Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice is seeking candidates for the position of a Legal and Advocacy Consultant. Interested applicants are encouraged to carefully review the description of the position and the desired qualifications here. The deadline for applications is 23 March …
Colombian Constitutional Court recognises victims of reproductive violence in conflict
In a December 2019 decision, the Colombian Constitutional Court recognised reproductive violence, in the form of forced contraception and forced abortion, as a distinct form of harm committed during conflict. The decision sets an important legal precedent in recognising that …
Joint Open Letter on the Election of the ICC Prosecutor: Zero Tolerance Must be Shown Towards Sexual Harassment
The next International Criminal Court Prosecutor will be elected by States Parties to the Rome Statute in December 2020. The States Parties have mandated the Committee on the Election of the Prosecutor to vet applicants and issue a shortlist of …
Joint NGO Letter on the ‘Mutual Legal Assistance Initiative’
On 20 January 2020, Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice joined 12 other NGOs in addressing the Core Group and Co-Sponsoring States of the initiative for the creation of a new multilateral treaty for the domestic prosecution of the most serious …
Statement on the confirmation of charges in Yekatom and Ngaïssona
Sexual violence has been recognised as a core component of the conflicts in the Central African Republic and, along with pillaging and murder, was utilised to forcefully move populations. According to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for …
Women’s Initiatives Executive Director Melinda Reed appointed as Acting Convenor of CICC
Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice is honoured to announce that its Executive Director Melinda Reed has been appointed as the Acting Convenor of the Coalition for the International Criminal Court for the 18th Assembly of States Parties session. Ms. Reed will act as …
Statement on The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is a powerful reminder of the need to eradicate all forms of sexual and gender-based violence and holding those who perpetrate such crimes accountable. Violence against women is recognised as …
The Gambia takes Myanmar to ICJ over Rohingya genocide
(The Hague) – The Gambia’s case against Myanmar at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for violating the Genocide Convention, filed on November 11, 2019, will bring the first judicial scrutiny of Myanmar’s campaign of murder, rape, arson, and other …
Statement on the sentencing of Bosco Ntaganda
Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice welcomes the sentencing judgement in the International Criminal Court (ICC) case against Bosco Ntaganda. In explaining how they arrived at the sentence of 30 years imprisonment – the maximum sentence imposed to date at the ICC …
Joint letter by members of the Coalition for the ICC calling on Ukrainian President to ratify the Rome Statute
On 23 September 2019, Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice joined other members of the Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC) in sending a letter to the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, asking for the immediate ratification of the Rome …