Philip Grant - Switzerland
"We need to overcome the idea that justice will come from afar and start believing in our own capacities to make a change: victims, NGOs, lawyers, prosecutors or judges all have a role to play in tackling fear and brutality."
Director of TRIAL International
"It is neither in the International Criminal Court’s mandate nor in its capacities to prosecute all international crimes: the biggest part of the task lies in the hands of the States. We therefore need to overcome the idea that justice will come from afar and start believing in our own capacities to make a change: victims, NGOs, lawyers, prosecutors or judges all have a role to play in tackling fear and brutality. Only when local courts make fighting impunity their priority will authors of atrocities be deterred".
Organization: TRIAL International
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Vision: TRIAL International believes in a world where impunity for international crimes is no longer tolerated. Only when victims are heard and perpetrators held accountable can the rule of law prevail.
Mission: TRIAL International is a non-governmental organization fighting impunity for international crimes and supporting victims in their quest for justice. TRIAL International takes an innovative approach to the law, paving the way to justice for survivors of unspeakable sufferings. The organization provides legal assistance, litigates cases, develops local capacity and pushes the human rights agenda forward.
