9 AUGUST 2024 – Dive into this piece from the Courthouse News Service discussing accountability efforts led by the Clooney Foundation for Justice, which our experts have supported with highly technical expertise. To article.
17 JULY 2024 – On the World Day for international Justice, our Executive Director, Samuel Emonet, wrote in Le Temps to shed some light on the recent developments in the field of justice and accountability promoting a victim-centred approach to justice. Samuel highlighted some innovations witnessed in our sector as well as some of the challenges that still need to be addressed to mainstream such an approach. To opinion piece.
6 JUNE 2024 -In this article of Molly Quell from the Courthouse News Service, discover how JRR is stepping up its efforts in relation to crimes affecting the environment to promote the rights and access to justice of victims and survivors in Ukraine. One of our Biologists and Experts in Crimes Affecting the Environment who also founded Source International ONLUS, Flaviano Bianchini, was deployed to assist Ukrainian Prosecutors in securing data that might eventually be used as evidence before courts. To article.
4 JUNE 2024 – In this episode of the Horsehair Wigs podcast, you will learn about the instrumental work of Rhea Kneifati, one of our experts specializing in sexual and gender-based investigations, in support of IDHEAS, a Mexico-based civil society organizations documenting international crimes and serious human rights violations in the State of Guerrero. Listen to the podcast episode here.
29 MARCH 2024 – Valeria Patricia Moscoso Urzúa, a JRR expert in mental health and psychosocial support, discussed with the Climate Diplomacy podcast about her work in collaboration with the Special Jurisdiction for Peace in Colombia to shed light on the damages caused to Indigenous and Afro-Colombia communities during the armed conflict. Listen to the podcast episode here.
14 MARCH 2024 – Dalila Seoane, a JRR investigator specializing in sexual and gender-based violence, discussed with El Espectador about what it to implement a victim-centered approach in relation to sexual and gender-based violence in Colombia in support of the justice and accountability efforts led by the JEP. Read the article here.
FEBRUARY 2024 – JRR expert in emerging technologies, Raquel Vazquez Llorente, Head of Law and Policy, Technology Threats and Opportunities at WITNESS touches on the impact of deepfakes for international justice efforts in an attempt to engage a conversation on how to prepare the international justice system to the coming developments in the field of digital evidence and audiovisual manipulations. Read article here.
31 OCTOBER 2023 – Virginia Domingo de la Fuente, a JRR expert in restorative justice, discussed with El Espectador about innovative solutions to promote the rights and access to justice for victims and survivors and contribute to durable peace in Medellin, Colombia. Read the article here.
27 OCTOBER 2023 – JRR’s Executive Director discusses with the GCR2P’ team about his past professional journey at the ICRC; JRR’s support to investigations into international crimes and serious human rights violations; the organization’s methodology; and how JRR relies on a victim-centred approach through its expert deployments. Listen to the episode here.
27 OCTOBER 2023 – JRR’s Criminal Investigator and Legal Advisor, Dalila Seoane, discussed with HA on the critical legal support it provided to the Clooney Foundation for Justice’s Docket Initiative during the drafting process of the complaint filed in Argentina, based on the principle of universal jurisdiction, about the gross human rights violations that took place during the repression of social protests in Venezuela between 2014 and 2017. Listen to the episode here.
8 SEPT. 2023 – Justice Rapid Response’s certified legal expert Marta Valinas, who currently serves as the Chair of the Independent UN Fact-finding mission on Venezuela, discussed with Asymmetrical Haircut, the international justice podcast, of alleged crimes against humanity committed by the Venezuela government against protesters since 2014 and ongoing investigations before the International Criminal Court. Listen to the episode here.
8 SEPT. 2023 – Geneva Solutions recently showcased our efforts in shedding light on gross human rights violations affecting children through expert support to international investigative mechanisms, national authorities and civil society organizations involved in justice and accountability efforts. Discover more on our what we do to mainstream child rights and shed light on crimes and gross human rights violations affecting children. Read the article here.
