An undocumented crime is a forgotten crime.

The Documentation Centrale des Crimes Internationaux – International Crimes Central Documentation (DCCI-ICCD) is a non-profit, non-governemental organisation based in Paris, France, registered under the 1901 law.

Our mission: to hold perpetrators of international crimes accountable.

THE MISSION

Created in 2024, the ICCD brings together professionals and academics from varied backgrounds: international law, international relations, diplomacy, criminal investigations, asylum law, security, IT, etc. Each member is employed in their area of expertise to research, centralise and analyse intelligence relating to war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide, committed around the world.
We all share the conviction that international law must be enforced to protect human life and dignity, or failing this, that those responsible for crimes must be judicially repressed.
The Documentation operates on the principle of cooperation and complementarity with State, international and private actors working in good faith to repress war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. By combining the use of open-source intelligence with networks of partners and human sources, the ICCD produces judicially actionable data for investigators, magistrates and lawyers working in this field. Due to the stakes involved, the identities of our members and sources are, in principle, kept secret.

Documentation's flagship programs :

The ICCD is leading four key initiatives to document international crimes, ensuring that actionable intelligence is made available to national judicial authorities and relevant international organisations, such as the International Criminal Court.

THE ATLAS  

Objective : To develop an interactive cartographic tool that geolocates international crimes and presents the context in which they are committed. The constitutive elements are presented in a format that is easily exploitable for judicial use: synthetic but exhaustive, neutral and factual. This information is intended for legal professionals, journalists and human rights organizations.

Key elements :

  • Implementation of a mapping system that records crimes worldwide.

 

  • Feeding a centralized database with available OSINT and HUMINT, including testimonies and information gathered from ICCD’s sources networks on the field.

 

  • Development of reliable, secure digital tools for documentation analysis.

PARTNERSHIP WITH JUDICIAL AUTHORITIES AND SPECIALIZED INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Objective : To cooperate with international criminal justice professionals, in order to improve the circulation of information relevant to penal prosecution.

 

Key elements :

  • Organize the circulation of information, while respecting the procedural confidentiality of the investigation, and lead networks of partners.

 

  • File formal complaints when facts are discovered or when suspects are identified, and provide the relevant documentation to support legal proceedings, for the benefit of magistrates and investigative authorities.

 

  • If an alleged perpetrator is located in a foreign State, report the fact to the local judicial authorities, or transmit the information to a local NGO so that they may file a legal complaint in their own country.

TRAINING JOURNALISTS IN CRIMINAL DOCUMENTATION

Objective :

To strengthen the capacity of journalists to effectively document violations of international law, taking into account relevant parameters from a judicial standpoint.

 

Key elements :

  • Develop specialized training to document exactions in a context of armed conflict.

 

  • Workshops on specific investigative techniques and collecting testimonies from victims of war related violence, while taking into account the sensibility of their situation.

 

  • Creation of training materials dedicated to journalists covering war crimes.

SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS

Objective :

To provide victims of war and persecution with the opportunity to speak in a safe environment. This includes legal advice, and the collection of information to feed into the ICCD’s databases. This gives a voice to the victims and enables their testimonies to be used to strengthen intelligence and facilitate the prosecution of perpetrators.

 

Key elements :

  • Collecting testimonies from victims or witnesses in order to integrate the intelligence into the organisation’s databases.

 

  • Adapted follow-up, taking into account the individual’s profile and vulnerabilities they may have.

FUNDINGS

So far, the ICCD is entirely funded by its own members and receives no subsidies.

Donation campaigns and grant applications will follow. 

Our accounting records, information about our fundraising campaigns, grants received, and other matters relating to our financial resources will be published on this page.