Forensic Justice & Accountability
Forensic investigation and prosecution of state-level crimes and institutional abuses — derived from Interpol and UN Global Criminal Justice doctrines.
Overview
This capability group investigates and documents the most serious violations of international law — war crimes, genocide, torture, enforced disappearances, and extrajudicial executions. Operating with forensic rigor and evidentiary integrity, these units build the cases that hold perpetrators accountable before international tribunals and ensure that impunity is not the default outcome of atrocity.
Capabilities
Core Functions
Specialist Units
Assigned Units
Frameworks
Governing Standards
Rome Statute
International Criminal Court founding statute — defining war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.
Istanbul Protocol
UN manual on effective investigation and documentation of torture.
Minnesota Protocol
UN manual on the effective prevention and investigation of extra-legal, arbitrary, and summary executions.
Interpol ICSE
International Child Sexual Exploitation database and forensic standards for crimes against persons.
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