Council of Europe Report Recognises CIJA’s Evidence Collection Practices

On 16 October 2025, the Council of Europe launched the report “Comparative Practices on the Use of Information Collected in Conflict Zones as Evidence in Criminal Proceedings.”

Prepared by the COE’s Committee on Counter-Terrorism and the International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law, the report examines how European States identify, obtain, and share information and materials from conflict zones, and how these can be used as evidence in terrorism-related criminal proceedings. The report also provides practical guidance on the lawful and effective use of such information in accordance with national legislation and international standards.

Importantly, it highlights the contribution that CIJA has made to a number of terrorism cases noting that CIJA “has proven a particularly prominent nongovernmental source of conflict zone information.”

Read the full report here: https://edoc.coe.int/en/terrorism/12088-comparative-practices-on-the-use-of-information-collected-in-conflict-zones-as-evidence-in-criminal-proceedings.html