22 AUGUST 2023 – JRR’s legal expert on sexual and gender-based violence, Dalila Seoane, discussed with El Espectador about her contribution to the work of the Jurisdicción Especial Para La Paz’s macro-case 2, which investigates the crimes and violations that occurred in the cities of Tumaco, Ricaurte, and Barbacoas, in the Colombian department of Nariño. She touches on how to mainstream a gender approach in such a case that has presented all sorts of challenges. Read the interview here.
31 MAY 2023 – Justice Rapid Response appeared in Le Temps. Samuel Emonet, our Executive Director, touched on the importance to collaborate with all the accountability and justice actors, both on the national and international stages, in order to promote the rights and access to justice for victims and survivors. Read the interview here.
18 FEBRUARY 2019 – In this interview with SwissInfo.ch, Laurence Boillat, a Swiss prosecutor and expert on the Justice Rapid Response Roster, talks about her career working on cases of serious crimes in Switzerland, Ukraine, Mali, and with the United Nations. Read the interview here.
20 NOVEMBER 2018 – In this interview, Justice Rapid Response Executive Director Nina Suomalainen speaks with CNN Switzerland correspondent Martina Fuchs about how experts from Justice Rapid Response are assisting with documentation, investigations and transitional justice processes around the world. Watch the interview here
5 NOVEMBER 2018 – The work of a forensic team deployed to The Gambia was highlighted in this JusticeInfo.net article about the new Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission in The Gambia, tasked with confronting over two decades of abuse under the regime of former President Jammeh. The work of the forensic team is also showcased in the short documentary film “From Fear to Freedom: The Search for Justice in The Gambia,” produced by Justice Rapid Response. Read the article here
14 NOVEMBER 2018 – Gambia Radio Stations covered the event held by Justice Rapid Response, the Permanent Mission of Canada the UN and the Permanent Mission of The Gambia to the UN, titled Investigating International Crimes at the National Level: The Case of the Gambia. The article highlights remarks made by panelist Nana-Jo N’Dow, who voiced the desire of Gambian society for truth and justice in the cases of loved ones who remain missing. Read the article here
14 NOVEMBER 2018 – Ms. Rabiaa El Garani, expert on the Justice Rapid Response-UN Women SGBV Justice Experts Roster, was selected as a featured presented at TEDMED event titled “Chaos + Clarity” and held in Palm Springs, California. Rabiaa delivered powerful testimony about her experiences investigating serious crimes in Iraq and Syria, and shared why justice is an important part of victims’ healing process. Learn more here
21 MAY 2018 – International news platform News Deeply featured the longform article “As the Red Dust Settles: Mali Confronts a Legacy of War” which profiles the work of Colombian transitional justice expert Hernando Caceres, who was deployed by Justice Rapid Response to provide mentoring for leadership of the truth and reconciliation commission in Mali. Read more here
24 APRIL 2018 – JRR and UN Women won a prestigious Webby Award for its multimedia project on investigating sexual and gender-based violence. The project, an animated interactive presentation titled “Justice Now”, took the first prize for Best Website in Law, and features the short documentary Evidence of Hope. Explore the awards here or watch the acceptance speech here
28 MARCH 2018 – Our longform article about the truth and reconciliation process in Mali was republished in French and English on the international justice news platform, JusticeInfo.net. Read the story here
27 MARCH 2018 – As the humanitarian aid sector faces its own #metoo moment, the United Nations should set a standard in the sector, argues the authors of this blog from the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). The JRR Expert Roster is cited as a way to assist investigations into alleged abuse and to help hold perpetrators accountable for sexual crimes in war zones. Read the article here
7 DECEMBER 2017 – JRR Executive Director Andras Vamos-Goldman is interviewed by Justice Hub on the story behind JRR’s creation, deployments to date, and reflections on why the JRR model helps old systems work faster. Read the interview here.
