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Third JRR
certification workshop
The Hague, Netherlands
26-29 September 2010
The Third JRR
Certification Workshop
was jointly organised
by JRR Coordinating Group members No Peace Without Justice (NPWJ –
Interim JRR Secretariat), the Institute for International Criminal
Investigations (IICI) and the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI),
with the financial support of the Governments of Canada, Finland,
and the Netherlands. The workshop was hosted by the Netherlands
Forensic Institute in The Hague, the Netherlands, from 27 to 30
September 2010.
The Third
Certification Workshop was specifically designed for forensic
experts, particularly those with international experience, to
provide them with training on how to apply their expertise to JRR
situations and to ensure all JRR experts have a common baseline of
knowledge about deployment on a JRR mission. At the conclusion of
the workshop, fourteen participants and one observer were certified
to the JRR roster, bringing to fifteen the overall number of new
experts on the roster. The current diversification of forensic
expertise available on the roster, achieved through the successful
conclusion of this last workshop, has enhanced the capacity of JRR
to respond effectively and rapidly to requests for assistance to
investigate alleged humanitarian law and human rights violations.
The course was not intended to be a capacity-building exercise, but
rather as a means to ensure that the experts who may be deployed
have the necessary skills and profile to facilitate rapid and
effective deployment.
At the conclusion of the workshop, fifteen
participants were certified as experts on the JRR roster. These
participants now join the groups of experts certified in previous
JRR courses, constituting a total roster of 81 experts who could be
deployed in the event that a request is received. As did previous
courses and workshops, this workshop served to create synergy
between the participants, who may find themselves working together
on a JRR team in the future. It also provided an opportunity for
participants, presenters and observers to provide feedback on the
workshop content and format, which are summarised in this report and
will help to improve future JRR training courses and certification
workshops.
The Third JRR
Certification Workshop Report (Eng/French to follow)
outlines the content of the course and details specific
recommendations made by participants, presenters and observers to help
improve future JRR training courses and certification workshops.
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