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In late January 2026, and on behalf of Working Group 4, I had the opportunity to meet with Yuriy Bielousov from Ukraine. Yuriy and I had a wide-ranging conversation about Ukraine’s transition toward an ethical, science-based, model of investigative interviewing and his reflections upon this journey. On the day our conversation was attended by an

Our Action members Telma Sousa Almeida and Coral Dando published a chapter titled Towards Improved Access to Justice for Autistic Child Witnesses and Victim-Survivors: A Comparative Critique of Investigative Interviewing Challenges in Portugal and England and Wales in an edited book titled Neurodivergence and Criminal Justice: International Perspectives.

Our Action members Kire Babanoski, Ice Ilijevski and Aura Marcela Preda wrote a policy brief on the Méndez Principles in North Macedonia.  

On September 10th 2026, the Méndez Centre for Effective and Fair Interviewing (ZEFAB) was officially launched in Freiburg, Germany (see cover photo taken by Philipp Seitz). ZEFAB was founded as a non-profit organisation emerging from the ImpleMéndez network and works across the German-speaking countries. ZEFAB aims to strengthen effective, fair and human-rights-compliant interviewing by connecting research

A new book titled “Verbal lie detection” was published this summer edited by our Action members Prof. Pär Anders Granhag and Prof. Galit Nahari.  

On Friday, 4th September 2026, the Irish Méndez Centre hosted a half-day seminar on Child Interviewing at Dublin City University. This seminar, attended by over 100 practitioners, addressed a wide array of core topics including: Opportunities and challenges involved in interviewing children who may have experienced sexual abuse; Recent academic research on child developmental psychology,

Juan E. Méndez and Steven J. Barela share this short reflection with the ImpleMéndez network for the 25th anniversary of 9/11, building on their recent five-year assessment of the Principles in Just Security. The 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks provides an important moment to reflect not only on the tragedy of that day, but

Juan E. Méndez and Steven J. Barela published a reflection in Just Security on the lessons learned from Méndez Principles five years on – read their thoughts from here.

1st Call for Papers – IAFLL PORTO 2027 Deadline: 30 November 2026 The University of Porto, in Portugal, will host the 18th Biennial Conference of the International Association for Forensic and Legal Linguistics on the theme of ‘Disruptive Scenarios, Epistemological Challenges, and Improved Scientific Standards’. The Forensic Linguistics community convenes at a moment of profound

2–3 March 2027 The Netherlands (venue to be announced) Where research meets practice, and collaboration shapes the future. Join leading researchers, educators, legal professionals and policymakers from around the world for a unique two-day international conference dedicated to investigative interviewing. Engage with experts and visionaries, while shaping the future of investigative interviewing. Join our high-impact