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
Key Developments in Colombia’s Transitional Justice Process: Another Step Towards Reconciliation
ASP23 Side Event on International Crimes affecting the Environment: Key Takeaways
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
ASP23: International Crimes affecting the Environment in the DRC & Ukraine: Two Case Studies to Promote the Rights of Survivors
On Dec 5, the Kingdom of Belgium, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Finland, Ukraine, Justice Rapid Response & TRIAL International will be hosting an interactive discussion with ambassadors and permanent representatives on the sidelines of the Assembly of State Parties to the International Criminal Court on international crimes affecting the environment with a specialRead More
Uganda’s Kwoyelo Case: Between Success 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, in the JRR Newsletter, 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 fromRead 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
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
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