Today, Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice, the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights, and the Global Justice Center sent a joint letter together with 12 other NGOs to Pramila Patten, the Special Representative to the Secretary-General (SRSG) on Sexual …
Recruitment: Administrative Associate
The Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice is seeking candidates for an Administrative Associate position, 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 for …
Recruitment: Campaign Internship
The Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice is seeking candidates for a Campaign Internship, 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 for …
Blogpost: Calling it what it is: It is time to define “sexual violence”
This blogpost, written by Melisa Handl and published by IntLawGrrls provides an overview of our event during the ASP17 organised with the support of the governments of Australia, Korea, Switzerland, Argentina, Canada, United Kingdom, Costa Rica, Sweden, Switzerland, and New Zealand. From …
Surrender of Alfred Yekatom raises questions on accountability for sexual violence
The Prosecutor v. Alfred Yekatom Today, Alfred Yekatom (Yekatom) will appear for the first time before Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC). On 17 November 2018, Yekatom was surrendered to the ICC to face trial for crimes …
Développer une définition d’un « acte de violence sexuelle »
Qu’est-ce qui rend la violence « sexuelle » ? Aidez-nous à développer une définition fonctionelle et inclusive de la violence sexuelle Le Statut de la Cour Pénale Internationale (Statut de Rome) est le premier instrument de droit pénal international à inclure expressément les crimes de violence sexuelle. …
Desarrollando una definición de un “acto de violencia sexual”
¿Qué hace que la violencia sea sexual? Únase a nosotros para desarrollar una definición de la violencia sexual El Estatuto de Roma de la Corte Penal Internacional (Estatuto de Roma) es el primer instrumento del derecho penal internacional que incluye expresamente los crímenes de violencia sexual. …
Blog: Forced Relationships: Prosecutorial Discretion as a Pathway to Survivor-Centric Justice
Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice’s own Siobhan Hobbs (Legal and Programme Director) and Andrea Raab (former Legal Intern) published a blog post on Opinio Juris on the appropriate legal characterisation of forced relationships in conflict, and the importance of prosecutorial discretion for a victim-centric approach. Read …
Overturn of 1st ICC conviction for crimes of sexual violence
On 8 June 2018, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC), by a 3-2 majority, acquitted Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo (Bemba). The Appeal Judgment overturned his conviction handed down unanimously in March 2016 for two counts of crimes against …
Blog: The Prosecutor’s Request for a Ruling on the ICC’s Jurisdiction over the Deportation of Rohingya from Myanmar to Bangladesh: A Gender Perspective
Today, Andrea Raab, our Legal Intern, and Siobhan Hobbs, our Senior Legal Officer, published a blog post on EJIL: Talk! – Blog of the European Journal of International Law. The post provides a gender perspective on the Prosecutor’s recent request for a ruling …