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Justice Rapid Response

Making Justice Possible

Vacancy: JRR is Seeking a New Programme Officer

Deadline for applications: 10 November 2024 The organization Justice Rapid Response (JRR) is an intergovernmental initiative that partners with international, national and civil society actors by providing them with prompt, impartial and professional expertise, tailored to each context, to investigate international crimes and serious human rights violations and to promote the rights and access toRead More

Uganda’s Kwoyelo Case: Between Successes and Challenges for Victims and Survivors

Author: Joyce Mutoka, Senior Programme Officer in JRR’s National Justice Programme. GENEVA, 28 October, 2024 – In the aftermath of the International Crimes Division (ICD) of the High Court of Uganda’s landmark decision in the case against Thomas Kwoyelo, Justice Rapid Response’s (JRR) Senior Programme Office Joyce Mutoka reflects on this high profile case andRead More

Our October Newsletter is Out!

This month, get a sneak peek of our upcoming documentary film showcasing the path to justice of victims and survivors of Colombia’s internal armed conflict. The first screening should be taking place in Spring 2025. Stay tuned for more details! Also, in this edition: Dive into JRR’s accountability efforts in Ukraine with a new piece from the Courthouse News Service; Take stockRead More

Coming Soon: JRR’s Next Documentary Film in Colombia

Bogota, Colombia – Justice Rapid Response is very pleased to announce it is currently preparing a documentary film in partnership with the Jurisdicción Especial para la Paz (JEP) to be released in 2025 on the path to justice of survivors of the Colombian internal armed conflict. This documentary will be an opportunity to meet twoRead More

Inside JRR’s Accountability Efforts in Ukraine

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

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

New EU Sanctions Against North Korea Officials: A Ground-breaking Achievement for Seoul-based CSO Korea Future

GENEVA, 22 July, 2024 – Justice Rapid Response (JRR) welcomes the Council of the European Union’s decision to impose sanctions on North Korea’s Minister of State Security, Ri Chang Dae, and the Onsong County Ministry of State Security Detention Centre in North Hamgyong Province. JRR further wishes to congratulate the Seoul-based civil society organization (CSO)Read More