27 OCTOBER 2017 – In this opinion piece JRR Executive Director Andras Vamos-Goldman asks: How can documenters best ensure — prior to knowing what rules of procedure and evidence will govern the information they collect — that their actions do not cross fundamental lines that would render the fruits of their efforts inadmissible in a court of law? Read the Op-ed here.
25 OCTOBER 2017 – In this UN Radio feature, expert on the JRR-UN Women Rabiaa El Garani explains her work with OHCHR in Iraq, investigating and documenting numerous cases of sexual violence. Listen to the story here.
26 OCTOBER 2017 – UN Women, JRR and Canada host an experts discuss what it takes to document and investigate conflict-related sexual and gender-based crimes and pathways to justice for the crimes committed in Iraq and Syria. Read the article here.
25 OCTOBER 2017 – JRR Executive Director Andras Vamos-Goldman is a guest author on the blog Justice in Conflict, reflecting on challenges of investigating sexual and gender-based violence crimes. Read the article here.
24 OCTOBER 2017 – The JRR-UN Women documentary “Evidence of Hope” is featured in this article on Justice Hub as part of the #MyJustice series. Read the feature here.
OCTOBER 2017 – In the lead-up to UN Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security, UN Women released a Q&A with SGBV expert Aurélie Roche-Mair, Director of the International Bar Association (IBA) Hague Office, where she manages the International Criminal Justice Programme. Read the interview here.
JANUARY 2017 -The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) featured Justice Rapid Response in the latest issue of Gazette Magazine. Read the article here.
8 SEPTEMBER 2016 – JRR Executive Director Andras Vamos-Goldman was the keynote speaker at the World Affairs Council of Dallas, Texas. In this podcast interview, Vamos-Goldman explains how he got involved in JRR, the scope of our work, and how justice can work in the 21st century.
Justice Rapid Response is one of eight organizations of the Maison de la Paix in Geneva, which brings together expertise relevant to peace and security in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular regarding SDG Goal 16. Specifically, the organisations of the Maison de la Paix have established the ‘SDG Hub at the MdP’ to help states and interested organisations more easily access the knowledge and resources of the participating organisations. (PDF)
In an article entitled Securing Justice for Victims of Sexual and Gender Based Violence, the work of JRR’s experts from the JRR – UN Women SGBV Justice Experts roster is profiled, demonstrating concrete results in the battle against impunity. (PDF version)
International Justice: a Model for the 21st century. In an interview with Ashoka, Executive Director Andras Vamos-Goldman and Ashoka Swiss Fellow explains how JRR “seeks to make the very worst people in the world nervous”.
An article entitled Battle of ideas, delivery of justice – How Justice Rapid Response contributes to the “project of International Criminal Justice” was published in the Summer 2015 edition of Regions and Cohesion. The author, Dr. Marja Lehto, is an Ambassador at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland and the Chair of Justice Rapid Response’s Executive Board. Regions and Cohesion is the journal of the Consortium for Comparative Research on Regional Integration and Social Cohesion (RISC), a cross-regional, interdisciplinary, and multi-lingual network of socially conscious and prestigious research institutes in Europe, North America, South America, Africa, and Asia. Other articles and editions of Regions and Cohesion can be found here.
Justice Rapid Response Executive Director Andras Vamos-Goldman was recently featured in the Conscious Content Global PERREAULT Magazine. As the October 2014 ‘Man With A Cause’, Andras Vamos-Goldman explains what JRR is doing and why it is important: “It is unacceptable that while we demand prompt, professional investigations of crimes in our neighbourhoods, we have to accept a much lower standard for the worst crimes known to humanity. Justice Rapid Response exists because the investigation of crimes like genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity have to be done right in order to get justice for victims and deter future offenders.”
Justice Rapid Response is mentioned in a Huffington Post article titled The Women of Afghanistan Must Not Be Forgotten.