On 4 March 2024 in Tunis, Tunisia, the Council of Europe facilitated the first gathering of the Rule of Law Youth Network – RoLYIN.
The objective of this network, which includes among others representatives from Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine* and Tunisia is to increase young people awareness and ownership of human rights, rule of law and democratic standards, and promote their actions to increase their influence over on-going and future reforms and their sustainability.
CyberSouth+ contributed with a presentation and discussion on cybercrime threats, on how they impact our societies and what we can do to counter them, using the tools offered by the Council of Europe Cybercrime Convention.
In particular, the discussion focused on how the domestic procedural powers and the principles and measures of international co-operation may also be used to collect electronic evidence related to corruption; domestic violence and violence against women; drug-related offences; manipulation of sports competitions; money laundering and the financing of terrorism; organised crime-related offences and others, as also clarified by the Cybercrime Convention Committee (T-CY)l (Guidance notes may be consulted here).
The next step will be to encourage Participant organisations to develop follow-up projects within their organisations and constituencies.
* This designation shall not be construed as recognition of a State of Palestine and is without prejudice to the individual positions of Council of Europe and European Union member States on this issue.
