Welcome to the first edition of Women’s Voices, our new monthly e-letter from the Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice containing updates and analysis on political developments, the pursuit of justice, and the status of peace talks from the perspective of …
New – Gender Report Card 2008
The Gender Report Card 2008 on the International Criminal Court (ICC) is now available online. The Gender Report Card analyses the institutional developments at the ICC over the past 12 months as well as its substantive work in investigations, outreach, …
Six New Judges Elected to the ICC
On 19-20 January 2009, the Assembly of States Parties met in New York to elect six Judges to the bench of the International Criminal Court. In the fall of 2008 and January 2009, the Women’s Initiatives compiled a dossier on …
Advocacy Paper for the 2008 Assembly of States Parties
On 7 November 2008, the Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice released an advocacy paper covering key issues and recommendations for States Parties and the International Criminal Court to further advance implementation of the Rome Statute and gender justice. The paper …
Justice for Women Forum, Forum Justice pour les Femmes
On 6-8 October 2008, the Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice is hosting the Justice for Women Forum, an historic three-day meeting of 155 women’s rights and peace activists from Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan and Central African …
Central African Republic – Arrest of Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo
The Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice issues a statement welcoming the arrest of Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo by Belgian authorities on 24 May 2008, in response to a warrant of arrest issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC), said Executive Director …
Campaign to end discriminatory laws against women in Iran
Iranian womens rights activists continue their world-wide campaign demanding an end to discriminatory laws against women in the Iranian law. Read the letterfrom the organizers and the Petition Statement. For more information check the Change for Equality website.
Women from the Greater North of Uganda join Peace Talks
On January 2008, the Government of Uganda and the Lord’s Resistance Army/Movement (LRA/M) resumed the Peace Talks to end the 21 year conflict in Northern Uganda. At this session of the Talks, held in Juba Southern Sudan, women from Northern …
Three new judges elected at the 6th ASP of the Rome Statute
Three new judges were elected to the bench of the International Criminal Court during the Sixth Session of the Assembly of States Parties. The elections were held on 30 November and 3 December 2007 in New York. Read more about …
Democratic Republic of the Congo – Arrest of Germain Katanga
The Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice releases a statement on the arrest of Germain Katanga, former senior commander of the Force de Resistance Patriotique en Ituri (FRPI) militia in the Ituri region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). …