The Reckoning Project

Name

The Reckoning Project

Legal name

The Reckoning Project

Website

https://thereckoningproject.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Justice & Human Rights Documentation

NAICS

Legal Services (5411), Human Rights Organizations (813311), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (541720)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Human Rights Monitoring, Documentation & Advocacy (BPADAGAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Transitional Justice, Accountability & Reparations (BPADAGAL), Monitoring, Evaluation, Research & Learning (MERL) (BPADAEAB), Humanitarian Coordination, Information Management & Needs Assessment (BPADADAL), Global Health Research, Evidence & Technical Assistance Organizations (HLAJAKAN)

Keywords

• War crimes documentation
• International justice evidence
• Human rights investigation
• Legal evidence collection
• Testimony preservation

Headquarters

HQ city

Falls Church

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Grants: Funding from European and U.S. government donors including EU (EUR 1.9M total), German Federal Foreign Office, Irish Department of Foreign Affairs, Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and U.S. Department of State.
2. Foundation Grants: Support from private foundations including Open Society Foundations, Carnegie Corporation, Porticus Foundation, Howard G. Buffett Foundation, Schmidt Family Foundation, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Asfari Foundation, Swedish Postcode Lottery Foundation, and Sigrid Rausing Trust.
3. Individual Donations: Individual contributions through Donorbox platform. The Reckoning Project is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with EIN 92-0890126.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Reckoning Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2022 that documents war crimes in active conflict zones (Ukraine, Sudan, and Gaza) and transforms victim and witness testimony into legally admissible evidence for use in international justice mechanisms. The organization combines field-level forensic documentation with legal expertise to support international criminal and human rights accountability processes.

Product overview

The Reckoning Project is a documentation and accountability organization that operates as a unified platform for documenting war crimes and advancing international justice. The core offering combines field documentation services, legal submissions, media storytelling, and advocacy under one mission. Key products include The Dispatch monthly publication, documentary films like 'Children from Occupation,' and specialized evidence collection training programs. The organization transforms survivor testimonies into legally admissible evidence for submission to the ICC, universal jurisdiction courts, and UN bodies while simultaneously amplifying findings through media and policy engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• War Crimes Documentation & Evidence Services
• Testimony-to-Evidence Conversion Service

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 750 witness testimonies collected and preserved to international legal standards
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ukrainian, UK, and EU Missions to the OSCEcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 May 2026Partnership for Vienna briefing on Russia's coercive displacement practices, bringing together over 90 diplomats including Permanent Representatives to OSCE.
• Delegation of the European Union to the United NationscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 April 2026Hosted closed-door roundtable with delegates from 20 EU member states and Canada for briefing on forced displacement and indoctrination of Ukrainian children.
• Yale UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 August 2025CEO Janine di Giovanni appointed Senior Fellow at Yale's Human Rights Program. TRP hosts symposia including 'A World Without Rules' and 'How to Catch a War Criminal in the 21st Century'. Board Chair David Simon directs Yale's Genocide Studies Program.
• Docudays UA International Film FestivalminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 11 June 202522nd annual film festival hosted screening of TRP's documentary with discussion on Russia's indoctrination of Ukrainian children.
• Arcola TheatreminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 30 May 2025London theatre venue hosting play 'The Reckoning' inspired by TRP's work and testimonies, running May 30 - June 28, 2025.
• Dash ArtsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 May 2025Production company that created play 'The Reckoning' directed by Josephine Burton, drawing direct inspiration from TRP's documentation work.
• Stockholm Centre for Eastern European StudiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 April 2025Co-convened high-level international symposium addressing war crimes, disinformation, and impunity in Russia's war against Ukraine and beyond. Brought together leading international experts, policymakers, and human rights advocates for critical debate.
• Ministry for Foreign Affairs of SwedencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 April 2025Provided support for Stockholm Symposium on Accountability and Disinformation. Brought together over 200 attendees for sold-out public session at Kulturhuset Stadsteatern.
• Kulturhuset StadsteaternminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 29 April 2025Stockholm venue hosting sold-out public session of symposium with over 200 attendees.
• Current Time TVcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 202524/7 TV channel created by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty with Voice of America participation. Broadcast documentary 'Children from Occupation' to Russian-speaking audiences worldwide including in Russia, Ukraine, and Central Asia.
• Office of the Prosecutor General of UkrainecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025MoU for cooperation on transferring documented evidence for criminal proceedings.
• Office of the Prosecutor General of UkrainecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Signed Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation allowing transfer of documented evidence for criminal proceedings in Ukraine.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Amnesty International: Global human rights organization that conducts field investigations, documents war crimes, and submits evidence to international justice mechanisms; overlapping donor base and similar legal-advocacy model to TRP.
• Center for Justice and Accountability: US-based human rights organization that pursues universal jurisdiction and civil litigation for war crimes and torture; directly comparable on the universal jurisdiction case strategy TRP has opened in Argentina.
• International Center for Transitional Justice: Specialized NGO working on transitional justice, accountability, and reparations in post-conflict societies; directly comparable mission around war crimes accountability and documentation methodology.
• Human Rights Watch: The most established international human rights research and advocacy organization; conducts war crimes investigations and publishes reports that inform ICC and UN mechanisms — directly comparable mission and target customers to TRP.
• Truth Hounds: Ukraine-focused human rights organization documenting international crimes in the Russia-Ukraine conflict; founded by TRP's Director of Research Roman Avramenko and offers a directly comparable documentation methodology and target judicial partners.
• Mnemonic: Berlin-based nonprofit that preserves and verifies digital evidence of human rights violations for use in international justice proceedings; directly comparable on digital evidence preservation and judicial-submission focus.

Emerging players

• Syrian Archive: Specializes in preserving and verifying digital open-source evidence from the Syrian conflict for accountability mechanisms; comparable on the digital evidence and prosecutorial-submission axis.
• Bellingcat: Open-source investigations organization that produces evidence-based reporting on conflicts and atrocities; comparable on the evidence-to-media channel and growing overlap on legal submissions.
• New Lines Institute: Policy and research institute that has produced legal atrocity analyses (e.g., Uyghur genocide report) and submits work to UN and judicial mechanisms; comparable on policy-to-legal pipeline and donor base.

Broad incumbents

• International Crisis Group: Large established think tank that produces conflict analysis and policy recommendations to governments and international bodies; overlapping donor base and policy-engagement channel with TRP.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TRPforJustice
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@TRPforJustice
• Facebookfacebook.com/TRPforJustice
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/trpforjustice
• Instagraminstagram.com/TRPforJustice

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