06-F-0803 Meeting with INDICT Witness Database Project May-28-2003

. • . ~GP ~··1" ~ ~~~fC.. · .,,'# :J )'~ PDASD SO/LIC--+-__ / ... ~NFO MEMO MAY 2 8 2 003 FOR: UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR POLICY F / I# 03/007261-SO aft~ FROM: Joseph_ Collins, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Sta ility r- ~ -~ Operations SUBJECT: Meeting with INDICT- Witness Database Project • On May 20th and 23rd I met with two representatives from Indict, a United Kingdom based organization, which collects evidence for the prosecution of senior members of the Iraq regime. • They are travelling to Iraq on Tuesday, May 27th with the chair of Indict, Member of Parliament (United Kingdom) Ann Clwyd, who recently met with the DEPSECDEF. • Ann Clwyd has been appointed the Prime Minister's Special Envoy to Iraq on Human Rights Issues. • The two representatives presented a proposal for an 18-month witness database project in Iraq (Tab A). • The purpose of the database project is to identify potential witnesses for a future war crimes tribunal or truth and reconciliation com.mission. • The database could also be used for current de-Baathification efforts. • In addition, the database will provide an un-biased and impartial accounting of the atrocities of Saddam Hussein's regime. • Iraqi opposition and Shia groups (with whom Indict has close ties) support the project. • COST: $7 million ($1.5 million in start up capital for the first 6 months and then $0.5 million per month for the next year) • The representatives also met with officials at the State Department, U.S. Agency for International Development, and the National Security Council. • Ambassador Pierre Prosper, the human rights lead for State, said that he would get back to them after his trip to Iraq. • I encouraged them to continue their efforts with State, explore opportunities in the private sector, and PUBLICIZE their trip to Iraq. • I plan on meeting with them again upon their return and am currently exploring DoD funding options. 'fhe most pwmising option is via the 1998 ltaqi ~T" . Libeuttion Aet. Camf"H'aHer lawyers are laaki11g intcr this option. ..L "I~ .ts l\ur ~I\ o,+1oa ptr ,011ptri/IC'r 1~wytn ~~'1(~ 1 Prepared by:._ ____ l(b)(6) I _.J SO/LIC (Stability Operations),ICbJC5l ~--- -> Proposal to create a \.Vitness database in post-Saddam Iraq Executive Summary The transition to long-term stability and democracy in Iraq will require sorne fonn of justice n1echanis1n to be put in place. This may be a war crimes tribunal (domestic or international) and/or a Truth & Reconciliation Commission. Nearly all of the 22 million people in Iraq will have suffered at the hands of the regime in some way. To begin the task of identifying the most important witnesses and to prevent valuable evidence being lost, a project should be initiated to create a database of witnesses. The database should contain a brief description of their testimony and contact infonnation. If and when a justice mechanism is then established, investigators will have swift access to relevant information which will expedite investigations and trials. An additional benefit will be the identification of areas of need overlooked by the international community, for example psychological counseling of sexual assault victims or additional humanitarian assistance. A large- scale project of this nature will also provide a comprehensive record of the crimes of the regin1e to prevent future revisionism. Personnel with relevant experience in other post-conflict situations should be identified to fonn part of the team to be dispatched to Iraq in immediate aftermath of regime change. These staff will establish a database and supervise local staff in the interviewing of witnesses and the securing of evidence. The international element may include Iraqis currently living outside Iraq who can be trained to supervise the process and act as a link bet1.vecn the non~Iraqis and the locally recruited staff, There will ideally be 10 core staff, 40 international supervisors and 400 local staff to carry out a 18-month progran1n1e. After this initial period, most international staff will depart, leaving behind a core of trained local staff. Simultaneously, analysis should begin to detertnine, (in broad terms): - the nature of the hutnan rights abuses in Iraq, - patten1s of abuses (e.g. geographical, ethnic, religious, racial. political) - the most egregious of those abuses, - the most significant events, ~ preliminary data as to persons, organisations or groups responsible for each event, - preliminary findings as to