Why Seek JRR Experts’ Support?
JRR ensures its roster experts are up to speed about the latest methods and principles for the conduct of investigations of genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and serious violations of human rights in high stress, complex conflict and post-conflict situations.
JRR experts are trained and selected across the globe to ensure they have the needed professional, cultural, legal and linguistic abilities.
By adding JRR experts to national, international or civil society teams working towards accountability for international crimes ensures that investigations apply the highest standards and best strategies drawn from years of experience across the globe, as well as have the required competenciesto be most effective.
Request Assessment
Through our outreach activities and many partnerships, Justice Rapid Response receives requests for expertise from a wide range of States, regional and international institutions, as well as other entities that have a mandate to collect information about international crimes and serious human rights violations. Each request is reviewed against the following criteria:
- Conformity with international law;
- Absence of political motivation that would undermine the investigation;
- The activities envisioned should be able to be performed safely and securely – both for the experts as well as the people they will encounter; and
- There is a need for a rapid response – such as a political and/or security window of opportunity to investigate, or concern that the evidence and/or the patience of the population will erode.
Select and Release Process
The diversity of the roster allows Justice Rapid Response to meet a wide variety of requests. After consultation, we provide the requesting entity with a list of anonymous skillsets that match the required competencies. The selection is made by the requesting entity after shortlisting experts, reviewing their full profile and, if needed, interviewing final candidates. We secure the release of the selected experts from their regular employer, facilitate the deployment process and brief the experts prior to deployment.
Deployment
Flexibility is essential to accommodate the myriad requirements of the international system. Being flexible enables JRR to undertake a variety of roles, including directly contracting experts, organizing missions and even convening a group of other providers. Missions can be funded in one – or a combination – of three broad ways that may include financial as well as in-kind contributions:
- The requesting entity contracts the experts and funds the deployment;
- The mission is funded by a third party through project-specific funds raised by JRR; or
- The mission is funded through Justice Rapid Response’s International Investigations Deployment Fund.
Learn
Deployed experts report only to the entity to which they provide support. Justice Rapid Response debriefs both experts and requesting entities after each mission, focusing on how to improve the deployment process and assess overall impact.
