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 …
The Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice strongly condemns the kidnapping and torture of 20 year old Iraqi women’s rights activist, Aya Al Lamie, a member of the Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iraq (OWFI), who was participating in peaceful demonstrations …
The Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice strongly condemns the assassination of Colombian women’s rights activist and League of Displaced Women (Liga de Mujeres Desplazadas) member, Keila Esther Berrio Almanza, and send our deepest condolences to her family and friends. We …
On 26 February 2011, following the violent repression of the demonstrations which started on 15 February in Libya to protest against Colonel Muammar Qadhafi, the 15 members of the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 1970, demanding an immediate …
From 13 to 17 October the Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice participated in the World March of Women, an international feminist movement working to connect grass-roots groups and organising actions aimed at eliminating the causes of violence against women, in …
The trial of Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, the first trial arising out of the situation in the Central African Republic, opened on 22 November 2010. The Bemba trial is expected to have the largest number of witnesses testifying as victims/survivors of …
At a press conference held on 31 May 2010 during the Review Conference of the Rome Statute, the Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice released an advocacy paper titled Advancing Gender Justice – A Call to Action. Joining Women’s Initiatives’ Executive …