the systematic nature or otherwise of abuses, - recommendations as to possible courses of action, such as further investigations, potential for gathering detailed evidence and the likelihood of prosecution. Based on the experiences of a similar project in Kosovo, a total of over 250,000 potential witnesses placed in the database might be achievable by the end of 18 months, although a margin of error should be allowed to take account of differing local circumstances and different levels of cooperation in each region. These are flexible goals - the emphasis \Vill be on quality not quantity. Background In spring 1999, several NGOs, including the International Crisis Group (TCG), No Peace Without Justice, and ABA-CEELI (American Bar Association Central and East European Law Initiative) designed and implemented projects to gather statements fro1n victims and witnesses of human rights violations in Kosovo for use by the ICTY (International Criminal Tribunal for the Fonner Yugoslavia in the Hague). The purpose of the project was to assist the work of the ICTY by "providing an extensive list of ivitnesses i.t1hom its invesligators could subsequently inten'iew in a more in-depth manner. By creating a database and passing it onto the ICTY the projeci lvas able to provide basic information about these ivitnesses a11d the types of crimes they have experienced, or seen, in a n1anner that was rea<lily searchable by co1nputer." 1 There were frequent meetings with ICTY officials to guarantee that the project met the needs of ICTY. I~ocal interviewers were used to break lhrough language and trust barriers. International legal experts provided advice on interview techniques and the requirements of ICTY. "To facilitate data entry process, an interface was designed which required the data entry operator to provide specific information, o_ften offering predetermined oprions. Each record pronipted the input of infonnation regarding, for exa1nple, the personal details and contact information for wih1esses, the existence of any corroborating ~vitnesses to events described, the fate of personal dociunenlation and the pattern of inten1al Jisplacenient". 2 A record was also taken of dates, locations, a list of alleged crimes and a brief narrative of events including the type of perpetrators involved. Local staff were given specialised training regarding interview techniques, together with some form of data.base training to familiarise them with the requirements of the database and therefore enhance their ability to ask the most important and relevant questions for the ICTY. Offices were opened, but many potential witnesses were unable or unwilling to travel there to give statements, so mobile teams \\1ere created, consisting of international legal officers, together v./ith local inte-rviev,1ers. One international expert generally supervised 4~5 local staff. These teams were assigned an Area of Responsibility (AOR) which corresponded largely with existing municipalities in Kosovo. Teams were equipped with \/HS radios, satellite phones, and digital ca1neras. Standard interview fonns were developed by the intenlational staff as. guides for interviewers. They \.Vere designed to reflect the database interface as much as possible. All obtained consent from the witness to tum the statement over to the ICTY. For exhumations and investigative work requiring forensic or other specialised expettise, the project officers deferred to investigators from ICTY. An Investigations Commander at ICTY confinns the Project was 'extremely helpful' in expediling investigations. '.Reality De111a11ds, International Crisis Group, May 2000. p l ·Reality De1na11ds, International Crisis Group, May 2000, p.9 2 Personnel The Kosovo project had 46 international staff and 123 local staff working for six months. 4, 700 statements were taken. Funding for the project was provided by the European Cotnmission IIumanitarian Office (ECHO), Iraq has a much bigger population and thus this will be a mUL'h bigger project. There are 18 govemorates in Iraq which will form the basis for the Areas of Responsibility (AORs). There should be a minimum of two international staff for each of the 17 AORs outside Baghdad (34 international staff in total, of which ideally at least half could be Iraqis currently living abroad). Baghdad govemorate could be split into three AORs, with 6 international supervisors (to reflect its larger population). There will also be a national Project Director, a Deputy Director and 4 regional team leaders (North, South. East, West). Together with 4 support staff, this makes a total of 50 international staff. There also needs to be an analysis team consisting of a Chief Analyst and a Deputy 1\nalyst. These need not be based full time in Iraq, indeed Iraqi opposition figures consider that security and confidence in the analysis process could be enhanced by having the analysis take place outside Iraq. Each international staff member will require a translator (unless already an Arabic/Kurdish speaker). 