1 |
International Tribunal |
Former Yugoslavia |
1993-2017 |
ICTY Statute |
Prosecution of war crimes |
Completed |
2 |
International Tribunal |
Rwanda |
1994-2015 |
ICTR Statute |
Prosecution of genocide |
Completed |
3 |
Special Court |
Sierra Leone |
2002-2013 |
SCSL Statute |
Prosecution of war crimes |
Completed |
4 |
Hybrid Court |
Cambodia |
2001-Present |
ECCC Law |
Prosecution of Khmer Rouge leaders |
Ongoing |
5 |
ICC Case |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
2002-Present |
Rome Statute |
Prosecution of war crimes |
Ongoing |
6 |
National Court |
Germany |
2000-Present |
German Domestic Law |
Prosecution of war crimes |
Ongoing |
7 |
National Court |
Italy |
2008-2019 |
Italian Domestic Law |
Prosecution of war crimes |
Completed |
8 |
International Commission |
United Nations |
2011-Present |
UN Resolutions |
Fact-finding |
Ongoing |
9 |
National Court |
United States |
2006-Present |
US Federal Law |
Human Rights prosecutions |
Ongoing |
10 |
Truth Commission |
South Africa |
1995-2002 |
TRC Act |
Truth-telling and reparations |
Completed |
11 |
Truth Commission |
Peru |
2001 |
CVR Report |
Truth-telling and reconciliation |
Completed |
12 |
Truth Commission |
Chile |
1991 |
Commission on Truth and Reconciliation |
Truth-telling |
Completed |
13 |
International Tribunal |
East Timor |
2000-2005 |
Serious Crimes Act |
Prosecution of serious crimes |
Completed |
14 |
Special Tribunal |
Lebanon |
2007-Present |
STL Statute |
Prosecution of political assassinations |
Ongoing |
15 |
National Reconciliation Commission |
Ghana |
2002-2004 |
NRC Act |
Reconciliation and reparations |
Completed |
16 |
International Prosecutor |
Libya |
2011-Present |
UN Security Council Resolution 1970 |
Prosecution of war crimes |
Ongoing |
17 |
Hybrid Court |
South Sudan |
2016-Present |
Hybrid Legal Framework |
Prosecution of crimes against humanity |
Ongoing |
18 |
National Court |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
2003-Present |
BiH Criminal Code |
Prosecution of war crimes |
Ongoing |
19 |
International Tribunal |
Sierra Leone |
2002-2013 |
SCSL Statute |
Prosecution of armed conflict crimes |
Completed |
20 |
National Court |
Spain |
2009-Present |
Spanish Jurisdiction |
Prosecution of genocide |
Ongoing |
21 |
Universal Jurisdiction |
Belgium |
2005-Present |
Belgian Law |
Prosecution under universal jurisdiction |
Ongoing |
22 |
National Court |
France |
2002-Present |
French Domestic Law |
Prosecution of war crimes |
Ongoing |
23 |
National Court |
Australia |
2012-Present |
Australian Domestic Law |
Prosecution of war crimes |
Ongoing |
24 |
Special Chamber |
Kosovo |
2015-Present |
Law on Specialist Chambers |
Prosecution of war crimes and organized crime |
Ongoing |
25 |
Human Rights Tribunal |
Thailand |
2006-Present |
Thai Domestic Law |
Human rights prosecutions |
Ongoing |
26 |
Judicial Commission |
Pakistan |
2007-Present |
Pakistani Domestic Law |
Prosecution of military abuses |
Ongoing |
27 |
National Court |
Ukraine |
2014-Present |
Ukrainian Criminal Code |
Prosecution of aggression and war crimes |
Ongoing |
28 |
Commission of Inquiry |
Syria |
2011-Present |
UN Resolutions |
Fact-finding and reporting |
Ongoing |
29 |
Bi-national Tribunal |
Timor-Leste |
2008-Present |
National Laws |
Prosecution of war crimes |
Ongoing |
30 |
Panel of Judges |
Indonesia |
2001-2003 |
Indonesian Law |
Prosecution of East Timor abuses |
Completed |
31 |
Special Court |
Guatemala |
2000-Present |
Guatemalan Domestic Law |
Prosecution of genocide |
Ongoing |
32 |
Hybrid Tribunal |
Jordan |
2014-Present |
Jordanian Law |
Prosecution for crimes against humanity |
Ongoing |
33 |
Truth and Justice Commission |
Argentina |
2003-2006 |
Law on Truth and Justice |
Truth-telling and reparations |
Completed |
34 |
Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals |
UN |
2012-Present |
UN Resolutions |
Completion of ICTY and ICTR |
Ongoing |
35 |
National Court |
Honduras |
2019-Present |
Honduran Criminal Code |
Accountability for human rights violations |
Ongoing |
36 |
Special Panel |
Bangladesh |
