Justice accountability for international crimes through an inclusive gender-responsive approach

This project aims to strengthen justice and accountability for international crimes including sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) through Justice Rapid Response (JRR) by deploying experts to national and international accountability mechanisms or civil society organizations working in the justice sector. The project focuses on deploying experts to justice and accountability mechanisms in Colombia Ukraine and other fragile and conflict-affected states to document and investigate international crimes SGBV against women men boys girls (LGBTIQ+) and gender non-conforming individuals. It also focuses on crimes against and affecting children and youths. JRR works to improve and refine standards for investigating these crimes.

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) improved capacity to document investigate and prosecute international crimes including SGBV against women men boys girls LGBTIQ+ and gender non-conforming individuals committed in Colombia Ukraine and other fragile and conflict-affected states; (2) improved capacity of the international community to document investigate and prosecute international crimes and crimes against and affecting children and youth and to integrate a child-rights gender and intersectional lens into the investigation of international crimes; and (3) increased access to rapidly available and qualified experts from a gender-balanced roster including gender-sensitive and SGBV expertise.