The Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice, together with our more than 6,000 grassroots members and partners, express our strong concern and joins calls urging immediate action for the protection of the Liga de Mujeres Desplazadas, the Colombian women’s rights organisation. …
Pour la version française, voir ci-dessous. On 20 November 2012, the city of Goma, capital of the North Kivu province in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), was overtaken by the Mouvement du 23 Mars (M23) militia group. …
The Board of Directors of the Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice along with other gender and international justice advocates warmly welcome the announcement by Prosecutor Bensouda of the International Criminal Court (ICC) appointing Brigid Inder as her Special Gender Advisor. …
Pour la version française, voir ci-dessous. Read the statement by the Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice on the first reparations decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC), issued on 7 August 2012 by Trial Chamber I in the case of …
Read the press statement by the Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice on the first sentencing judgment issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) yesterday. On 10 July 2012, Trial Chamber I sentenced Thomas Lubanga Dyilo (Lubanga) to 14 years imprisonment. …
This morning Fatou Bensouda was officially sworn in as the next Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. Read the statements from civil society, including the Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice, welcoming Fatou Bensouda
Today, Trial Chamber I issued the first ever trial judgement of the International Criminal Court (ICC), in the case against Thomas Lubanga Dyilo (Lubanga). This is the first time a Trial Chamber of the ICC has issued a judgement on …
Today, as we celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD), we take stock of the progress and challenges towards the legal recognition of women’s rights around the world and to the participation of women in the development of international gender justice norms. …
The Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice welcomes the announcement by the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) that Fatou Bensouda has been chosen as the consensus candidate for the next Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Read the statement …
On 19 and 20 November, respectively, Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi and Abdullah Al-Senussi, against whom there are outstanding ICC Arrest Warrants for crimes against humanity, were captured by forces of the National Transitional Council (NTC). Read the statement by the Women’s …
