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New Geneva Academy Report on the State of IHLThe Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, just released a new report titled "War Watch: IHL in Focus Report" that summarizes the major armed conflicts in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas...

The JRR February Newsletter This month, in the JRR Newsletter, we are announcing that we are now seeking applications to find our new Executive Director. The mandate of our current Executive Director, Samuel Emonet, will come to an end next June. Check out the job...

New IICI Resource To Complement The Murad Code Our partner, the Institute for International Criminal Investigations, just launched a new resource developed with survivors to complement the Murad Code, the In Our Own Words: Survivor Perspectives Resource. While the...

Launch of GCPEA's Legislative Check List to Protect Education in Armed Conflicts On International Day of Education, the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA) launched its new Legislative Checklist, a practical tool designed to support lawmakers,...

JRR and UN Women Launch Their New Guidance & Practical Tool on Intersectionality Justice Rapid Response (JRR) and UN Women are launching their new Guidance and Practice Tool on Intersectionality in investigations of serious human rights violations &...

New Opinio Juris Piece on Environmental Justice: Between New Frameworks & Challenges Dive into this new Opinio Juris piece of Maud Sarliève and Pauline Martini, both Associate Research Fellows at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London,...

The JRR January Newsletter Is Out! The official trailer of JRR's new short-documentary on Ukraine's justice process is now out! Dear JRR Community, We are pleased to present you the first edition of our newsletter for 2026 ! Last month, Justice Rapid Response (JRR)...

JRR Signs a Privileges & Immunities Agreement with Switzerland BERN, 18 December, 2025 - Federal Council Concludes Privileges and Immunities Agreement with Justice Rapid Response Today, an agreement conferring privileges and immunities to Justice Rapid Response...

Dive into JRR's December Newsletter! JRR is pleased to present you the last edition of our newsletter for this year before a well deserved break. This month, JRR organized a panel discussion on ways to promote a victim-centered approach in Colombia's transitional...

New Opinio Juris Piece on Progresses and Persistent Gap in Justice Work for Children Photo credits: ICRC Archives. Axel Moeschler and Nana Grébizier. Préfecture Kaga Bandoro, Central-African Republic. 19 October, 2022. JRR wishes to thank Maria Immacolata Fico and...

Screening Event Highlights of JRR's New Short-Documentary Film on Ukraine's Justice Processes This month, we had the chance to host, in partnership with the Embassies of Canada and Ukraine to the Netherlands, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands and the...

Bridging the Expertise Gap: Integrating Technology in Justice & Accountability Work On Human Rights Day, JRR participated in a panel discussion on Innovation in Human Rights Investigation at the Rights X Summit 2025: Innovating for Humanity, a dynamic gathering of...

Gender Mainstreaming in Justice & Accountability Processes Works. Period. In Uruguay, UN Women representatives, along with Luiza Carvallo, UN Women Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, joined a march in Montevideo to end violence against women....

Furthering Accountability for Attacks on Education One Tool at the Time JRR has been recently trying to move the needle on accountability for attacks on education, a prevailing issue in countries affected by armed-conflict which prevents children from enjoying their...

JRR at the International Conference on Action with Women & Peace Photo credits: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of KoreaJRR was proud to present its vision and approaches to advance survivor-centric justice and accountability processes in relation to...

JRR, A Proud Member of the Justice Action Coalition Photo credits: Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive SocietiesJRR's Executive Director, Samuel Emonet, was pleased to attend the Justice Action Coalition High-Level Meeting this week. This was the occasion for...

JRR's November Newsletter Is Out! Photo credits: Nicolas Braguinsky Cascini.  This month, in the JRR Newsletter, you will learn about our panel discussion on ways to promote a victim-centered approach in The Gambia's transitional justice process. This event was also...

Key Takeaways: Screening of Hasta que la vida nos alcance on Colombia's Transitional Justice Process Late October, we had the chance to host, in partnership with the Permanent Missions of Canada and Colombia, a screening event of our new short-documentary film on...

UNSG Report on WPS: JRR Mentioned as a Key Partner Justice Rapid Response is proud to have been mentioned, once again, in the 2025 Report of the UN Secretary General on the progress made in relation to the implementation of the UN Security Council's resolution on...

Geneva Peace Week Event: Key Takeaways Panelists participating were (from left to right) Amb. Cherno Marenah, Ms. Ayeshah Jammeh, Mr. Didier Gbery and Dr. Eugenia Cunha. Photo credits: Nicolas Braguinsky Cascini.On 16 October, in the context of the Geneva Peace Week,...