20 local staff are needed for each AOR. Training lasts 4 weeks. The training includes interviewing techniques (including the ability to elicit the most important facts without compromising future investigations), confidentiality issues, and dealing with the err1otional/psychological consequences for the staff and for the \vitnesses/vicrin1s. The training is followed by tests, spot checks and a probation period to ensure quality. 'I'here are no suitable domestic NGOs currently in Iraq from which to draw staff as in the Kosovo conflict. Staff will be vetted as far as possible through referrals from respected local figures with no links to the regime or any political agenda. INDICT can use its contacts in the Iraqi opposition and the Kurdish Regional Government to facilitate recruitment. Staff from INDICT could be seconded themselves to the project to bring their current expertise, gained over the last four years, to assist with recruitment and orientation of other international staff through existing contacts 1,vith NGOs and national govemments. INDICT will use its contacts with haqi opposition to recruit local staff and facilitate cooperation between Project staff, local staff and the local communities in Iraq. Unofficial approaches have been made to individuals \Vith expertise in the Balkans and else\\·here. The response is overwhelmingly positive, and the prospects for quickly recruiting a team of suitable calibre are encouraging. 3 Equipment ABA·CEELJ and AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science), in collaboration with the Chicago Kent College of Law, have developed computer software to facilitate the processing of large quantities of infonnation on violations of human rights, together with information on witnesses, in a fonn suitable for subsequent statistical analysis. The software allows identification of duplicate crimes or victin1s. ABA-CEELI and AAAS should be asked to provide the computer software for documenting the infonnation. It will be adapted to the specific requirements of Iraq. Applying the lessons of the Kosovo project, and adapting the software to the specifics of Iraq, will build up a historical record of the crimes, identifying patte.ms and creating a greater understanding of what has happened to Iraq under Saddam Jlussein. Each international team of two staff \\'ill require a laptop computer and e~mail access, together with a radio, OPS system and a vehicle. They should also be equipped with digital cameras and video cameras. Local staff will need nothing more than the supply of standard data entry forms and a pen. 'They will use their ov..1n vehicles for the most part. Facilities In Kosovo, the use of central locations for interviews proved ineffective. Therefore teams will be mobile, interviewing people in their own homes or in community centres, schools etc. For particularly sensitive cases, special arrangetnents will be n1ade. A small office in each AOR will be required to use for updating the local witness database. Jn Baghdad, there will be a separate office for the Project Director's team. 4 Schedule Months 1-3 .Ai.t first, a small team (approximately 10 persons) will assemble in Baghdad and set up headquarters. This team will visit each AOR in turn, meeting with trusted local people (identified through current INDICT contacts). They will rent offices in 3 pilot project AORs: Kirkuk, Baghdad and Basra (giving geographical, demographic, religious and ethnic diversity) and will hire 20 English~spealcing local interviewers in each. AOR supervisors for the pilot projects will be brought to Iraq. Guidelines on interviewing techniques will be agreed, and the international staff will fan1iliarise themselves with the database. Recruitment of AOR supervisors begins. l\fonths 4-6 AOR supervisors for the pilot projects will be brought to Iraq. Common guidelines on interviewing techniques \vill be agreed, and the international staff will familiarise themselves with the database. [,ocal witness interviewers will be trained for four \\'eeks and then \Vill begin \.