On 05 June 2014, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, announced the publication of the Office of the Prosecutor’s (OTP) Policy Paper on Sexual and Gender-Based Crimes, the first ever produced by an international court or …
Women’s Initiatives at the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence
The Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice will be participating in the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict next week in London, from 10-13 June 2014. The Global Summit will be the largest international gathering ever held on the …
Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict
From 10-13 June 2014, UK Foreign Secretary William Hague and Angelina Jolie, Special Envoy for the UNHCR will co-host the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict. The Summit, to be held in London, will be the largest international …
Workshop on Gender Justice and Complementarity
On 20 and 21 May 2014, the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Department of International Law, Human Rights and Treaty Law, with support from the Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice, held a workshop in Stockholm entitled “Combating Impunity for Sexual and …
Statement on Katanga Sentencing
Today, a majority of Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) sentenced Germain Katanga (Katanga) to 12 years’ imprisonment, in the second sentencing judgement issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC). The Chamber also ordered that the six …
Al Jazeera: DRC Congo rebel jailed over village massacre
On 23 May, Al Jazeera interviewed Catherine Denis, a Legal Representative for Victims and Brigid Inder, Executive Director of the Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice on the sentencing decision in the ICC case against Germain Katanga. Watch the interview here.
May 2014 issue of Legal Eye on the ICC now available
The May 2014 issue of Legal Eye on the ICC is now available online. This Special Issue is the first in a series reporting on the third Trial Judgement handed down by Trial Chamber II in the case against Germain …
Ugandan networks join call for release of abducted girls
The Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice and its partners, the Women’s Advocacy Network of Uganda (WAN) and the Greater North Women’s Voices for Peace Network (Uganda), express our concern and solidarity with the girls and young women abducted in Chibok, …
Al Jazeera – War rape: Is justice being done?
On 5 May 2014, Al Jazeera interviewed Brigid Inder, Executive Director of Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice, during a panel discussion with Zainab Hawa Bangura, the UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, and Victoria Dove Dimandja, Co-Founder of …
Women’s Initiatives seeks Summer 2014 Legal Interns
The Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice is seeking candidates for Summer 2014 Legal Internships, 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 …