The Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice is seeking candidates for a Legal 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 …
What the Girls Say
Girls leaving armed groups in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are often rejected by their families upon their return home, finds What the Girls Say, a new report by Child Soldiers International. The report, released on the …
Historic War Crimes Decision
On this year’s International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, we are pleased to celebrate a landmark and visionary decision by the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on the commission of sexual violence in …
I Am Not Who They Think I Am
I Am Not Who They Think I Am tells the story of two women out of the tens of thousands abducted by Joseph Kony and his Lord’s Resistance Army in the early 2000s. After eight years being used as sex …
Recruitment: Finance Officer
If you’re a smart, capable, fun, English-speaker (additional languages are also welcome, especially French, Arabic and Dutch), with a keen sense of humor and great finance and accounting skills, familiar with and/or appreciative of the non-profit sector, and you’re looking …
Evaluation of the Reintegration Programme
In 2016, we launched a collaboration with the Justice and Reconciliation Project (JRP) and the Women’s Advocacy Network (WAN) on the Reintegration Programme for young women formerly abducted by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). The Reintegration Programme is a grassroots …
Wamare Institute Graduation
Last Saturday, the Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice completed the inaugural Wamare Institute for 32 young women, most of whom had been formerly abducted by the LRA militia group and all of whom had suffered harm and loss as a …
Le Mur d’héritage de la justice basée sur le genre
Lancé en décembre 2017 aux Nations Unies à New York lors de l’Assemblée d’États parties de la CPI, le Mur d’héritage honore et célèbre plusieurs de ceux qui, au cours des 125 dernières années, ont contribué au domaine de la …
Women breaking the mold
On International Women’s Day the Coalition for the ICC profiled 10 female justice activists who are breaking the mold. Read about women justice advocates in Colombia, the Philippines, Lebanon, Mali, the Ukraine and more here. Adriana Maria Benjumea Rua …
Wamare Institute Launch
On International Women’s Day we are delighted to share with you the forthcoming launch of our new programme in northern Uganda, the Wamare Young Women’s Institute. Wamare means ‘love one another’ in Luo, one of the local languages of northern …