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 …
International Women’s Day
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. …
Women’s Initiatives facilitates capacity-building workshop
Following the Justice for All? Conference, the Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice will facilitate a capacity-building workshop on domestication of the Rome Statute to advance gender justice for 45 participants from national human rights institutions and women’s and human rights …
Women’s Initiatives featured in OECD Yearbook 2012
The Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice is featured in the 2012 Yearbook of the OECD. Click here
Justice for All? Conference
The University of New South Wales and the Australian Human Rights Centre are hosting the Justice for All? The International Criminal Court – Ten Year Review conference to be held in Sydney, Australia, 13-15 February 2012. The Women’s Initiatives for …
Women’s Initiatives participates in Roundtable on Child Soldiers
On 15 December 2011, during the tenth session of the ICC Assembly of States Parties in New York, the Office of the Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict organised a Roundtable on ‘Children and Youth at the ICC: Participation, …
Gender and Child Soldiers, EU Parliament Magazine
In November 2011, an article by the Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice was published in the European Parliament Magazine.
Launch of Gender Report Card 2011
On 13 December 2011, the Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice launched the Gender Report Card on the International Criminal Court 2011, during the tenth session of the ICC Assembly of States Parties in New York. The launch was attended by …
Consensus for Fatou Bensouda as next Chief Prosecutor of the ICC
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 …
Election of the next ICC Prosecutor
On 28 November 2011, the Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice published a paper on the Election of the Prosecutor for the ICC. With the term of the current Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) drawing to a close next …