Contribution to the Trust Fund for the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM)

• Victims of serious international crimes and their representatives, civil society actors, comprising individuals, organizations and networks from inside Myanmar and diaspora communities
• Competent investigative, prosecution or judicial authorities in national, regional or international court or tribunals that have or may in the future have jurisdiction over the most serious international crimes and violations of international law committed in Myanmar since 2011

a) Evidence of the most serious international crimes and violations of international law in Myanmar since 2011 is collected, properly consolidated, preserved and analyzed by IIMM

b) Fair and independent criminal proceedings before national, regional and international courts or tribunals through quality case preparation by IIMM

c) All relavant actors, including victims and the general public, are well informed and aware of the mandate, work and expected results of the Mechanism

d) Dialogues organized with representatives from diverse CSOs to build mutual trust, to ensure that CSOs understand the Mechanism’s mandate and its central role in supporting accountability at international and national levels, and to increase the Mechanism’s understanding of on-the-ground realities and the challenges that CSOs face

e) To enhance the Mechanism’s language support capacity to expand the collection of evidential information that currently exists only in Burmese, whether in testimonial, documentary, or any other format

Resultados previstos:  

By the end of this support, the Mechanism has:

• Increased analytical capabilities and proficiency in the processing and collation of open-source information
• Enhanced in-house interpretation and translation capacity
• Increased its capacity in innovative computer technology
• Enhanced and deepened its engagement with civil society
• All relavant actors, including victims and the general public, are well informed

Resultados de las fases anteriores:  

Despite significant operational challenges, the Mechanism successfully:

• Contributed information to 20 evidentiary packs for investigation teams
• Completed 199 out of 219 directed requests from investigation teams
• Promoted a safer online environment for open-source research
• Facilitated more effective open-source research through training
• Adopted a more efficient open-source capture process and methodology

• Synergies with judicial proceedings, such as the International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation on Rakhine State and the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Gambia lawsuit against Myanmar for genocide
• Synergies with UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) with Switzerland being one of the most important donors to OHCHR
• Synergies with activities supported by SDC in Myanmar such as UNFPA’s Women & Girls First, support to civil society organizations and protection activities, support to independent media reporting on human rights (Fondation Hirdonelle, Doh Athan)