2010-Present |
International Crimes (Tribunals) Act |
Prosecution of war crimes |
Ongoing |
37 |
National Court |
Iraq |
2005-Present |
Iraqi Law |
Prosecution of Baathist regime crimes |
Ongoing |
38 |
International Prosecution |
Myanmar |
2017-Present |
International Law |
Prosecution of genocide against Rohingya |
Ongoing |
39 |
Accountability Court |
Sri Lanka |
2019-Present |
Sri Lankan Law |
Prosecution of war crimes |
Ongoing |
40 |
Extraordinary Chambers |
Cambodia |
2006-Present |
Law on ECCC |
Prosecution of Khmer Rouge leaders |
Ongoing |
41 |
International Commission |
Yemen |
2015-Present |
UN Resolutions |
Fact-finding |
Ongoing |
42 |
Special Investigations Unit |
Canada |
2000-Present |
Canadian Law |
Human rights violations prosecutions |
Ongoing |
43 |
Truth and Reconciliation Commission |
Canada |
2008-2015 |
TRC Act |
Indigenous rights abuses |
Completed |
44 |
International Prosecutor |
Gaza |
2014-Present |
International Humanitarian Law |
Prosecution of war crimes |
Ongoing |
45 |
UN Security Council |
Various |
1990-Present |
UN Resolutions |
Sanctions and accountability measures |
Ongoing |
46 |
Truth Commission |
Ecuador |
2008-2010 |
Truth Commission Act |
Truth-telling and reparations |
Completed |
47 |
Transitional Justice Process |
Nepal |
2006-Present |
Nepalese Law |
Prosecutions for conflict-related abuses |
Ongoing |
48 |
Accountability Mechanism |
Mali |
2018-Present |
Malian Law |
Prosecutions for abuses during civil conflict |
Ongoing |
49 |
International Tribunal |
Sierra Leone |
2002-2013 |
SCSL Statute |
Prosecution of war crimes |
Completed |
50 |
National Commission |
New Zealand |
2019-Present |
New Zealand Law |
Human rights violations investigations |
Ongoing |
51 |
Truth and Reconciliation Commission |
Brazil |
2014-Present |
National Truth Commission Law |
Historical memory and reparations |
Ongoing |
52 |
Special Human Rights Chamber |
El Salvador |
2016-Present |
Salvadoran Law |
Accountability for civil war abuses |
Ongoing |
53 |
Human Rights Mechanism |
Russia |
2000-Present |
Russian Law |
Prosecution of human rights violations |
Ongoing |
54 |
Judicial Commission |
Mexico |
2016-Present |
Mexican Law |
Investigations into human rights violations |
Ongoing |
55 |
Special Court |
Somalia |
2000-Present |
Somalian Law |
Prosecution of war crimes |
Ongoing |
56 |
Truth Commission |
Colombia |
2016-Present |
Peace Agreement |
Truth-telling and reparations |
Ongoing |
57 |
National Court |
South Korea |
2015-Present |
South Korean Law |
Prosecution of historical injustices |
Ongoing |
58 |
War Crimes Section |
Uganda |
2008-Present |
Ugandan Law |
Prosecutions for war crimes |
Ongoing |
59 |
Truth and Reconciliation Tribunal |
Côte d'Ivoire |
2014-Present |
Ivorian Law |
Truth-telling and reparations |
Ongoing |
60 |
International Commission |
Zaire |
1990-1997 |
International Law |
Fact-finding for human rights abuses |
Ongoing |
61 |
War Crimes Commission |
Central African Republic |
2014-Present |
CAR Domestic Law |
Prosecution of war crimes |
Ongoing |
62 |
Special Court |
Tanzania |
2001-Present |
Tanzanian Law |
Prosecution of genocide |
Ongoing |
63 |
International Accountability Unit |
Global |
2021-Present |
Universal Jurisdiction |
Filing cases against war criminals |
Ongoing |
64 |
Human Rights Tribunal |
Nigeria |
2000-Present |
Nigerian Law |
Prosecutions for human rights abuses |
Ongoing |
65 |
Accountability and Reconciliation Commission |
Somalia |
2020-Present |
Somali Law |
Investigations into civil conflict |
Ongoing |
66 |
Transitional Justice Unit |
Ukraine |
2014-Present |
Ukrainian Law |
Prosecution of war crimes |
Ongoing |
67 |
Transitional Justice Mechanism |
Georgia |
2017-Present |
Georgian Domestic Law |
Prosecutions of political violence |
Ongoing |
68 |
Joint Investigative Team |
Syria |
2012-Present |
International Law |
Multi-national accountability efforts |
Ongoing |
69 |
El Salvador Truth Commission |
El Salvador |
1992 |
Truth and reconciliation |
Completed |
NaN |
70 |
National Investigation Control |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
