On 7 March 2019, Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice together with the Coalition for the ICC, Human Rights Watch, the International Federation for Human Rights, No Peace Without Justice, Open Society Justice Initiative and the World Federalist Movement – Institute …
Call It What It Is #TimeToDefine #SexualViolence
What makes violence sexual? The International Criminal Court’s legal texts don’t define the term “sexual violence” or provide examples of acts which might be perceived to be sexual. Join us in shaping contemporary and victim-centric guidance to international criminal law practitioners on what makes violence sexual. The Call …
Support our work in the DRC through the Girl Fund Campaign
Our project on supporting sexual violence survivors in DR Congo is part of the 2019 Girl Fund Campaign running from 28 February to 14 March. The GlobalGiving Girl Fund supports organisations committed to providing opportunities for girls. Since the mid-1990s …
Recruitment: Campaign Coordinator
Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice is seeking candidates for the position of Campaign Coordinator of the Call It What It Is Campaign. Interested applicants are encouraged to carefully review the description of the position and the desired qualifications here. The deadline for applications …
Joint NGO Letter to CEDAW on latest Myanmar Exceptional Report
On 21 February 2019, Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice, the Global Justice Center, and the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights submitted a joint letter to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) outlining concerning sections …
Call it what it is – Survey now available in new languages
The Call it what it is campaign calls on the collective strength of civil society to give survivors of sexual violence in conflict a voice in shaping contemporary, victim-centric and contextually relevant guidance to international criminal law practitioners on what …
Recruitment: Administrative Associate
The Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice is seeking candidates for an Administrative Associate position, 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 …
Recruitment: Campaign Internship
The Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice is seeking candidates for a Campaign 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 …
Blogpost: Calling it what it is: It is time to define “sexual violence”
This blogpost, written by Melisa Handl and published by IntLawGrrls provides an overview of our event during the ASP17 organised with the support of the governments of Australia, Korea, Switzerland, Argentina, Canada, United Kingdom, Costa Rica, Sweden, Switzerland, and New Zealand. From …
Surrender of Alfred Yekatom raises questions on accountability for sexual violence
The Prosecutor v. Alfred Yekatom Today, Alfred Yekatom (Yekatom) will appear for the first time before Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC). On 17 November 2018, Yekatom was surrendered to the ICC to face trial for crimes …