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Justice Rapid Response at the Geneva Peace Week This year, JRR will attend the Geneva Peace Week to screen the premiere of its new short-documentary film on The Gambia's transitional justice process on October 16 (9h00 to 10h30 AM) at the Geneva Centre for Security...

The JRR September Newsletter is Out! This month, in the JRR Newsletter, Justice Rapid Response is proud to release the official trailer of its new short-documentary film on The Gambia's transitional justice process entitled Ayeshah's Podcast: Forgotten Voices of The...

JRR Commemorates the "Clearance Operations" in Myanmar Committed by the Military Against the Rohingya Community This week marks the anniversary of the "Clearance Operations" launched by the Myanmar authorities, a planned, widespread, and systematic campaign of...

JRR Completes its 800th Expert Deployment Justice Rapid Response is very pleased to announce that it recently completed it's 800th expert deployment! In partnership with the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP), JRR deployed a Psychosocial Support Expert to support...

New Protocol for the Investigation of Sexual Violence  What about a dedicated protocol for the investigation of sexuak violence cases in Latin America?This is exactly what the Ibero-American Association of Public Prosecutors' Network specialising on gender recently...

One Step Closer to Justice for Victims & Survivors in the JEP's macro-case 03 In July, the Truth Recognition Section of the Jurisdicción Especial para la Paz (JEP) held its first Public Verification Hearing in the trial phase of subcase Costa Caribe under...

JRR Celebrates The International Gender Champions' 10-year Anniversary Justice Rapid Response congratulates the International Gender Champions for their 10-year anniversary!  A few weeks ago, we attended their anniversary event that took place at the United Nations...

Unstoppable A few words from JRR's Executive Director on World Day for International JusticeOn World Day for International Justice, Samuel Emonet, Executive Director of Justice Rapid Response, reflects on the current state of the human rights and international justice...

JRR's July Newsletter Is Out!This month, Justice Rapid Response attended the Senior Level Meeting from the Justice Action Coalition (hosted by the Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies), a multi-stakeholder alliance of countries and organizations that...

New OMCT Tool on Documentation of Serious Human Rights and International Crimes in UkraineThe World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) just published the “Roadmap for the investigation of crimes against humanity committed by Russian forces in Ukraine in the context...

The Power of OSINT Expertise with Jenna DolecekCurious to know how OSINT expertise can further justice and accountability processes? Have a listen to this podcast episode of the Intelligence Spotlight series curated by Intel Focus and featuring Jenna Dolecek, a...

Left to Right: Judge Ana Manuela Ochoa, JRR Expert Monica Pinzon, JRR Executive Director Samuel Emonet, Jacqueline Castillo, Neftalina Rosa Romero Guzman, film maker Cesar Angel Rojas and Manuel Salvador Romo Romero.

JRR Launches its 2024 Annual ReportJustice Rapid Response is now launching its 2024 Annual Report entitled Achieving Inclusive Justice with Victims and Survivors. Last year marked JRR's 15-year anniversary. In fact, back in 2009, JRR was established as a means to fill...

Uganda’s Kwoyelo Case: Between Success and Challenges for Victims and SurvivorsAuthor: 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...

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.

Hasta que la vida nos alcance: our official trailer is out!Justice Rapid Response is very pleased to present you our official trailer of “Hasta que la vida nos alcance,” our new short-documentary presenting the path to justice of two survivors of the Colombian armed...

This month, in the JRR Newsletter, dive into the testimonies of two Iranian survivors to learn more about the dire human rights situation in Iran and about what survivors are seeking in terms of justice.  Also, in this edition: Check out the latest article of Geneva...

Check out the latest episode of the Expert voices on atrocity prevention podcast curated by the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect featuring Julie Dubé-Gagnon, a jurist and investigator specializing in sexual and gender-based crimes. In this episode she...

GENEVA, 30 January, 2025 – Survivors of state violence in Iran are seeking support from the international community to counter impunity for past abuses and ongoing discrimination and severe repression of human rights, especially affecting women and girls in the...

Curious to know about what we are up to in Syria? Dive into this Geneva Solutions piece written by Michelle Langrand touching on what means the recent fall of the Assad regime in terms of justice and accountability processes for the Syrian people. You’ll discover more...