January issue of Women’s Voices now available
Read our latest e-letter containing updates and analysis on political developments, the pursuit of justice, and the status of peace talks from the perspective of women’s rights activists.
Women in Darfur Deliver a Petition to United Nations Security Council Delegation
On 10 and 11 October 2010, a UN Security Council delegation visited North Darfur, led by British Ambassador to the UN Mark Lyall Grant, and including US Ambassador to the UN Susan Rice and Ugandan Ambassador to the UN Ruhakana …
Faire avancer la justice pour les femmes – Le temps d’agir
La version française de Advancing Gender Justice – A Call to Action est maintenant disponible. Dans Faire avancer la justice pour les femmes – Le temps d’agir, Women’s Initiatives décrit les priorités pour faire avancer la justice pour les femmes …
UN Press Conference on the Gender Report Card on the International Criminal Court 2010
Watch the UN Webcast of the Press Conference hosted on 7 December 2010 by UNIFEM (UN Women) with the Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice for the launch of the Women’s Initiatives’ Gender Report Card on the International Criminal Court, 2010. The …
Gender Report Card 2010
On 6 December 2010, the Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice launched the Gender Report Card on the International Criminal Court, 2010, during the 9th Session of the ICC Assembly of States Parties in New York. The launch, one of the …
Al-Jazeera: “We need prosecution for gender based crimes.” Brigid Inder comments on Bemba trial at the ICC
Watch a news item about the trial of Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, who faces charges of rape committed by the militia group he commanded in the Central African Republic.
New York Times: Lubanga trial resumes, remains a missed opportunity to prosecute gender-based crimes in DRC
Read an article discussing the Lubanga trial, including comments from the Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice.
In honour of Professor Paula Escarameia
On 4 October 2010, Professor Paula Ventura de Carvalho Escarameia passed away. Paula was on the International Advisory Council of the Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice and was an eminent scholar of international law, women’s rights and gender equality. Paula …
Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice and WITNESS launch Video Advocacy project to end violence against women in conflict zones
On 21 September 2010, Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice and WITNESS launched a three-year video advocacy project to highlight and combat injustices committed against women in armed conflicts in Uganda, the Central African Republic (CAR), Sudan, the Democratic Republic of …
Special issue of Women’s Voices now available – Advance Collection of Women’s Testimonies from the Women’s Court
Read our Special Issue of Women’s Voices on the Women’s Court, an event organized by the Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice and held on 1 June 2010, during the International Criminal Court (ICC) 10-year Review Conference in Kampala, Uganda. This …