On 26 February 2011, following the violent repression of the demonstrations which started on 15 February in Libya to protest against Colonel Muammar Qadhafi, the 15 members of the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 1970, demanding an immediate …
January issue of Women’s Voices now available
Read our latest e-letter containing updates and analysis on political developments, the pursuit of justice, and the status of peace talks from the perspective of women’s rights activists.
Women in Darfur Deliver a Petition to United Nations Security Council Delegation
On 10 and 11 October 2010, a UN Security Council delegation visited North Darfur, led by British Ambassador to the UN Mark Lyall Grant, and including US Ambassador to the UN Susan Rice and Ugandan Ambassador to the UN Ruhakana …
Faire avancer la justice pour les femmes – Le temps d’agir
La version française de Advancing Gender Justice – A Call to Action est maintenant disponible. Dans Faire avancer la justice pour les femmes – Le temps d’agir, Women’s Initiatives décrit les priorités pour faire avancer la justice pour les femmes …
World March of Women – Women’s Initiatives and partners from eastern DRC hold a Women’s Court
From 13 to 17 October the Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice participated in the World March of Women, an international feminist movement working to connect grass-roots groups and organising actions aimed at eliminating the causes of violence against women, in …
UN Press Conference on the Gender Report Card on the International Criminal Court 2010
Watch the UN Webcast of the Press Conference hosted on 7 December 2010 by UNIFEM (UN Women) with the Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice for the launch of the Women’s Initiatives’ Gender Report Card on the International Criminal Court, 2010. The …
Launch – Gender Report Card on the International Criminal Court 2010
On 6 December 2010, the Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice launched the Gender Report Card on the International Criminal Court, 2010, during the 9th Session of the ICC Assembly of States Parties in New York. The launch, one of the …
Al-Jazeera: “We need prosecution for gender based crimes.” Brigid Inder comments on Bemba trial at the ICC
Watch a news item about the trial of Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, who faces charges of rape committed by the militia group he commanded in the Central African Republic.
Statement by the Women’s Initiatives at the opening of the Trial of Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo
The trial of Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, the first trial arising out of the situation in the Central African Republic, opened on 22 November 2010. The Bemba trial is expected to have the largest number of witnesses testifying as victims/survivors of …
New York Times: Lubanga trial resumes, remains a missed opportunity to prosecute gender-based crimes in DRC
Read an article discussing the Lubanga trial, including comments from the Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice.