On 10 May 2012, the Women’s Initiatives filed its observations on reparations in the case The Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, having been granted leave to participate in the reparation proceedings on 20 April. The Women’s Initiatives is the only …
April 2012 issue of Women’s Voices now available
The April 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 …
AWID Forum 2012: Screening of Women’s Initiatives’ documentaries
On Thursday 19 April, during the AWID Forum 2012, the Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice will host the screening of two short documentaries produced by the Women’s Initiatives and 15 partners in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, …
Women’s Initiatives files request for leave to participate before Trial Chamber I
On 28 March 2012, the Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice filed a request for leave to participate in the reparations proceedings in the case The Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo. The request was filed in response to the Trial Chamber’s …
March 2012 issue of Legal Eye on the ICC now available
The March 2012 issue of Legal Eye on the ICC is now available. In Legal Eye on the ICC you will find summaries and gender analysis of judicial decisions and other legal developments at the International Criminal Court (ICC), and …
Darfuri women’s rights activist receives Award
The Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice congratulates Ms Hawa Abdallah Mohammed Salih as one of the ten recipients of the 2012 International Women of Courage Awards. Hawa is well known to the Women’s Initiatives through our gender justice programmes in …
Football for gender justice
On 8 March 2012, the Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice donated the Gender Justice Cup to the Kitgum District, Northern Uganda. This marks the beginning of the Football for Gender Justice Initiative which will see women’s football teams from Northern …
First ICC conviction
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 …