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The Paris Criminal Court found former executives and security managers of Lafarge SA and its Syrian branch Lafarge Cement Syria guilty of financing terrorism and violating existing international sanctions in the context of Syria to keep their cement plant in Jalabiya, in northern Syria, running.

For the very first time, the Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) activated article 34 of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (ICPPED) and decided to formally refer the ongoing situation in Mexico to the United Nations General Assembly.

This month, we are pleased to present you our 2025 Annual Report! Last year, JRR completed a total of 115 deployments of experts, supporting justice actors from international and regional mechanisms, national entities and civil society organizations involved in accountability work.

Early March, Justice Rapid Response had the pleasure of hosting with UN Women and the Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom to the United Nations in New York a launch event of our new Guidance and Practice Tool on Intersectionality in Investigations of Serious Human Rights Violations and International Crimes on the sidelines of the 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women.

On 20 March 2026, the Paris Criminal Court found Sabri Essid (alias Abou Dojanah al-Faransi), a French jihadist and former high-official of the terrorist organization Islamic State (ISIS), guilty of genocide, crimes against humanity, and complicity in these crimes, committed against Yazidi women and their children, and sentenced him to life imprisonment.

JRR congratulates the Institute for International Criminal Investigations (IICI) for publishing its new Guidance on Implementing the Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Principles of the Murad Code, which sets out minimum MHPSS standards for anyone engaging with survivors to gather or use information about systematic or conflict-related sexual violence.

Mainstreaming Restorative Justice Approaches in Colombia's Transitional Justice ProcessJRR Restorative Justice Expert in action during the event in company of JEP Judge Ana Manuela Ochoa Arias.Earlier this month, a JRR Restorative Justice Expert participated in an...

JRR Launches Its New Podcast SeriesWe are thrilled to launch the Justice Decoder Podcast, JRR's brand new podcast series that dives into key thematic areas of international justice with experts from the JRR Roster!This first season will take you to Colombia, The...

Release of Hasta que la vida nos alcanceJustice Rapid Response is pleased to release its new short-documentary film on Colombia's transitional justice process, "Hasta que la vida nos alcance." It showcases the path to justice of two survivors of the Colombian armed...

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

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...