Curious about how we promote the rights of victims and survivors in Ukraine? Check out this recent article from the Courthouse News Service discussing ongoing justice and accountability efforts led by the Clooney Foundation for Justice (CFJ), which we have supported with, among others, military expertise to enhance the CFJ’s understanding of key military aspectsRead More
Archives for August 2024
UN Special Procedures Condemn Violence Against Women and Girls in the State of Guerrero, Mexico: A New Victory for CSOs
GENEVA, 22 August – Earlier this month, a core group of UN special procedures urgently contacted the Mexican Government to draw its attention to the current situation of violence against women, girls, and adolescents in the state of Guerrero, which points to the existence of a practice of enforced disappearance of women and girls. ThisRead More
The Conakry Stadium Massacre: A Long Awaited Justice
On August 1st, 2024, the trial in relation to the massacre that took place in Conakry’s main stadium on 28 September 2009 came to an end. A Guinean court found former President Moussa Dadis Camara and several other military leaders guilty of crimes against humanity. Justice Rapid Response welcomes this verdict as it secures a senseRead More
Yazidi Genocide Anniversary : Survivors as Actors of Change
GENEVA, August 3, 2024 – Today marks the 10th anniversary of the genocide and other atrocity crimes committed against the Yazidi community and other minority groups by former members of ISIS in Sinjar, Iraq. Ten years ago, around 5,000 Yazidis were brutally executed and roughly 6,800 women and children were kidnapped for slave trade. Today,Read More
The JRR August Newsletter is Out!
This month, we commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the genocide and other atrocity crimes committed against the Yazidi community and other minorities in Sinjar, Iraq by ISIS. In this edition, learn more on the long and enduring path to justice of Yazidi survivors and on the expert support that JRR has provided to several justice initiatives over the past years.Read More