Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice welcomes the arrest warrants issued by Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for Taliban leaders Haibatullah Akhundzada and Abdul Hakim Haqqani for the crime against humanity of gender persecution in Afghanistan. These …
July 11, 2025—In September 2023, a global media campaign asserting serious allegations was launched against Ms. Brigid Inder, OBE, the co-founder and former Executive Director of Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice (WIGJ). An administrative investigation conducted by an independent and …
7 July 2025—On 16 June, we convened a group of amici to submit observations in the Al Hassan reparations proceedings before the International Criminal Court. Our brief highlights the following: Gendered and Intersectional Harm Despite the acquittal on gender-based crimes, …
June 19, 2025—To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, our colleague Valeria Babără explores how Colombia’s Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) is advancing a more inclusive model of justice in its latest indictment in …
June 19, 2025—To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, our colleague Juliana Laguna-Trujillo explores the groundbreaking first indictment issued by Colombia’s Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) in Case 07 in a blog for the …
June 19, 2025—To mark International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, our colleague Valeria Babără was invited to address the Dutch Senate during a special roundtable on the situation in Afghanistan. The intervention focused on the urgent …
June 17, 2025—As NATO leaders gather in The Hague this June, Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice stands alongside over 100 civil society organisations in calling for a shift in priorities: from military build-up to investment in gender justice, peacebuilding, and …
Issued by the Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition (WHRD-IC), with the support of Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice. 12 June 2025-The Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition (WHRD-IC), together with global feminist and social justice partners, unequivocally condemns the …
The Global Initiative Against Impunity (GIAI) forcefully condemns the United States government’s decision to impose sanctions on four sitting judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for their work on the Palestine and Afghanistan situations. The US is not only targeting specific …
The Hague, May 28, 2025 – Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice joined over 80 organisations in a unified global call to action under the banner: “In Solidarity We Resist: Our Fight, Our Right!” This year’s May28 campaign highlights the urgency …
