Ongoing instability and conflict in Libya has had massive impact on women and Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs), as reports the WHRD Coalition in the Middle East and North Africa. A new report, entitled The Status of Women Human Rights …
In November 2016, a policy brief was launched by the Justice and Reconciliation Project (JRP) and the Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice on the reintegration of children born of war. The policy brief highlights the challenges for women who have …
The Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice is seeking candidates for a Legal Internship, based in our Office in The Hague. Interested applicants are encouraged to review the description of the position and the desired qualifications carefully here. The deadline for …
On this year’s International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, we are pleased to celebrate a landmark and visionary decision by the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on the commission of sexual violence in …
I Am Not Who They Think I Am tells the story of two women out of the tens of thousands abducted by Joseph Kony and his Lord’s Resistance Army in the early 2000s. After eight years being used as sex …
If you’re a smart, capable, fun, English-speaker (additional languages are also welcome, especially French, Arabic and Dutch), with a keen sense of humor and great finance and accounting skills, familiar with and/or appreciative of the non-profit sector, and you’re looking …
In 2016, we launched a collaboration with the Justice and Reconciliation Project (JRP) and the Women’s Advocacy Network (WAN) on the Reintegration Programme for young women formerly abducted by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). The Reintegration Programme is a grassroots …
Last Saturday, the Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice completed the inaugural Wamare Institute for 32 young women, most of whom had been formerly abducted by the LRA militia group and all of whom had suffered harm and loss as a …
On International Women’s Day the Coalition for the ICC profiled 10 female justice activists who are breaking the mold. Read about women justice advocates in Colombia, the Philippines, Lebanon, Mali, the Ukraine and more here. Adriana Maria Benjumea Rua …
On International Women’s Day we are delighted to share with you the forthcoming launch of our new programme in northern Uganda, the Wamare Young Women’s Institute. Wamare means ‘love one another’ in Luo, one of the local languages of northern …
