Projects

In addition to investigations training and mentoring, IICI undertakes specific projects on request and also contributes to the development, clarification and strengthening of international investigations standards and best practices.

Murad Code Project

The Murad Code Project is a global, consultative initiative involving partners from across the globe, including survivors and other individuals, civil-society organisations, governments, inter-governmental and other international organisations, and funders.  The project’s goal is to help ensure that the gathering and use of information about…

Read more about: Murad Code Project

IICI guidelines for investigating international crimes and serious human rights violations affecting children

IICI has started developing written guidelines for the accountability-focused investigation of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and systematic and grave human rights violations against and otherwise affecting children.  The audience of the guidelines will include international and national criminal and human rights investigators, as…

Read more about: IICI guidelines for investigating international crimes and serious human rights violations affecting children

IICI guidelines on remote interviewing & partnership with Public Interest Advocacy Centre (now, Justice and Equity Centre)

In August 2021, IICI published the “IICI guidelines on remote interviewing”.  These guidelines focus on remote investigative interviews that may form part of non-criminal and criminal investigations into international crimes or grave human rights violations.  “Remote” includes interviews conducted via online video-calls and audio-only phone…

Read more about: IICI guidelines on remote interviewing & partnership with Public Interest Advocacy Centre (now, Justice and Equity Centre)

2016-18 IICI, REDRESS & JRR project: documentation of conflict-related sexual and gender-based violence

In partnership with REDRESS and Justice Rapid Response, IICI was the overall coordinator for a training and mentoring project supported by the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office. Aimed mainly at enhancing the capacity of civil society to document conflict-related SGBV, the project focused on four…

Read more about: 2016-18 IICI, REDRESS & JRR project: documentation of conflict-related sexual and gender-based violence

IICI Guidelines for Investigating Conflict-Related Sexual and Gender-Based Violence against Men and Boys

IICI, after consultation with a group of experts, has developed guidelines for investigating conflict-related sexual and gender-based violence against men and boys.  They were developed in order to help plug an important gap.  Responding to the international community’s growing awareness and understanding of conflict-related SGBV against…

Read more about: IICI Guidelines for Investigating Conflict-Related Sexual and Gender-Based Violence against Men and Boys