The INOVAS network comprises individual members as well as organisations who are fighting for justice and accountability around the world.
List is under development.
Asociación de víctimas Renacer siglo XXI (“Rebirth in the 21st century” Victims’ Association) (Colombia)
Founded in 2007, the main objective of the organisation is to defend the rights of victims by calling on the Colombian state to restore their rights of truth, justice, reconciliation and guarantees of non-repetition. Renacer was the first organisation to be established in the department of Cauca, just after the so-called paramilitary demobilisation in Colombia. It has around 450 victims spread across five councils and an indigenous council.
Founded in 2007, the main objective of the organisation is to defend the rights of victims by calling on the Colombian state to restore their rights of truth, justice, reconciliation and guarantees of non-repetition. Renacer was the first organisation to be established in the department of Cauca, just after the so-called paramilitary demobilisation in Colombia. It has around 450 victims spread across five councils and an indigenous council.
Asociación Movimiento Nacional de Víctimas del Conflicto Armado Interno de Guatemala (Q’anil Tinamit) (Guatemala)
Formed in 2004, the Asociación Movimiento Nacional de Víctimas del Conflicto Armado Interno de Guatemala (Q’anil Tinamit) has fought for the rights of victims and survivors of the Guatemalan conflict by advocating with authorities to provide right to truth, memorialisation and a proper system of reparations.
Formed in 2004, the Asociación Movimiento Nacional de Víctimas del Conflicto Armado Interno de Guatemala (Q’anil Tinamit) has fought for the rights of victims and survivors of the Guatemalan conflict by advocating with authorities to provide right to truth, memorialisation and a proper system of reparations.
Association for Justice and Rehabilitation (Tunisia)
Founded in 2011 in the immediate aftermath of Tunisia’s uprising, the Association for Justice and Rehabilitation documents human rights violations and establishes transitional justice platforms in Tunisia, with a view to preserving the collective memory of Tunisian victims and survivors following decades of dictatorship.
Founded in 2011 in the immediate aftermath of Tunisia’s uprising, the Association for Justice and Rehabilitation documents human rights violations and establishes transitional justice platforms in Tunisia, with a view to preserving the collective memory of Tunisian victims and survivors following decades of dictatorship.
Caesar Families Association (Syria)
We are a group of families that have lost loved ones under torture, our loved ones became the victims of forced disappearance in the Syrian regime’s prisons. We identified our relatives in the Ceasar photos which were leaked from the Syrian regime detention centres. We’ve been working together since February 2018 in Berlin to establish the Caesars Families Association (CFA). CFA aims to unify our voices, demanding truth, justice, and restitution for the victims of torture and forced disappearance in Syria.
We are a group of families that have lost loved ones under torture, our loved ones became the victims of forced disappearance in the Syrian regime’s prisons. We identified our relatives in the Ceasar photos which were leaked from the Syrian regime detention centres. We’ve been working together since February 2018 in Berlin to establish the Caesars Families Association (CFA). CFA aims to unify our voices, demanding truth, justice, and restitution for the victims of torture and forced disappearance in Syria.
Committee of the Families of the Kidnapped and Missing in Lebanon (Lebanon)
Founded in 1982 at the height of the Lebanese Civil War, the Committee of the Families of the Kidnapped and Missing in Lebanon has fought for decades for the ‘right to know’ of tens of thousands of Lebanese families who experienced enforced disappearances during the conflict.
Founded in 1982 at the height of the Lebanese Civil War, the Committee of the Families of the Kidnapped and Missing in Lebanon has fought for decades for the ‘right to know’ of tens of thousands of Lebanese families who experienced enforced disappearances during the conflict.
Conflict Victims Committee (Nepal)
The Conflict Victims Committee (CVC) is a group of victims from Nepal’s decade-long civil war, primarily from the Tharu community in the conflict-affected Bardiya District. It was formally established in early 2007, with members seeking truth, justice, reparations, and accountability for disappearances, killings, and torture suffered during the conflict, all within a framework of human rights and community support.
