Committed.

Carrie Comer is committed to advancing accountability and human rights through rigorous, ethical, fact-based investigations and analysis.

She is a motivating team leader, oriented towards both systematic shared methodology and building team morale.

She engages in thorough planning to implement effective risk mitigation plans and minimize security risks to investigators, organizations, data, witnesses & victims.

Experienced.

Carrie has worked in the field of international justice for fifteen years, primarily on long-term jobs in conflict and post-conflict areas, as well as numerous short-term deployments to sensitive locations.

She has worked with:

• United Nations fact-finding bodies and stabilization missions

• International tribunals and domestic prosecutors

  Forensic investigation teams

• Survivors groups and family associations

• International and national non-governmental organizations (NGOs)

• Alternative transitional justice mechanisms

She has supported investigations, analysis and witness/survivor engagement in relation to armed conflicts or grave human rights violations in locations including Iraq, Ukraine, Mexico, Guatemala, Venezuela, Honduras, Palestine, Guinea Conakry, and elsewhere.

She is a certified expert on the Justice Rapid Response (JRR) roster, available for deployments, since 2015.

Principled.

Survivor-LED

All work is conducted using a survivor-centered approach, from initial planning, to risk assessments, to investigation strategies, to interviewing techniques and protection strategies. Carrie is experienced in working with vulnerable witnesses and victims, including SGBV survivors (men and women, including individuals belonging to the LGBTQIA+ community) . A survivor-centered approach incorporates “Do No Harm” but takes additional proactive steps to ensure agency and dignity are respected.

gender-sensitive

A gendered lens is applied during all stages of work. Using a gender analysis prevents overlooking human rights violations or specific/compound harm faced by segments of society, including women, men, boys, girls, and the LGBTQIA+ community. It also ensures that any action undertaken in the course of a project does not contribute to adverse effects or the invisibilisation of certain groups.

professional

Carrie maintains up-to-date professional development and training to ensure her techniques represent international best practice. She has trained extensively with the Institute for International Criminal Investigations (IICI) on Investigation Team Management, Investigation of Conflict-Related Sexual and Gender Based Violence, Analysis, and International Investigations, as well as with Bellingcat on Open Source Investigations (OSINT). She maintains current Hostile Environment Awareness/SSAFE and Mine Awareness certifications.

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