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investigating war crimes

War Crimes Reporting Guide
MIDAN SHAR, AFGHANISTAN-- 24 Nov 2001. Ron Haviv, celebrated war photographer of the VII agency, under sniper fire from rebels of the Northern Alliance, during the surrender by the Taliban of the village of Midan Shar. The stand-off at Midan Shar--30 kms southwest of Kabul, on the strategic Kandahar road--lasted one week, with 2,000 Taliban finally surrendering. Image: Courtesy of Scott Peterson

Reporter’s Guide to Investigating War Crimes: Documenting with Photo and Video

By Ron Haviv, Photography by Scott Peterson, Ron Haviv | September 11, 2023

In this chapter from GIJN’s Reporter’s Guide to Investigating War Crimes, world-renowned war photographer Ron Haviv discusses best practices for using photo and video to cover atrocities and possible war crimes.

War Crimes Reporting Guide

Reporter’s Guide to Investigating War Crimes: Combatants and Others Engaged in Hostilities

By Denis Džidić | Photography by Ron Haviv | July 31, 2023

In this excerpt from GIJN’s Guide to Investigating War Crimes, executive director and editor of the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denis Dzidic, discusses best practices for covering combatants and other hostile actors in war and conflict.

War Crimes Reporting Guide

Reporters’ Guide to Investigating War Crimes: Introduction

By Anne Koch | Photography by Ron Haviv | September 12, 2023

In the introduction to GIJN’s War Crimes Reporting Guide, GIJN Program Director Anne Koch discusses international law relating to conflict and the role of investigative reporting in uncovering war crimes.

War Crimes Reporting Guide
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Reporter’s Guide to Investigating War Crimes: Environmental and Property Damage

By Wim Zwijnenburg | Photography by Christopher Morris, Ed Kashi | September 8, 2023

In this excerpt from GIJN’s Guide to Investigating War Crimes, humanitarian disarmament researcher Wim Zwijnenburg offers best practices for reporting on environmental and property damage during conflicts.

War Crimes Reporting Guide
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Reporter’s Guide to Investigating War Crimes: Attacks on Civilians

By Maggie Michael | Photography by Ron Haviv, John Stanmeyer | May 9, 2023

In this second installment of GIJN’s reporting guide for investigating war crimes, experts offer practical tips and tools for covering attacks on civilians on the battlefield and interviewing non-combatant survivors of armed conflict.

War Crimes Reporting Guide
war crimes victims interview Sudanese girls seen in Darfur, Sudan, June 25, 2005. The 12-year-old girl wearing the striped scarf, front, tells how she was separated from her two friends, and raped by soldiers from the Sudanese government.

Reporter’s Guide to Investigating War Crimes: Interviewing Victims and Survivors

By Gavin Rees | Photography by Ron Haviv | September 6, 2023

In the first section of Chapter 13 of the GIJN Reporter’s Guide to Investigating War Crimes, the Dart Center’s Gavin Rees discusses best practices for interviewing victims and survivors of war crimes and armed conflict.

War Crimes Reporting Guide
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Reporter’s Guide to Investigating War Crimes: Banned and Restricted Weapons

By Nick Waters | Photography by Ed Kashi, Ron Haviv | August 1, 2023

In this excerpt from GIJN’s Guide to Investigating War Crimes, former British Army officer and open source analyst Nick Waters discusses banned and restricted weapons and the international laws that regulate them.

War Crimes Reporting Guide
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Reporter’s Guide to Investigating War Crimes: Conflict-Related Sexual Violence

By Christina Lamb | Photography by Ron Haviv, Ali Arkady | August 2, 2023

In this installment of GIJN’s Reporter’s Guide to Investigating War Crimes, investigative reporter Christina Lamb discusses conflict-related sexual violence and the role of the press in investigating these often neglected atrocities.

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Investigating Sexual Abuse: An Updated Reporting Guide

By ldombek | November 23, 2020

Editor’s Note: The tipsheet was updated in 2023 by GIJN’s Leonardo Peralta and edited by Nikolia Apostolou. The subject of sexual violence remains a sensitive if not taboo subject in much of the world and often goes unreported.

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Best Practices for Journalists Covering Conflict-Related Sexual Violence

By Katarina Sabados | November 15, 2022

At a recent GIJN webinar, journalist and experts discussed best practices for investigating conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV), including tips for interviewing possible war crimes victims and corroborating incidents without re-traumatizing survivors.

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