The Conflict Victims Committee (CVC) is a group of victims from Nepal’s decade-long civil war, primarily from the Tharu community in the conflict-affected Bardiya District. It was formally established in early 2007, with members seeking truth, justice, reparations, and accountability for disappearances, killings, and torture suffered during the conflict, all within a framework of human rights and community support.
Families for Truth and Justice (Syria)
The Families for Truth and Justice Organisation is a newly established Syrian collective officially launched in 2021 in Antakya, southern Turkey. Founded by families of the missing and forcibly disappeared in Syria, it was officially registered with the Turkish Directorate of Associations in October 2022 and opened its office in Antakya.
Objectives of the organisation:
- Advocate for the rights of detainees and forcibly disappeared individuals in Syria, including demanding their release and uncovering their fate.
- Raise local and international awareness about the issue of missing and forcibly disappeared persons in Syria since 2011.
- Empower families of the missing and forcibly disappeared in Syria to claim their rights.
- Provide legal, psychological, and economic support to the families of victims.
- Document cases of enforced disappearance, torture, and sexual violence, and support efforts to develop mechanisms for transitional justice and accountability in Syria.
- Support refugees and internally displaced persons, with a focus on women and children, by providing psychological and legal assistance.
- Promote gender equality and foster a culture of equal citizenship.
Initiative for Vulnerable Persons and Women in Action for Integrated Development (IPVFAD) (DRC)
Founded in 2010, the Initiative for Vulnerable Persons and Women in Action for Integrated Development (IPVFAD) aims to protect victims of gender-based and sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo and to prevent further crimes of sexual violence. The organisation conducts a range of activities including awareness-raising in local communities, documentation of rights violations, advocacy work and providing support to victims and survivors of sexual violence.
Founded in 2010, the Initiative for Vulnerable Persons and Women in Action for Integrated Development (IPVFAD) aims to protect victims of gender-based and sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo and to prevent further crimes of sexual violence. The organisation conducts a range of activities including awareness-raising in local communities, documentation of rights violations, advocacy work and providing support to victims and survivors of sexual violence.
Khulumani Support Group (South Africa)
Founded in 1995 ahead of the formation of the South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the Khulumani Support Group is a network of more than 100,000 victims and survivors of apartheid-era political violence and gross human rights violations. The organisation focuses on advocacy for redress, partnerships for dialogue for reconciliation, and the economic empowerment of survivors and their descendants; its programmes involve the implementation of trauma-informed models of community empowerment.
Founded in 1995 ahead of the formation of the South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the Khulumani Support Group is a network of more than 100,000 victims and survivors of apartheid-era political violence and gross human rights violations. The organisation focuses on advocacy for redress, partnerships for dialogue for reconciliation, and the economic empowerment of survivors and their descendants; its programmes involve the implementation of trauma-informed models of community empowerment.
Observatoire KISAL (Sahel region, including Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Côte d’Ivoire, Benin, Togo, and Ghana)
KISAL, an African NGO founded in 2013, promotes and defends human rights in the Sahel, focusing on the challenges faced by nomadic communities across the region. With an inclusive approach, KISAL addresses severe human rights violations through advocacy, awareness campaigns, publications, networking, and collaboration with various stakeholders. It is a member of the Sahel Citizen Coalition and a founding member of the Collective Against Impunity and Stigmatization of Communities in Burkina Faso. Rooted in the Fulfuldè/Pulaar term for “help” or “protection,” KISAL aims to prevent tensions, protect rights defenders, and connect victims with resources to combat injustices in crisis-affected areas.
KISAL, an African NGO founded in 2013, promotes and defends human rights in the Sahel, focusing on the challenges faced by nomadic communities across the region. With an inclusive approach, KISAL addresses severe human rights violations through advocacy, awareness campaigns, publications, networking, and collaboration with various stakeholders. It is a member of the Sahel Citizen Coalition and a founding member of the Collective Against Impunity and Stigmatization of Communities in Burkina Faso. Rooted in the Fulfuldè/Pulaar term for “help” or “protection,” KISAL aims to prevent tensions, protect rights defenders, and connect victims with resources to combat injustices in crisis-affected areas.
