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Archives for October 2023

The JRR October Newsletter is out!

Our October newsletter is out! In this edition, delve into the most recent edition of the Swiss Peace Supporter, which touches on our restorative justice efforts in Colombia through a long interview with a JRR expert in restorative justice, Virginia Domingo de la Fuente. Also in this edition: Learn more about our Executive Board Member, Marja Lehto, who was awarded the Elisabeth HaubRead More

GCR2P Podcast: JRR as an Expert Voices

You want to learn more about Justice Rapid Response’s mission? Dive into the latest podcast episode of the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect, Expert Voices on Atrocity Prevention, to which Samuel Emonet, our Executive Director, was invited to share his experience. In this episode, Samuel touches on his past professional journey at the ICRC;Read More

Asymmetrical Haircut – Fighting Impunity for Human Rights Violations in Venezuela before Argentinian Courts

Listen to the latest episode of the Asymmetrical Haircuts podcast and dive into the justice and accountability efforts regarding serious human rights violations committed in Venezuela! JRR’s Criminal Investigator and Legal Advisor, Dalila Seoane, provided critical legal support to the Clooney Foundation for Justice’s Docket Initiative during the drafting process of the complaint filed in Argentina, based onRead More

JRR Provides Key Expertise for the Filling of Cases in Germany for International Crimes Committed in Ukraine

  Justice Rapid Response welcomes the recent filling of three cases before German courts by the Clooney Foundation for Justice’s Docket Initiative regarding international crimes committed in Ukraine. We were pleased to collaborate with the Docket Initiative’s team by providing technical support through the deployment of a legal advisor, a military expert, an open-source investigator and aRead More

Finland’s National Action Plan – Women, Peace and Security: JRR as a Key Partner

Thank you Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland for showcasing Justice Rapid Response in your 2023-2027 National Action Plan to advance the Women, Peace and Security agenda! Justice Rapid Response will continue deploying expertise from its Roster of justice and human rights experts to mainstream a gender-based approach in investigations for international crimes and serious human rights violations.Read More

Ecocide: A New Proposed International Crime

Want to learn more about the proposed international crime of “ecocide”? Dive into this new Horsehair Wigs podcast episode produced by Irish Rule of Law International (IRLI)! Their special guest for this episode, Maud Sarlieve, has extensive experience in providing legal expertise to international tribunals and to organizations in the United Nations system and was recently deployedRead More

MESEG’s 1st Report: Tackling 2019 Post-electoral Violence in Bolivia

  Justice Rapid Response welcomes the first report of the Special Follow-Up Mechanism on the recommendations made by the Interdisciplinary Group of Independent Experts (MESEG) Bolivia, which was jointly set up by the Plurinational State of Bolivia and the Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos in the aftermath of the Bolivian post-electoral violence in 2019. JRR contributed to theRead More

Ambassador Marja Lehto Awarded the Elisabeth Haub Award for Environmental Law and Diplomacy

Congratulations to Marja Lehto, Ambassador for International Legal Affairs at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland and Member of Justice Rapid Response’s Executive Board, who will receive the prestigious Elisabeth Haub Award for Environmental Law and Diplomacy! Awarded annually by the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, this prize aims to recognize the innovation, skill, andRead More