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 …
Developing a working definition of an “act of sexual violence”
What Makes Violence Sexual? Creating a working definition of sexual violence for criminal justice mechanisms The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (Rome Statute) is the first international criminal law instrument to expressly include crimes of sexual violence. As a result of advocacy of …
En développant une définition d’un « acte de violence sexuelle »
Qu’est-ce qui rend la violence « sexuelle » ? Rejoignez-nous afin de développer une définition de la violence sexuelle Le Statut de la Cour Pénale Internationale (Statut de Rome) est le premier instrument de droit pénal international à inclure expressément les crimes de violence sexuelle. À la …
Desarrollando una definición de un “acto de violencia sexual”
¿Qué hace que la violencia sea sexual? Únase a nosotros para desarrollar una definición de la violencia sexual El Estatuto de Roma de la Corte Penal Internacional (Estatuto de Roma) es el primer instrumento del derecho penal internacional que incluye expresamente los crímenes de violencia sexual. …
Blog: Forced Relationships: Prosecutorial Discretion as a Pathway to Survivor-Centric Justice
Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice’s own Siobhan Hobbs (Legal and Programme Director) and Andrea Raab (former Legal Intern) published a blog post on Opinio Juris on the appropriate legal characterisation of forced relationships in conflict, and the importance of prosecutorial discretion for a victim-centric approach. Read …
Overturn of 1st ICC conviction for crimes of sexual violence
On 8 June 2018, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC), by a 3-2 majority, acquitted Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo (Bemba). The Appeal Judgment overturned his conviction handed down unanimously in March 2016 for two counts of crimes against …
Blog: The Prosecutor’s Request for a Ruling on the ICC’s Jurisdiction over the Deportation of Rohingya from Myanmar to Bangladesh: A Gender Perspective
Today, Andrea Raab, our Legal Intern, and Siobhan Hobbs, our Senior Legal Officer, published a blog post on EJIL: Talk! – Blog of the European Journal of International Law. The post provides a gender perspective on the Prosecutor’s recent request for a ruling …
Statement on the Al Hassan Surrender to the ICC and Charges of Forced Marriage
The Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice is encouraged by the surrender to the International Criminal Court of Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud (Al Hassan), suspected of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Mali. Al Hassan …
Powerful declaration at UNSC from our DRC partner
On 19 March 2018, Jeanine Bandu Bahati, Coordinator of the local women’s rights organisation Encadrement des Femmes Indigènes et des Ménages Vulnérables (EFIM) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), addressed the UN Security Council during a briefing on …