Project Expedite Justice (PEJ)

Project Expedite Justice (PEJ) is a non-profit organization dedicated to surmounting barriers to justice and accountability for survivors of atrocity crimes. The organization operates globally using hybrid teams of local and international legal experts to counter gross human rights abuses, including mass rape, ethnic or religious cleansing, and genocide.

Origins & Leadership

• Founded: 2016
• Founder: Cynthia Tai, a former international lawyer who established the organization after observing systemic obstacles that impede survivors from accessing legal accountability mechanisms.
• Growth: Developed into a globally recognized initiative partnering with organizations worldwide to support vulnerable populations and hold perpetrators accountable.

Mission & Objectives

PEJ utilizes all available legal avenues to secure accountability for individuals inadequately protected under the law, lacking access to legal resources, or exploited by powerful state and non-state entities:

• Victim Advocacy & Legal Assistance: Assisting victims and survivors of atrocity crimes in pursuing justice through all accessible domestic and international legal mechanisms.
• Rights Actualization: Ensuring fundamental legal protections are practically applied and enforced within courts, communities, and formal institutions worldwide.
• Domestic Capacity Building: Strengthening the skills and capacity of national justice actors—including judges, prosecutors, lawyers, and investigators—to implement international human rights and humanitarian law in local legal systems.
• Accountability for Abuses: Driving legal accountability for mass atrocities, gross human rights violations, and related state or corporate abuses.

Operating Model

• Hybrid Field Teams: Pairs international legal experts with local practitioners and community networks to combine global legal standards with contextual and domestic legal fluency.
• Survivor-Centered Action: Stands directly with affected populations while building enduring local justice infrastructure to empower communities and advance the rule of law.