2002-Present |
Bosnian Law |
Investigations of war crimes |
Ongoing |
71 |
Cabinet Committee on Human Rights |
Israel |
2020-Present |
Israeli Law |
Investigations into human rights violations |
Ongoing |
72 |
National Accountability Bureau |
Pakistan |
1999-Present |
Pakistani Law |
Investigations of government corruption and rights abuses |
Ongoing |
73 |
Transitional Justice Commission |
Vanuatu |
2015-Present |
Vanuatu Law |
Truth-telling and reparations for colonial abuses |
Ongoing |
74 |
Special Procedures Mechanism |
UN |
1999-Present |
UN Human Rights Council |
Accountability reporting |
Ongoing |
75 |
National Reconciliation Policy |
Bougainville |
2000-Present |
Bougainville Law |
Peacebuilding and accountability |
Ongoing |
76 |
Special Committee |
North Korea |
1993-Present |
International Human Rights Law |
Investigations of human rights violations |
Ongoing |
77 |
Commemoration Committee |
France |
2001-Present |
Historic Law |
Memory and memorialization of war crimes |
Ongoing |
78 |
Transitional Justice Initiative |
Philippines |
2017-Present |
Philippine Domestic Law |
Investigations for extrajudicial killings |
Ongoing |
79 |
Special Hearing |
Taiwan |
2016-Present |
Taiwanese Law |
Investigations of human rights abuses |
Ongoing |
80 |
National Human Rights Commission |
India |
2015-Present |
Indian Law |
Prosecutions for abuses and rights violations |
Ongoing |
81 |
Fact-finding Mission |
Kuwait |
2005-Present |
International Law |
Investigations into rights abuses |
Ongoing |
82 |
National War Crimes Center |
Bosnia |
2015-Present |
Bosnian Law |
Prosecutions of war crimes |
Ongoing |
83 |
International Monitoring Group |
Ethiopia |
1990-Present |
International Law |
Investigative efforts into human rights abuses |
Ongoing |
84 |
Human Rights Watch |
International |
1978-Present |
NGO Advocacy |
Monitoring and reporting |
Ongoing |
85 |
International Rivers Commission |
International |
2000-Present |
Intergovernmental Protocols |
Accountability for environmental abuses |
Ongoing |
86 |
Human Rights Fact-finding Committee |
DPRK |
2014-Present |
International Law |
NGO and UN Co-operation |
Ongoing |
87 |
Joint Fact-finding Mission |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
2013-Present |
International Law |
Investigative efforts for accountability |
Ongoing |
88 |
International Law Commission |
Global |
1947-Present |
International Law |
Monitoring compliance with humanitarian law |
Ongoing |
89 |
Transitional Justice Committee |
Libya |
2011-Present |
Libyan Law |
Prosecutions for war crimes |
Ongoing |
90 |
Justice and Reconciliation Council |
Myanmar |
2015-Present |
Myanmar Law |
Transitional justice mechanisms |
Ongoing |
91 |
International Monitoring Council |
Nigeria |
2016-Present |
International Law |
Monitoring investigations of rights abuses |
Ongoing |
92 |
War Legislation Review Panel |
South Africa |
1994-Present |
South African Law |
Accountability mechanisms for apartheid abuses |
Ongoing |
93 |
Genocide Prevention Committee |
International |
2004-Present |
UN Resolutions |
Measures to investigate genocides |
Ongoing |
94 |
Special Investigation Commission |
Somalia |
2019-Present |
Somali Law |
Investigations of civil conflict abuses |
Ongoing |
95 |
National Commission for Human Rights |
Iran |
2002-Present |
Iranian Law |
Monitoring human rights violations |
Ongoing |
96 |
Truth Commission |
Libya |
2012-Present |
Libyan Law |
Investigative efforts for justice |
Ongoing |
97 |
International Advisory Group |
Côte d'Ivoire |
2017-Present |
International Law |
Evaluating compliance with humanitarian law |
Ongoing |
98 |
Human Rights Court |
Togo |
2020-Present |
Togolese Law |
Prosecutions of human rights abuses |
Ongoing |
99 |
International Refugee Protection Committee |
International |
2001-Present |
International Law |
Investigations into abuse of displaced persons |
Ongoing |
100 |
Displacement Accountability Commission |
Bosnia |
2018-Present |
Bosnian Law |
Investigate rights of displaced persons |
Ongoing |
... |
NaN |
NaN |
NaN |
NaN |
NaN |
NaN |