International Women Leaders in Counterterrorism: A Unified Criminal Justice System Approach

Sunday, October 15, 2023

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM PST

Location: Room: 11B

Submitter and Speaker(s)

Lynn Holland

Senior Law Enforcement Advisor (EMPoWER Program)
U.S. Department of Justice, International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP)
Plano, Texas, United States

Moderator(s)

Heather Rauch

Assistant Director for Women, Peace, and Security and Global Program
U.S. Department of Justice, International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP)
Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Speaker(s)

Immaculate Mutisya

Inspector of Police
Antiterrorism Police Unit, Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya
Nataliia Nestor, JD

Deputy Director
Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of the Ministry of Ukraine
Kyiv, Ukraine
Diana Kavedza-Mochache

Lady Justice
High Court, Kenya, Kenya
Marie Louise Engracial

Deputy Chief
Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, Philippines
GK

Gideon Kibiwott Kiprono

A criminal justice sector panel will discuss challenges and successes of integrating criminal justice system components to promote the transparency and effectiveness of institutions in the prosecution of terrorism cases. USDOJ's International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) leads several initiatives that emphasize a holistic approach to counterterrorism training and cultivate a culture of effective leadership and transparency among stakeholders in the criminal justice system. The Engaging Multinational Policewomen on Equality and Rights (EMPoWER) program works with partners in Kenya and Ukraine to promote systemic change that improves collaboration and integrates responses to terrorism cases, aiming to deepen public trust in domestic institutions.