National Coalition of Victim Groups (Democratic Republic of Congo)
On December 14, 2023, in Goma, victim coalitions and networks from North Kivu, South Kivu, and Ituri in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) established the National Coalition of Victim Groups of Crimes and Grave Human Rights Violations (CNGV-RDC). This non-profit, apolitical organisation focuses on social community development and advocates for victims’ rights in conflict-affected provinces through its provincial coordinators. With its rotating headquarters currently in Bunia, CNGV-RDC unites victims to demand their rights to truth, justice, reparations, guarantees of non-repetition, and memorialisation. It also coordinates victim groups nationally to develop advocacy strategies at local, national, and international levels.
On December 14, 2023, in Goma, victim coalitions and networks from North Kivu, South Kivu, and Ituri in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) established the National Coalition of Victim Groups of Crimes and Grave Human Rights Violations (CNGV-RDC). This non-profit, apolitical organisation focuses on social community development and advocates for victims’ rights in conflict-affected provinces through its provincial coordinators. With its rotating headquarters currently in Bunia, CNGV-RDC unites victims to demand their rights to truth, justice, reparations, guarantees of non-repetition, and memorialisation. It also coordinates victim groups nationally to develop advocacy strategies at local, national, and international levels.
Network of Families of the Disappeared in Nepal (NEFAD) (Nepal)
Founded in 2009, NEFAD brings together families of victims of enforced disappearance in Nepal to advocate for truth, justice, memory and reparation. NEFAD provides support, advocacy and relief for the families of victims of enforced disappearances, while giving national representation to grassroots members, activists and family associations across the country and ensuring that local voices are heard at the highest levels of the justice process. At the heart of NEFAD’s mission is the search for truth, and the network seeks to empower, unite and amplify families’ concerns at the national level through their main activities: advocacy (mobilization and policy lobbying), capacity-building (leadership skills of family advocates and advancing grassroots movements) and local programs (localising justice initiatives and memorialization).
Founded in 2009, NEFAD brings together families of victims of enforced disappearance in Nepal to advocate for truth, justice, memory and reparation. NEFAD provides support, advocacy and relief for the families of victims of enforced disappearances, while giving national representation to grassroots members, activists and family associations across the country and ensuring that local voices are heard at the highest levels of the justice process. At the heart of NEFAD’s mission is the search for truth, and the network seeks to empower, unite and amplify families’ concerns at the national level through their main activities: advocacy (mobilization and policy lobbying), capacity-building (leadership skills of family advocates and advancing grassroots movements) and local programs (localising justice initiatives and memorialization).
Proyecto VOS-Voices of Survivors (USA/Argentina)
Founded in the 2000s, Proyecto VOS-Voices of Survivors empowers victims and survivors of state-sponsored violence by bringing them to lecture at US universities. The organisation aims to put victims and survivors at the forefront of conversations, presentations and debates about the abuses they suffered.
Founded in the 2000s, Proyecto VOS-Voices of Survivors empowers victims and survivors of state-sponsored violence by bringing them to lecture at US universities. The organisation aims to put victims and survivors at the forefront of conversations, presentations and debates about the abuses they suffered.
Relais Prison-Société Association (Morocco)
Founded in 2005, the Relais Prison-Société Association combats recidivism through rehabilitation and assistance, and works to reintegrate prisoners into society after leaving prison. The organisation’s activities have included providing training to former prisoners and providing services to current detainees including vulnerable groups such as women and children.
Founded in 2005, the Relais Prison-Société Association combats recidivism through rehabilitation and assistance, and works to reintegrate prisoners into society after leaving prison. The organisation’s activities have included providing training to former prisoners and providing services to current detainees including vulnerable groups such as women and children.
