Senior Prosecutor for Uganda Florence Akello and Justice Rapid Response Roster expert and barrister Serena Gates shared their experiences of working on the Thomas Kwoyelo case in Uganda.
Uganda: Victims are central to prosecuting mass atrocity crimes
Charges presented against high-ranking military officers in separate Guatemala genocide cases
In the space of one week, the Public Prosecutor’s Office in Guatemala presented charges against four senior military officials for genocide and crimes against humanity inflicted on the Maya Ixil population, marking a milestone for this indigenous community’s search for justice.
Guest article: Kosovo leads the way in reparations for victims of conflict-related sexual violence
Conflict-related sexual violence remains a widespread, deeply debilitating tool of war. Its effects – physical, psychological, and societal – are long-lasting and far-reaching, spreading through communities and across generations.
Criminal justice experts train to investigate international crimes of mass atrocity
Justice Rapid Response (JRR) held a recruitment training course for criminal justice experts in The Hague during 11-15 November to train 25 experts in investigating mass atrocity crimes and human rights violations. Participants came from a wide range of countries, including Cameroon, Guatemala, Jamaica, and Myanmar, reflecting the diversity of JRR’s roster. The course wasRead More
The Promise of Complementarity in Uganda
Are you attending the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Treaty next month? Join us in The Hague for a side event discussion on complementarity in Uganda as we share challenges and opportunities in delivering justice to victims.
Hope and justice for women who have survived ISIS
JRR expert and police investigator Rabiaa El Garani gives a moving account of her efforts to gather evidence of crimes perpetrated against Yazidi girls and women in Iraq.
Guest article: What Does It Mean to Do Justice?
JRR expert Eliott Behar shares his personal reflections on the work of an international justice practitioner.
UN Security Council: We need better reporting of SGBV against children in conflict
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has called attention to the plight of 420 million children worldwide living in conflict-affected areas in its annual Open Debate on Children and Armed Conflict on 2 August. The debate focused on killing and maiming as one of the six grave violations against children in conflict, and on theRead More
UNSC sanctions committees’ expert groups training alerts to SGBV concerns in investigations
Justice Rapid Response (JRR), in partnership with the Institute for International Criminal Investigations (IICI), held a training course in The Hague, the Netherlands, for experts supporting United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Sanctions Committees, from 29 July to 2 August 2019.
Iraq workshop prepares foundations for Yazidi justice
The creation of a hybrid tribunal can play a crucial role in bringing justice to the Yazidi, agreed participants of a workshop convened in Duhok, Iraq, by Yazda, a civil society organization aimed at raising international awareness about the genocide and protecting the Yazidi people.
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