\.'Ork. Month 7 A full review of procedures will take place to check the quality of the product both for investigative and analytical purposes. A review of personnel requirements will also take place. Months 8-18 Project is rolled out nationwide. 5 Methods of operation Local interviewers working in teams of two will travel to a pa1ticular area. They will be supplied with data entry fonns. They will return to the central office at the end of the day. They \Vill be responsible for entering information on to a central database under the supervision of the international staff, who will also debrief them and offer comments and advice and deal with any problems. International staff will transmit the information to the head office in Baghdad eilher by e-mail or in CD~ROMs. where it will be added to the main central database. A project officer for the project in Kosovo estimates an average of 3-5 interviews per interviewer per day. This means that approxi1nately 300~500 preliminary interviews could be completed in each Area Of Responsibility each week. Based on staged recruitment (specified in the budget below): Month 5-6 3,600-6,000 interviews per month (in 3 original pilot projects) Month 7 Review Months 8-10 9,600-16,000 interviews per month (original pilot projects+ 5 new AORs) Monthsll-13 15,600-26,000 interviews per month (with further 5 new AORs operating) Months 14-18 24,000-40,000 interviews per month (with all AORs fully operational). Television and radio advertising will be used also to describe the project and educate local people. Locally respected individuals, such as clerics, teachers or opposition figures will be asked to lend public support to encourage people to participate. There will be frequent liaison with those responsible for transitional justice issues in Iraq to ensure that the infonnation being provided \vas relevant, and will assist rather than compron1ise any future legal proceedings. Simultaneously, work on analysis of the information will begin. This analysis will assist in focusing resources not only for investlgators but also for the new administration in Iraq. Such analysis can sho\V 1,.vhere the greatest need is for medical or psychological assistance; international and local staff will visit every part of Iraq and can help to identify areas which have been missed for humanitarian assistani;:e (as happened in Kosovo). Analysis will also provide evidence of patterns of crime to assist the direction of investigations in future tribunals. This might prove essential, for example, in establishing genocide or other mass c1imes, or crimes against \vomen. Benefits to a future tribunal or Truth Commission • Easier identification of potential witnesses, thus saving time and expediting justice • Establishment of patterns of crimes for investigative/statistical purposes • J~'ore\\·arning for tribunal investigators of flawed1 unreliable or psychologically damaged witnesses • Forewarning for tribunal investigators of sensitive issues such as suspected sexual assault. 6 The Data Entry Form This will be designed to allow <.:tandaf<l recording of information in a format suitable for easy transference into a computer database. It will contain sections on types of crime suffered or witnessed, the security agencies responsible, alleged perpetrators, dates, locations, and corroborative witnesses. There \.vill be space for contact details and a signature giving consent. A detachable section could also provide information for the witness on the aims of the project (including measures taken for their security), the identity of the staff involved, contact details for project staff and details of medical or psychological counseling offered by other NGOs or bodies. Security Witnesses will have a reference number. The key to the witnesses/reference numbers will be kept separately. Both databases will be required to identify witness testimony. This is the system used by INDICT and, once mastered, is simple to use and effe-ctive. Encryption Y..'ill also be used \Vhere necessary, Witnesses will be briefed on what their infonnation may be used for and who might have access to it. Their greatest protection will come from confidentiality of interviewers and international staff, and secure storage of their infonnation. International staff will receive standard security briefings on mine~ay..·areness, personal security etc. This should suffice as their role will largely focus on the main toV11 ns y..·hich are likely to be secured by international military personnel. If increased security becorr1es necessary, thal will be addressed later. 