Two forensic psychology experts, Hanna Lahtinen from Finland and Telma Sousa Almeida from Portugal, met through the ImpleMéndez COST Action. Sharing a strong interest in interviewing vulnerable individuals, especially in relation to neurodiversity within the justice system context, they began exploring opportunities for collaboration. The Erasmus+ Europe programme made it possible for Hanna Lahtinen to

Our ImpleMéndez colleague, Denis Solodov (Poland), was a guest on episode 6 of Legalny Podcast, titled “Crimes Without a Body, Digital Traces and the End of the Police Bluff.” The conversation focused on contemporary standards in criminal proceedings, investigative work, and the challenges currently facing the justice system. The episode discussed ImpleMéndez COST Action and the Méndez Principles, which set

On June 10-11 2026, 40 Action members from 22 countries gathered to Abertay University in Dundee, Scotland (hosted by our member Julie Gawrylowicz) to participate in a two day ORBIT training led by Prof. Laurence Alison and Emily Alison.

In March 2026, the Charter of Rights of Victims and Survivors of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (A/HRC/61/42) was presented to the Human Rights Council by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture. Shaped entirely by survivors’ experiences and voices — through three years of regional hearings in Bogotá, Nairobi,

Read Survey-based Report on Early Career Researchers in COST Actions from here.  

CEPOL is looking an expert or experts to a training course “Interviewing techniques in migrant smuggling cases” that will take place at Institute for Judiciary Police and Criminal Sciences (Barro, Loures, Portugal) from 26th to 30th October, 2026. Participants are Police Officers who investigate migrant smuggling cases, Officials from immigration services, and second-line Border Guards with a

On May 11 2026 our Action members Prof. Dr. Özlem YENERER ÇAKMUT and Asst. Prof. Zeynep REVA organised in Özyeğin University (İstanbul, Türkiye) a symposium titled “Five Years of the Méndez Principles: From Vision to Practice” where participants first was welcomed by videorecorded keynote speech from Prof. Juan E . Méndez followed by presentations from

The expert meeting “Safeguarding Against Ill-Treatment in Interrogation: Aligning Disciplines for Effective and Fair Interviewing,” held in Geneva on 23–24 April 2026, gathered specialists from across Europe and the United States to examine how to strengthen non-coercive interviewing in practice. Organised within the ImpleMéndez COST Action in cooperation with the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian