The August 2012 issue of Women’s Voices is now available. In Women’s Voices we provide updates and analysis on political developments, the pursuit of justice and accountability, the participation of women in peace talks and reconciliation efforts from the perspective …
First ICC sentencing judgement
Read the press statement by the Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice on the first sentencing judgment issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) yesterday. On 10 July 2012, Trial Chamber I sentenced Thomas Lubanga Dyilo (Lubanga) to 14 years imprisonment. …
Special Issue #2 on Lubanga Judgement now available
The June 2012 Special Issue of Legal Eye on the ICC is now available. This Special Issue is the second in a series of four Special Issues reporting on the first trial Judgement handed down by Trial Chamber I in …
Civil society congratulates Fatou Bensouda as next ICC Chief Prosecutor
This morning Fatou Bensouda was officially sworn in as the next Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. Read the statements from civil society, including the Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice, welcoming Fatou Bensouda
Launch of gender justice film on sexual and gender-based crimes in Eastern DRC
Today, in Kinshasa, the Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice together with six Congolese partners and WITNESS, launches the gender justice advocacy video Our Voices Matter – Congolese Women Demand Justice and Accountability. Our Voices Matter features interviews with women victims/survivors …
Panel “Peacekeeping missions: a challenge for peace”
On 14 June 2012, the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies will host a panel on Peacekeeping missions: a challenge for peace. The panel will discuss issues surrounding the role, establishment and mandate of peacekeeping missions, as well as tackle …
June 2012 issue of Women’s Voices now available
The June 2012 issue of Women’s Voices is now available. In Women’s Voices we provide updates and analysis on political developments, the pursuit of justice and accountability, the participation of women in peace talks and reconciliation efforts from the perspective …
Gender justice film on the LRA now available
The gender justice video exposing the attacks of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) on communities in the Central African Republic (CAR) is now available on our website, here! Produced by the Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice, local CAR partner, JUPEDEC, …
Launch of gender justice film on the LRA in the Central African Republic
Today, the Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice launches a gender justice advocacy video Our Plea: Women and Girls from the Central African Republic turn to the ICC for justice. The video, screened today for the Office of the Prosecutor of …
Special Issue # 1 on Lubanga Judgement now available
The May 2012 Special Issue of Legal Eye on the ICC is now available. This Special Issue is the first in a series of four Special Issues reporting on the first trial Judgement handed down by Trial Chamber I in …