In recent decades, the tireless efforts of survivors, civil society organizations, activists and lawyers have made significant strides in addressing the growing impunity for violations of human rights, humanitarian law, and international criminal law. Despite this progress, many challenges persist. Therefore the Global Initiative Against Impunity seeks to enhance the participation of victims and civil society organizations in creating inclusive accountability processes. Ensuring access to justice for those who have been denied their rights is imperative.
The four-year Initiativeis a global civil society-led program co-funded and supported by the European Union. Each participating organization will contribute its expertise to promoting justice and accountability for serious human rights violations, including torture, enforced disappearance, and other core international crimes such as genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression. The approach to challenging impunity and promoting accountability is survivor-centered, trauma-informed and gender-transformative.
In 2024, the initiative will place special emphasis on 27 countries across Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Additionally, it will also seek to enhance the rule of law, accountability standards, and atrocity prevention in other countries within these regions.
The strategic partnership comprises the following consortium members: Civil Rights Defenders, the Coalition for the International Criminal Court, the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights, Impunity Watch, the International Federation for Human Rights, Parliamentarians for Global Action, REDRESS, TRIAL International, and Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice. They are supported by two associate partners: the Auschwitz Institute for the Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities and the International Commission of Jurists.
