We are kick-starting the year with a brand new edition of the JRR Newsletter. In this edition, get a sneak peek of our upcoming documentary film showcasing the path to justice of victims and survivors of The Gambia’s former 22-year long dictatorship. The first screening should be taking place in Spring 2025. Stay tuned forRead More

GENEVA, 12 December, 2024 – The Special Jurisdiction for Peace – JEP in Spanish – has made public two important decisions in its macro-cases 3 and 7, respectively addressing the “false positives” scandal – extrajudicial killings committed by Colombian State agents – and the recruitment of children during the armed conflict. Summary of two majorRead More

GENEVA, 9 December, 2024 – Last week, on the sidelines of the 23rd Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute, we had the pleasure of organizing with TRIAL International, in partnership with Belgium, the DRC, Finland and Ukraine, an interactive discussion on international crimes affecting the environment with a special focus on two countryRead More

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

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