Synergy (Syria)
Synergy Association for Victims is a non-governmental, non-profit association, aimed at seeking justice for the conflict victims in Syria, through empowering them to represent themselves, claim their rights, actively participate in accountability efforts, and achieve justice. Synergy was founded on March 11, 2021, by a group of Syrian victims, and it adopts the community-based approach to organize the victims and survivors, enhance their capabilities, and engage them in shaping plans and policies, as well as implementing activities.
Synergy Association for Victims is a non-governmental, non-profit association, aimed at seeking justice for the conflict victims in Syria, through empowering them to represent themselves, claim their rights, actively participate in accountability efforts, and achieve justice. Synergy was founded on March 11, 2021, by a group of Syrian victims, and it adopts the community-based approach to organize the victims and survivors, enhance their capabilities, and engage them in shaping plans and policies, as well as implementing activities.
Taafi (Syria)
Founded in 2017, Ta’afi supports and protects survivors of detention and victims of torture upon their release and settlement at a secure location, so that they may continue to peacefully support human rights changes in Syria and to advocate and pursue justice and accountability. Ta’afi also has a solidarity network of over a hundred Syrian survivors of detention across the world.
Founded in 2017, Ta’afi supports and protects survivors of detention and victims of torture upon their release and settlement at a secure location, so that they may continue to peacefully support human rights changes in Syria and to advocate and pursue justice and accountability. Ta’afi also has a solidarity network of over a hundred Syrian survivors of detention across the world.
War Victims and Children Networking Organization (Uganda)
War Victims and Children Networking Organization (WVCNO), established in 2016 and based in Gulu, Uganda, is a national NGO dedicated to rehabilitating individuals and families affected by war and epidemics, including COVID-19. Partnering with local government, it provides psychosocial support, livelihood training, housing, and reintegration services for war victims, former abductees, and vulnerable communities, including refugees. WVCNO has supported over 1,500 individuals through initiatives such as distributing livestock, farm tools, and educational support while advocating for human rights and community empowerment. Guided by its vision of restoring mental, physical, and economic well-being, the organisation embodies excellence, sensitivity, and integrity in all its activities.
War Victims and Children Networking Organization (WVCNO), established in 2016 and based in Gulu, Uganda, is a national NGO dedicated to rehabilitating individuals and families affected by war and epidemics, including COVID-19. Partnering with local government, it provides psychosocial support, livelihood training, housing, and reintegration services for war victims, former abductees, and vulnerable communities, including refugees. WVCNO has supported over 1,500 individuals through initiatives such as distributing livestock, farm tools, and educational support while advocating for human rights and community empowerment. Guided by its vision of restoring mental, physical, and economic well-being, the organisation embodies excellence, sensitivity, and integrity in all its activities.
Women’s Association, Women & Victims’ Empowerment (WAVE-Gambia): The Home of Kaira Bengho (The Gambia)
In 2019, a group of seven women activists, four of them being direct victims of human rights violations, formed the Women’s Association for Victims’ Empowerment (WAVE). WAVE-Gambia is a women’s rights, women-led organisation. We began by supporting victims in The Gambia’s transitional justice process and we have since expanded our mission to advocate for rights of victims, and trauma support, especially in remote areas. The organisation focuses on empowering women and vulnerable groups, promoting human and women’s rights, women and girls with disabilities, sexual violence survivors, and empowerment initiatives, fostering their inclusive and enduring engagement in public life and transitional justice processes. It is committed to activism, embracing an intersectional approach to combat gender inequality and foster accountability.
In 2019, a group of seven women activists, four of them being direct victims of human rights violations, formed the Women’s Association for Victims’ Empowerment (WAVE). WAVE-Gambia is a women’s rights, women-led organisation. We began by supporting victims in The Gambia’s transitional justice process and we have since expanded our mission to advocate for rights of victims, and trauma support, especially in remote areas. The organisation focuses on empowering women and vulnerable groups, promoting human and women’s rights, women and girls with disabilities, sexual violence survivors, and empowerment initiatives, fostering their inclusive and enduring engagement in public life and transitional justice processes. It is committed to activism, embracing an intersectional approach to combat gender inequality and foster accountability.
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