On International Women’s Day 2022, Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice joins Global Rights Compliance in expressing concern for the real possibility that sexual and gender-based violence (‘SGBV’) will occur within the context of Russia’s most recent invasion of Ukraine and …
Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice is seeking candidates for the position of Administration and Finance Associate. Interested applicants are encouraged to carefully review the description of the position and the desired qualifications here. The deadline for applications is 15 February 2022, …
On 30 September 2021, Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice joined four other NGOs in urging the President of Ukraine to sign Law No. 1164-IX “On amendments to certain legislative acts of Ukraine concerning the implementation of provisions of international criminal …
Pour la version française, voir ci-dessous. Jeanine Bandu Bahati Mburano 22 February 1967 – 10 September 2021 It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of our long-time partner Jeanine Bandu Bahati Mburano, coordinator of the …
On Friday 18 June, to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) launched a publication called “Accountability for Sexual and Gender-Based Crimes …
Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice proudly joins 78 human rights organizations in sending a letter of gratitude to the outgoing International Criminal Court’s Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, for her many years of service to the Court and for the progress made …
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 …
On February 17th, Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice joined over 70 Non-Governmental Organizations, Faith-Based Groups, and Academic Institutions to call for the Biden Administration to rescind executive order 13928, authorizing sanctions against ICC personnel. The executive order put in place …
On Friday 12 February 2021, following a nearly 18-month identification and selection process, the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) to the Rome Statute elected Mr Karim Khan as the next Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Mr Khan was …
On Thursday 4 February 2021, Dominic Ongwen was convicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on 61 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The Prosecution had placed sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) at the heart of the case, …