7 Budget • 1'he Core Staff Vv'ill need to be in place for the duration of the project and therefore will need to be salaried. Project Director $120.000 p.a. (broadly in line with UN Grade P-5/D- l) Deputy Director $80,000 p.a. (broadly in line with UN Grade P-3/P-4) 4 Regional Directors $80,000 p.a. (broadly in line UN Grade P-31P-4) IT/Data input leader $65,000 p.a. (broadly in line with UN Grade P-2/P-3) IT support staff $50,000 p.a. (broadly in line with UN Grade P-1/P-2) Logistics staff $65,000 p.a. (broadly in line with UN Grade P-2/P-3) Logistics support $50,000 p.a. (broadly in line with UN Grade P-l!P-2) Chief analyst $80,000 p.a. (broadly in line with UN Grade P-31P-4) Deputy Analyst $75,000 p.a. (broadly in line with UN Grade P-3/P-4) Financial controller $80,000 p.a. (broadly in line with UN Grade P-3/P-4) 40 AOR Supervisors $65,000 p.a. (broadly in line with UN Grade P-21P-3) • International staff operating in Iraq will require per diems of approximately $30 per day. Local staff will be operating in their home region and so will not be eligible for per diems. • Current estimated salaries (designed at a level to attract good quality candidates but not excessively generous to deter the mercenary element) for local staff are $400 per month. Translators, where necessary, for international staff= $400 per month per person (budget stipulates 50 translators but there may be savings if international staff includes Iraqis or other Arabic speakers). • Purchase/leasing (\vhichever is more practical and economical) of 25 4x4 vehicles ~ one per AOR (20), one for Head Office and 1 per regional team leader= $20,000 each • Fuel and maintenance ::::: $200 per vehicle per month • Transport for interviewers :;;; $200 per interviewer per month. This will be disbursed by international staff at local level, as individual transport needs will vary greatly in each region. • 23 laptop computers (one per AOR and Regional office, 3 for Head Office)= $1,000 each • 20 digital cameras & 20 video cameras ($150 & $600 respectively) • Mobile/satellite phones, VHF radios (2 per AOR) = $800 per AOR • Global Positioning Systems:;:;:: $200 each (one per international) • International and domestic communications for Head Office = $1,666 per month • Rent and utility bills for head office and 20 AOR offices estimated at $1000 each per month. • Transport to and from Iraq for international staff estimated at $700 per person per trip (allo\ving three return trips per person to account for ho1ne leave or personnel turnover) • Printing of data entry fo1ms = 50 cents each • Stationery for offices = $100 per month per office • Medical/life/critical injury insurance for international staff - no estimates available at this time • Travel costs to and from Iraq - $700 per person All costs are based on contemporary estimates for costs in Iraq lMarch 2003) and may be subject to adjustment. 8 Monthly estimates Time frame Item No. Unit cost Total cost Month 1 HQ opened Transport for core staff to Iraq (air and ground) JO $700 $7000 ..... Core staff salary 13 $6314 (average salarv) $82,083 Core staff per dienls 10 - home based staff ineligible $30 per day per person $9125 Translators 10 $400pcm $4000 -------- Vehicles 5 ( 1 each for HQ and 4 regional team leaders) $20,000 $100,000 Vehicles - Fuel and maintenance 5 $200 $1000 Laptop computers 7 (3 for HQ and one each for 4 regional team leaders) $1000 $7000 ····-- Radios/satellite phones One each for 4 regional tea1n leaders $200 $800 GPS One per regional tea.tn leaders $200 $800 HQ communications $1,666 ($20,000 per annu1n) $1,666 Rent and utility bills for HQ 1 $1,000 $1000 Stationerv I $100 $500 Total $214.974 9 Thneframe Item Transport for Month2 core staff & analysis staff to/ Database established and tested from Iraq for consultation Core staff salary No. Unit cost 2 $700 13 Core staff per di ems $6314 (average salar"' $30 per day per person Recruitment of pilot project Translators international supervisors Vehicles - Fuel completed and maintenance 10 - home based staff ineJi2ible 10 $400 pcm 5 $200 HQ communications $1.666 ($20,000 per annum) Rent and utility bills for HO l $1000 Stationerv 1 office $100 Total 10 Total cost $1400 $82,083-- $9125 $4000 $1000 $1,666 $1000 $100 $100.374 Timeframe Month 3 3 pilot AOR offices opened 60 witness interviewers recruited Item 'fransport for core staff & analysis staff to/ from Iraq for consultation Core staff salary No. Unit cost 2 $700 13 $6314 (average salarv) Core staff per di ems Translators JO - home based staff inelisrible IO $30 per day per person $400 pcm Vehicles - Fuel and maintenance 5 $200 HQ communications $1,666 ($20,000 per annum) Rent/utility bills for HQ, 3 pilot AOR offices 4 offices $1000 Stationery 4 offices $100 Total 11 Total cost $1400 $82,083 $9125 $4000 $1000 $1,666 $4,000 $400 $103.674 Timeframe Month 4 Pilot project international (AOR) supervisors arrive 60 witness interviewers employed - training starts Item Trans.port for core staff to/ from Iraq for consultation Trans.port for AORsupervisors to lraa Core staff salary No. Unit cost 2 $700 ... ...... _ 6 $700 Total cost $1400 $4,200 ---- l3 $6314 (average salary) $82,083 Core staff per die ms IO . home based staff ineJinible 6 $5.416 $30 per day per person $9125 International Supervisors salarv International Supervisors per dien1s Translators $32,500 ..... 