Where We Work

PJI prioritizes work where we will have the greatest impact.

PJI’s Legal Team has assisted local practitioners or worked on cases and situations involving Belarus, Bosnia-Hercegovina, the Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Guinea, the Ivory Coast, Kenya, Kosovo, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Somalia/Somaliland, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Russia, Rwanda, the United States, and Tunisia.

In addition to confidential work, PJI has active projects relating to the situations below.

Belarus

The Republic of Belarus is a post-Soviet dictatorship that has been ruled by Alyaksandr Lukashenka since the office of the presidency was established in 1994.

Myanmar

Myanmar is a multi-ethnic nation suffering from the world’s longest ongoing civil war, now totalling over 60 years of serious violence.

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is a dynastic, totalitarian state where tens of thousands of people have been arbitrarily detained, enslaved, tortured, abducted, and executed.

Guatemala

Guatemala is a multiethnic, multilingual nation that has been plagued by violence and exclusion directed at the poorest and most vulnerable of its citizens, specifically indigenous Mayan communities.

International Institutions

Following World War II, international human rights law and international criminal law began their modern development down parallel tracks. Their convergence is more recent.

Partners in Justice International

Victim-centred justice for grave crimes

Where We Work

Belarus

Myanmar

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

International Institutions