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Uganda: Victims are central to prosecuting mass atrocity crimes

12 December 2019

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.

Charges presented against high-ranking military officers in separate Guatemala genocide cases

11 December 2019

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

09 December 2019

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

26 November 2019

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

21 November 2019

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

12 November 2019

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?

28 October 2019

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 

28 August 2019

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

Landmark conviction: ICC convicts Congolese militia commander Bosco Ntaganda of the crime of sexual slavery

28 August 2019

The conviction of Ntaganda in July marks the first time that the International Criminal Court (ICC) has found a defendant guilty of the crime of sexual slavery, and the first time that the ICC has held a commander responsible for sexual crimes perpetrated by his troops against members of their own forces. Ntaganda’s conviction forRead More

UNSC sanctions committees’ expert groups training alerts to SGBV concerns in investigations

02 August 2019

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.

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Roster Recruitment

Call for Nominations: Expert Roster Recruitment Online Course on Investigation of International Crimes Against Children, 25 February-12 March 2021

Course in The Hague Prepares Experts for International Criminal Investigations

Expert Recruitment Course on Investigating Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Concludes in Sarajevo

[Closed] Call for Nominations for the JRR-UN Women SGBV Justice Experts Roster Recruitment Course on Investigating SGBV as International Crimes – Bosnia and Herzegovina, 16 – 26 July 2018

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