6 $30 per day per person $5,475 16 $400 per month $6,400 Vehicles 3 . one per nilot AOR Vehicles - Fuel 8 (including 5 and previously tnaintenance bouehtl Laptop computers $20,000 $60.000 ----- $200 $1,600 3 . one per new AOR $1000 $3,000 ------ Radios 6 . one per new international sunervisor $200 $1,200 GPS one per AOR sunervisor $200 $1200 ··--· $1.666 HQ communications $1,666 ($20.000 o.a.) Rent and utility bills for HQ, 3 ni!ot AORs 4 $1000 $4.000 Stationerv 4 $100 $400 Witness Interviev.'ers 60 $400 $24,000 Digital cameras/video cameras 3 - I each per nc\v 1\0R $150 & $600 $2,250 Total $240.499 ---------- 12 Time frame Item :'>lonth 5 Newly trained witness interviewers start work Information returned for analysis Transport for core staff & analysis staff to/ from Iraq for consultation Core staff salary Core staff per di ems International Supervisors salarv International Supervisors per dien1s ··········- Translators Vehicles - Fuel and maintenance HQ communications Rent and utility bills for HQ, 3 oilot AORs Stationerv Witness Interviewers Transpor1 allowance for Witness Interviewers Total So. Unit cost 2 $700 13 $6314 (average salary) 10 - hon1e based staff inelie:ible $30 per day per person 6 $5,416 6 $30 per day per person ' 16 $400 per month 8 $200 $1,666 ($20,000 per annum) 4 $1000 4 $100 60 $400 60 $200 13 Total cost $1400 ··- $82,083 $9125 $32,500 $5,475 $6,400 $1,600 $1,666 $4,000 $400 $24,000 $12,000 $180 649 Timeframe Item "' Transport for Month 6 core staff & analysis staff to/ 3 Pilot offices from Iraq for fully operational consultation Core staff salary Recruitment of next 10 international supervisors and 100 local International interviewers Supervisors completed salary International Supervisors per di ems Translators Core staff per di ems Vehicles - Fuel and 1naintenance HQ communications Rent and utility bills for HQ, 3 oilot AORs Stationerv Witness Interviewers Transport allowance for Witness Intervie\vers Total -···· -·····- No. Unit cost 2 $700 13 $6314 (average salarv) 10 " home based staff inelirdble $30 per day per person 6 S5,416 6 $30 per day per person 16 $400 per month 8 $200 $1,666 ($20,000 per annum) 4 $1000 60 4 $100 $400 - 60 $200 14 Total cost $1400 $82,083 $9125 $32,500 $5,475 $6,400 $1,600 $1,666 $4,000 $400 $24,000 - .. $12,000 5180649 Item Transport for core staff & analysis staff to/ from Iraq for consultation Time frame Month 7 Interviewing continues in 3 pilot AORs Transport for new Review of international progress in supervisors to collaboration lraa with analysis team Training of 10 international supervisors and 100 more local interviewers No. Unit cost Total cost 2 $700 $1400 10 $700 $7000 .. COre staff salary 13 $6314 (aver~ge salarv) $82,083 Core staff per die ms 10 - home based staff ineligible $30 per day per person $9125 International Supervisors .salary 16 $5.4'16 $86,656 International Supervisors per die ms 16 $30 per day per person $14,600 Translators 26 $400 per month $10,400 Vehicles -···· Vehicles - Fuel and n1aintenance ······ 5 - one per OC\I/ AOR $20,000 $100,000 13 (including 8 previously bought) $200 $2,600 HQ communications $T:666 ($20,000 per annum) $1,666 Rent and utility bills for HQ, 3 oilot AORs 4 $1000 Stationery Witness Interviewers $4,000 .......... $400 '$64:000 4 $100 160 (of which ... $400 60 working, 100 training) 60 $200 $12,000 Transport allo\vance for Witness J!l!~!.~.