Building the legal case for accountability. Research, documentation, and international legal action for 168 children killed in an airstrike on their school.
What Happened
On the first day of the US-Iran conflict, a BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile struck the Shajareh Tayyebeh Girls' Elementary School in Minab, Hormozgan Province. At least 168 people were killed — the overwhelming majority schoolgirls aged 7 to 12.
At least 68 victims remain unidentified — bodies too severely damaged for visual identification.
Research & Documentation
Every legal pathway depends on the quality of evidence. Our research methodology combines open-source intelligence, forensic documentation, and international legal standards to build a case that can stand up in court.
Systematic identification and verification of every victim by name, age, and photograph. 100 children identified to date through cross-referencing school records, family testimonies, and community sources.
Open-source intelligence gathering using satellite imagery (before/after), ADS-B flight tracking data, social media forensics, and geolocation analysis to reconstruct the attack timeline and verify the weapon type.
Comprehensive analysis of applicable international law — Rome Statute, Geneva Conventions, customary IHL — to identify the strongest legal basis for each pathway and anticipate defense arguments.
Archive and verification of all independent media reports, investigative journalism, and official statements. Building a chronological evidence library with source attestation and chain of custody.
Study of successful international prosecutions — Anwar Raslan (Syria/Germany), Al Mahdi (ICC/Mali), Ukraine cases — to model our filings and evidence standards on proven approaches.
Protocols for ethical, trauma-informed testimony collection from survivors, first responders, and community members. Designed to meet ICC admissibility standards while protecting witness safety.
Legal Strategy
Our focused legal strategy targets three mutually-reinforcing approaches. Each pathway amplifies the others — public pressure creates political will for ICC action, which generates evidence for universal jurisdiction filings.
Global campaigns creating the political will that makes legal action possible. Without sustained public attention, no prosecutor will act.
Iran files an ad hoc declaration accepting ICC jurisdiction over the attack on its territory. Precedents: Palestine (2014), Ukraine.
Criminal complaint filed in Germany under Völkerstrafgesetzbuch. No territorial connection needed. ECCHR has done this for Syria.
Each approach feeds the others: pressure creates will for ICC action, ICC generates evidence for Germany, Germany's investigation validates pressure campaigns.
Evidence Framework
Building an evidence package that meets international legal standards, designed for use across all three accountability pathways.
Satellite imagery, weapon fragment analysis, blast pattern mapping, structural damage assessment
Social media documentation, ADS-B data, communication intercepts, official statements archive
Survivor statements, first responder accounts, medical personnel records, community witness depositions
School enrollment records, building permits, military target lists, intelligence assessment reports
Roadmap
Establishing People for Peace & Justice ry (Finland). Building the evidence archive, content library, and research methodology. Victim identification and verification.
Engaging legal partners (DAWN, ECCHR, CJA). Formalizing witness documentation protocols. Building the evidence package to ICC admissibility standards.
Criminal complaint to German Generalbundesanwalt. ICC Article 12(3) advocacy with Iran's legal representatives. UNHRC Commission of Inquiry petition.
Supporting prosecutors with evidence and witnesses. Daily memorial campaigns. Monitoring proceedings and amplifying legal developments.
The Team
A Finnish registered association established to provide the legal and organizational foundation for accountability work. Registered under the Finnish Associations Act, domiciled in Helsinki.
Helsinki, Finland · Technology & campaign infrastructure
Den Haag, Netherlands · Research & advocacy
Den Haag, Netherlands · Community coordination
Take Action
168 children deserve more than silence. Support our legal campaign by joining the volunteer network, sharing the memorial, or contacting us to contribute to the evidence base.