Aya could not find formula milk for her malnourished newborn.[1] Battling infections and exhaustion, she travelled daily to overcrowded and under-resourced clinics that could not provide necessary treatment for her baby.[2] Sujoud, discharged mere days after a C-section, recovered in …
Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice has submitted comprehensive recommendations to the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for updating the Gender Persecution Principles. These recommendations, developed in partnership with leading practitioners and experts, aim to transform …
Reports have uncovered alarming evidence of rampant sexual violence and torture of Palestinian prisoners by Israeli forces. In August, the Israeli human rights group B’Tselem released a comprehensive report with testimonies from 55 Palestinians, revealing widespread torture, sexual violence, and …
On 11 June 2024, the Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice, together with Dr Rosemary Grey, the International Institute of Social Studies, the Legal Mobilization Platform, the Strategic Litigation Project, the Global Justice Center and the Sydney Centre for International Law …
The NGO Shadow report “Sexual Violence and Stigmatisation of Victims” examines the implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence in Ukraine. The report identifies significant barriers within the Ukrainian criminal …
Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice, together with Legal Action Worldwide, Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies, UN Women, the Australian Embassy in The Hague and the International Gender Champions Network, were very pleased to co-host the Gender and International Criminal Law conference on 16-17 January …
To bolster the full potential of the Court in enhancing accountability for sexual and gender-based violence (SGBC), Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice undertook a comprehensive analysis of ICC’s jurisprudential developments on SGBC to date. We are delighted to share our …
On 11-12 October 2023, the United Nations Sixth Committee debated the draft of the international treaty on crimes against humanity. Ahead of these meetings, the Global Justice Centre convened Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice and other human rights organizations and …
On 16 April 2021, No Peace Without Justice (NPWJ) and Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice (WIGJ) responded to a call by the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to provide written comments on its Draft Policy on Cultural …
From September 2019 to April 2020, a team of graduate students from the University of British Columbia’s School of Public Policy and Global Affairs under the leadership of Dr. Erin Baines partnered with Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice to conduct …