~ewers .. Total $395,930 ·········-· 15 Timeframe Month 8 Interviewing continues in 3 pilot AORs and begins in nextS AORs Recruitment of next 10 international supervisors and 100 more local interviewers completed Item Transport for core staff & analysis staff to/ from Iraq for consultation Core staff salary Core staff per die ms International Supervisors salary Inteniational Supervisors per die ms Translators Vehicles - Fuel and n1aintenance Laptop computers Radios GPS HQ communications Rent and utility bills for HQ, AO Rs rStatiOIJ:~EY. .. Witness Interviewers Tr-Jn sport allowance for Witness Interviewers Digital cameras/video cameras Total No. Unit cost 2 $700 13 $6314 (average sal,~) 10 - home based staff ineligible $30 per day per person 16 $5,416 16 $30 per day per person 26 $400 per month 13 $200 5- one per new AOR $1000 10-2pernew AOR $200 One per AOR sunPrvisor $200 $1,666 ($20,000 per annum) 9 $1000 9 $100 $400 160 160 $200 5 - 1 each per new AOR $150 & $600 16 Total cost $1400 $82,083 "··-·-- $9125 $86,656 $14,600 $10,400 $2,600 $5000 $2000 $2000 $1,666 $9,000 $900 -·····- $64,000 $32,000 $3,750 $327.180 ·········- Tirneframe Item Transpott for Month 9 core staff & analysis staff to/ lntervie'"'ing from Iraq for continues in 8 consultation AORs Core staff salary Core staff per di ems Recruitment International of next 10 Supervisors International salarv supervisors International and 100 more Supervisors per local dierns interviewers completed "frans.lators Vehicles · Fuel and maintenance ..... HQ communications Rent and utility bills for HQ, AO Rs Statione:ry ········- Witness Interviewers Transport allowance for Witness Interviewers Total No. U11it cost Total cost 2 $700 $1400 13 $6314 (average salan) $82,083 10 , home based staff i n~!.\gI~J-~ 16 $30 per day per person $9125 $5,416 $86,656 16 $30 per day per person $14,600 26 $400 per month $10,400 13 $200 $2,600 .. ... $1,666 ($20,000 per annum) $1,666 9 $1000 $9,000 -···· 9 $100 ········- 160 $400 160 $200 $900 $64,000 $32,000 ··-······ $314,_430 , ········-- ·······- 17 Timeframe Item Transpon for Month 10 core staff & analysis staff to/ Interviewing continues in 8 AORs from Iraq for consultation Transport for new international supervisors to lraa Training of next 10 international supervisors and JOO more local interviewers Core staff salary Core staff per dietns International Supervisors salarv International Supervisors per diems Translators Vehicles Vehicles - Fuel and maintenance HQ communications Rent and utility bills for HQ. oneratin2 AORs Stationerv Witness Interviewers Transport allowance for Witness Interviewers. Total No. Unit cost 2 $700 10 $700 13 $6314 (average ·----.~~lary) lO . home based staff ineligible $30 per day per person 26 $5,416 26 ..... $30 per day per person 36 $400 per n1onth 5 one per new AOR $20,000 18 (including 13 previously bought) $200 $1,666 ($20,000 per annum) 9 $1000 9 $100 260 $400 260 $200 18 Total cost $1400 $7000 $82,083 $9125 $140,816 $23,725 $14,400 $100,000 $3,600 $1,666 ·········-··- $9,000 $900 $104,000 $52,000 $549,715 Timeframe Item Month 11 10 more international supervisors and 100 more local interviewers begin work Transport for core staff & analysis staff to/ from Iraq for consultation Core staff salary ~········· Core staff per die ms International Supervisors salary International Supervisors per di ems Translators Vehicles - Fuel and maintenance Laptop comnuters Radios GPS ......... HQ con1munlcations Rent and utility bills for HQ, ooeratin!! AORs Stationery Witness Interviewers Transport allowance for Witness Intervie\.vers Digital cameras/video cameras Total :'lo. Unit cost 2 $700 13 10 - home based staff ineligible $6314 (ave-rage salary) $30 per day per person 26 $5,416 26 $30 per day per person 36 $400 per month 18 $200 5 ~ one per new AOR $1000 10 2 per new AOR $200 - --· One per AOR suoervisor $200 $1,666 ($20,000 per annum) 14 $1000 14 $100 260 $400 260 $200 5 - I each per new AOR $150 & $600 19 Total cost $1400 ···········- $82,083 $9125 $140,816 $23,725 $14,400 $3,600 $5000 $2000 $2000 $1,666 $14,000 $1400 $104,000 $52,000 $3,750 $460.965 Timeframe Month 12 13 AORs operational Recruitment of final \\'·ave of supervisors and interviewers completed ·············-- Item Transport for core staff & analysis staff to/ fron1 Iraq for consultation Core staff salaty 13 No. Unit cost 2 $700 Total cost $1400 Core staff per di ems $6314 (average salarv) $30 per day per person $82,083 ····- 10 - home based staff inelirrible 26 $9125 International Supervisors salarv International Supervisors per cliems 1'ranslators $5,416 $140,816 26 $30 per day per person $23,725 36 $400 per month $14,400 Vehicles - Fuel 18 and maintenance $200 $3,600 Rent and utility bills for HQ, operating AORs HQ communications 14 $1000 $14,000 $1,666 ($20,000 per annum) $1,666 Stationerv 14 $100 $1400 Witness IntervieVv·ers 260 $400 $104,000 Transport allowance for Witness Interviewers 260 $200 $52,000 Total $448.215 20 Unit cost $700 Total cost $1400 14 $9800 Timeframe Item No. Transport for 2 Month 13 core staff & analysis staff to/ Interviewing from Iraq for continues in ~c::::oe.:n:.es:::u"'lta,,,t,,io"'n'--1------1-------1---- AORs Transport for $700 new international supervisors to Training of Iraq final 14 Core staff salary international supervisors and 140 local Core staff per interviewers diems International Supervisors saiarv 13 $6314 $82,083 (average salarv) 10 - home ~-·--·~---1_;;;;:::::.."