice system stakeholders to build capacity to fight cybercrime.

ANTI-CORRUPTION

Corruption drains trillions of dollars from the world economy every year in the form of bribes, tax evasion and money laundering. ICCLR Associates have significantly contributed to the state of anti-corruption efforts in Canada and internationally.

CORRECTIONS

Almost all people in custody around the world will be released in their lifetime. ICCLR corrections research and reports encourage long-term thinking through a human rights lens. Treatment and programming in corrections facilities can be developed to international best practices so that once prisoners are released they are much less likely to reoffend.

RESTORATIVE JUSTICE

ICCLR Associates have developed many high level guides for restorative justice programming. Thanks to this work, ICCLR has had significant success in assisting governments interested in capturing the gains of restorative justice to create individualized restorative justice projects that maximize benefits of this approach at the lowest cost to the public.

ACCESS TO JUSTICE / JUSTICE EFFICIENCY

Access to justice is the ability of people to seek and obtain legal remedies through justice institutions. In keeping with international human rights standards, ICCLR works to increase access to justice, particularly for marginalized groups. In recent years ICCLR Associates have focused on measuring the impact of legal aid, and develop measurement frameworks for evaluating access to justice initiatives.