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Under the Global Criminal Justice Rewards Program (GCJRP), the U.S. Department of State offers rewards of up to $5 million (USD) to individuals who provide information that leads to the arrest, transfer, or conviction of designated foreign nationals accused of crimes against humanity, genocide, or war crimes. The Department of State’s Office of Global Criminal Justice (GCJ) manages the GCJRP in close coordination with partners within the U.S. government, foreign governments, international tribunals, and non-governmental organizations.

The GCJRP has contributed to the arrest and capture of fugitives from the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). Both the ICTY and ICTR have accounted for all individuals indicted, 161 and 96, respectively. The last fugitive arrested was Fulgence Kayishema. He was arrested in South Africa on May 25, 2023.

All rewards that are paid remain confidential. The GCJRP has paid more than $8 million in rewards to tipsters. Tipsters have contributed to more than 20 cases.

The GCJRP is mandated by 22 U.S.C. section 2708, as amended. Its operation is also described in the State Department’s Foreign Affairs Manual in 2 FAM 940.

In 2022, Congress amended the GCJRP statute (Public Law No: 117-273) to make clear that the program applies to foreign nationals accused of crimes against humanity, genocide, or war crimes under national laws (including U.S. law), in addition to under the statutes of international tribunals (including hybrid or mixed tribunals).

Source: https://www.state.gov/global-criminal-justice-rewards-program/