---+c~~---1 $30 per day $9125 based staff per person ineli~ible 40 International Supervisors per di ems 40 $5,416 $30 .. per day per person $216,640 $36,500 Translators 50 $400 per month $20,000 Vehicles Vehicles - ·Fuel'. and maintenance 7 - one per $20,000 new AOR 25 (including $200 18 previou::.ly bought) $140,000 $5,000 HQ communications Rent and utility bills for HQ, ooeratinE! AORs 14 $1,666 $1.666 ($20,000 per annu!J:l) $1000·"---+-::$"'"14'"'.o""'o-::-o---1 Stationery Witness Interviewers 14 400 $100 $1400 $400 $64,000 Transport allov.-ance for Witness Interviewers 400 $200 $80,000 Total $681 614 '-------'-"'="-----'------'-----_j··············1 ............. - 21 Timeframe Month 14 Final 14 international supervisors and 140 local interviewers begin work. All AORs operational Item ------------·- Transport for core staff & analysis staff to/ from Iraq for consultation Core staff salary No. Unit cost 2 $700 13 $6314 (average salarv) Core staff per diems 10 - home based staff ineligible 40 $30 per day per person Tntemational Supervisors salarv $5.416 International Supervisors per di ems Translators 40 $30 per day per person 50 $400 per month Vehicles - Fuel and maintenance 25 (including 18 previously bought) $200 Laptop cornputers 7 - one for each nev.' AOR $1000 Radios 14-2 per new AOR $200 GPS One per AOR suoervisor $200 HQ con1munications $1,666 ($20,000 per annum) Rent and utility 21 bills for HQ, operating AORs --~.!~~j_Q~~!Y. ______ \Vitness Interviewers $1000 -· ... ..... 21 ............................. _ ......... 400 $100 ·························- $400 Transport allowance for Witness Intervie\vers 400 $200 Digital cameras/video cameras 7 - I each per ne\v AOR -······-- $150 & $600 Total 22 Total cost $1400 $82,083 $9125 $216,640 $36,500 $20,000 $5,000 $7000 $2800 $2800 $1.666 $21,000 ·······-- ·····--· $2,100 s64;ooo $80,000 ·······················-···· $5,250 $557.364 Tin1eframe Item No. Unit cost Total cost Months 15-18 All AO Rs operational Transport for core staff & analysis staff to/ from Iraq for consultation Core staff salary 2 $700 $1400 13 $6314 (average salary) ........ $82))83 Core staff per di ems JO . hon1e based staff inelinible $30 per day .. per person ···········- $9125 International Supervisors salarv 40 $5.416 $216,640 International Supervisors per dien~s 40 $30 per day per person $36,500 'I'ranslators 50 $400 per month $20,000 - Vehicles - Fuel and maintenance 25 (including 18 previously bought) $200 $5,000 HQ communications Rent and utility bills for HQ, operating AORs 21 $1,666 ($20,000 per annum) $1000 $1,666 $zLooo Stationerv 21 $100 $2,190 Witness Interviewers 400 $400 $64.000 400 $200 $80,000 Transport allowance for Witness Interviewers ~-················ Total $539,514 per month Additional costs: 2 extra retu111 flights per 1ntemat1onal staff member (or flights for replacement international staff) - $700 x 2 = $1400 for 50 staff= $70,000 Printing costs for 300,000 data entry forms estimated at 50 cents per fonm = $150,000 The projected funding from initial deployment of Core Staff to Iraq until the end of Month 18 is $7.134.291 + Medical/life/critical injury insurance for international staff - no estimates available at this time 23 Initial Funding Requirements To progress with the initial stage, funding needs to be in place for, at a minimum: • A 3-day planning meeting in UK/US for 10 core staff ... vith 5 international expe11s~ Flights $700 x 15 = $10,500 Consultancy fees 5 x $500 per day= $7,500 Accommodation /food $200 pp per day $9000 • Salaries for the core staff for one year (to persuade them to leave current jobs) - $985,000 • Medical/life insurance (no figures available at this time) • Funding for first 6 months $528,321 (excluding core staff salaries) Total $1.540,321 Contact for further information: Philip Trewhitt INDICT pt@indict.org.uk Tel: 00 44 20 7840 0190 Abbreviations !CG ABA-CEELI JCTY AOR NGO AAAS International Crisis Group American Bar Association Central and East European Law Initiative International Criminal 1'ribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (in the Hague) Area of Responsibility Non-Governmental Organisation American Association for the Advancement of Science OPS Global Positioning System 24