Investigations and Accountability

Investigation Process

Initial Assessment

A victim submits a complaint and supportive documents, leading to a thorough evaluation of allegations and evidence to determine investigation scope and priority.

  • Evidence review
  • Witness identification
  • Scope definition

Investigation

Comprehensive investigation process following international standards and best practices.

  • Document analysis
  • Witness interviews
  • Expert consultation

Model Recommendations

Development of concrete recommendations for systemic reform and accountability.

  • Reform proposals
  • Accountability measures
  • Implementation plans

Under Investigation

  • Amy Betts: North Carolina, Family Court, state and federal litigation, registered August 4, 2025


Under Initial Assessment

  • Amanda Nicole Kuiper
  • Amanda Rose Story
  • Ambassador Christiana
  • Angela Burley
  • Brian Fracasse
  • Crystal Marie Salazar
  • Danielle Harrison
  • David Lael Hansen
  • Donna waller
  • Emily Wimmer
  • Emma Cole
  • Francine VerHagen
  • Jennifer Briggs-Brabson
  • Karla Johnson
  • Katherine Kempf
  • Kelly E Patton
  • Kiara Jennings
  • Kristin Doherty
  • Kristin Willman
  • Latesha Howard
  • Lauren Elisabeth Pichard
  • Lisa Townsend
  • Margot Bruce
  • Meghan Garnhart
  • Michele Lynn Shearer
  • Monique Francoise
  • Paulette Hinesley
  • Renee Hofstetter
  • Sara Anne Wion
  • Sean Brennan
  • Suzanne Barnes


Interaction with the Private Attorney General

The role of the Private Attorney General

Simplistically stated, individuals who qualify as a Private Attorney General may act based on the US Constitution and common law and historical recognitions by the judicial process in the United States to prevent, prohibit, and abate violations of laws and human rights which have been inflicted upon themselves, and being similarly inflicted upon others. These individuals must follow high ethical guidelines for service and integrity, uphold the US Constitution and the jus cogens of customary international law, and act in the public interest. They must not frivolously or carelessly take action and compromise the benefits that should be provided to the public. They command protection for their litigation work product against disclosure (like attorney-client privilege) and advocate for unenumerated rights and privileges, as well as rights and privileges not enforced by the branches of government. One Private Attorney General (PAG), Cyrus Hazari, identified as a victim of cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment and punishment, and torture, by 10 state and federal courts and over 40 judges, and a seven-year victim of judicial discrimination based on disability, takes a strong interest in the cases filed with this institute, and may take action permissible at law upon the presence of verified susbtantial grounds for the victim-reported prohibited acts. The PAG operates independently of the institute and provides information, research, and legal findings that the institute considers.

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Proposed cooperation with the US Supreme Court

Judges should not need to be trained or corrected on recognizing and respecting human rights, but should instead be the foremost proponents of human rights in every case and controvery. The personal obedience to (human rights) treaties is a personal obligation of every state judge under Article VI of the US Constitution ("... and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding"). Under the principle of uniformity of jurisprudence in the state and federal courts, and under Article III "good Behaviour", and Article II, and the principle that the federal government shall not be divided against itself, the same duty of obedience to (human rights) treaties applies to the federal judiciary. However, human rights treaties are neither recognized or respected according to the jus cogens of customary international law, and the common expectations of the People, nor are they seen as the keys that they are to extraction of un-enumerated rights which are enshrined in the US Constitution. The Private Atttorney General has proposed a cooperation with the US Supreme Court to establish an independent investigative body for human rights violations by all branches of government per the specification of the UN Istanbul Protocol. This has necessitated the establishment of the IAJ to fill the gap until all government branches commit to the recognition of the independent investigative mechanism. The need for the independent investigative body for human rights violations is demonstrated by the numerous filings by the Private Attorney General in the US Supreme Court since 2020 and his other writings filed in the records of the following courts since 2018: California Superior Court of Santa Clara County, California Sixth District Court of Appeals, California Supreme Court, District Court of Norther California, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy court of Northern California, Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel, District Court of Denver, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. The cooperation would directly affect litigants whose evidence provides susbtantial ground for violations of prohibitions under human rights treaties and the pre-emptory norms of customary international law.

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Invocation of international Human Rights mechanisms

The Private Attorney General has filed a complaint against the United States judiciary with the UN Special Procedures, and the Committee Against Torture. Further actions and communications by the Private Atorney General will be forthcoming.

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Sharing of analysis, research, and findings

The Private Attorney General, Cyrus Hazari, is a founding member of the institute. He is a lawyer, human rights defender, researcher and analyst. He takes an active role in the pursuits of the institute as well as performing a separate and independent prosecutorial role through all lawful avenues in the public interest and for the purpose of the elevation of human rights and judicial standards throughout the United States and through models that can benefit human rights throughout the World.

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Report Violations

If you have witnessed or experienced violations of judicial standards or human rights within the court system, we encourage you to submit a report. All submissions will be thoroughly reviewed.

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