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WIGJ Participates in 42nd FIDH Congress and Strengthens Partnerships in Colombia
November 10, 2025—Our colleagues Juliana Laguna Trujillo and Valeria Babără recently travelled to Bogotá for the 42nd FIDH Congress, a global gathering of human rights defenders shaping strategies for justice worldwide. Gender justice was a central focus of the …
Recruitment | Campaigns, Visibility, and Impact Consultant
The Global Initiative Against Impunity for International Crimes and Serious Human Rights Violations: Making Justice Work (GIAI) , a civil society–led programme co-funded by the European Union, is seeking a Campaigns, Visibility, and Impact Consultant to support its work. The …
Recruitment | Treasurer of Supervisory Board
Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice is seeking a Treasurer to join our Supervisory Board. This voluntary position offers an opportunity to contribute your financial expertise to an international feminist human rights organisation working to advance gender justice. The Treasurer will …
First Gender Persecution Conviction at the International Criminal Court in the Abd-Al-Rahman Judgement
08 October 2025—On Monday, Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, a senior leader of the pro-government Janjaweed militia, was found guilty of multiple crimes, including rape as a war crime and a crime against humanity and persecution on political, ethnic and gender …
Joint Statement: Sahel States’ ICC Withdrawal is a Step Back for Victims and Justice
26 September, 2025—The Global Initiative Against Impunity (GIAI)*, including FIDH, the CICC, REDRESS, TRIAL and WIGJ, condemns the announced withdrawals of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This move marks a serious retreat …
Joint Statement: Save the ICC & the Rule of Law
September 22, 2025-Reliable sources indicate that the United States (US) plans to sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) as an institution in the coming weeks. This follows a series of designations, first against the ICC Prosecutor, Deputy Prosecutors, judges, Palestinian …
Al Hassan Reparations Hearing | Reparations must Recognise Victims’ Gendered and Intersectional Harm
September 19, 2025-In June 2024, ICC judges convicted Al Hassan, former de facto chief of the Islamic Police in Timbuktu and member of Ansar Dine, a group associated with Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), of war crimes and crimes …
Recruitment | Communications Internship
Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice is looking for a Communications Intern to join our small, international team from September to December 2025. The role offers hands-on experience in communications, event support, and advocacy, with opportunities to contribute to major initiatives …
Missed Opportunity on Sexual and Gender‑Based Crimes in Yekatom and Ngaïssona Judgement
July 31, 2025—Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice (WIGJ) welcomes the International Criminal Court’s conviction of Alfred Yékatom and Patrice‑Edouard Ngaïssona as well as the Chamber’s decision to deliver sentencing concurrently with the judgment, an important measure of justice for victims …
Joint Statement: Day of International Criminal Justice 2025
July 17, 2025—On the 27th anniversary of the Rome Statute, the Global Initiative Against Impunity calls on States and international actors to reaffirm their commitment to inclusive, survivor-centered justice. In the face of mounting political pressure, systemic inequality, and selective …
Save-the-date | Gender Justice in International Criminal Law Conference
July 16, 2025—Join us in The Hague this September to mobilize for Gender Justice in International Criminal Law. As obstacles to gender justice escalate in conflict and post-conflict zones around the world and international justice institutions face increasing attacks on …
International Criminal Courts Issues Arrest Warrants for Taliban Leaders
Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice welcomes the arrest warrants issued by Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for Taliban leaders Haibatullah Akhundzada and Abdul Hakim Haqqani for the crime against humanity of gender persecution in Afghanistan. These …
Conclusion of Independent Review: Allegations against former Executive Director Ms Brigid Inder, OBE, unfounded
July 11, 2025—In September 2023, a global media campaign asserting serious allegations was launched against Ms. Brigid Inder, OBE, the co-founder and former Executive Director of Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice (WIGJ). An administrative investigation conducted by an independent and …
Al Hassan Reparations Proceedings | Amicus Curiae Submission
7 July 2025—On 16 June, we convened a group of amici to submit observations in the Al Hassan reparations proceedings before the International Criminal Court. Our brief highlights the following: Gendered and Intersectional Harm Despite the acquittal on gender-based crimes, …
Colombia is setting a path for intersectionality, survivor agency and restorative justice | LSE Blogs
June 19, 2025—To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, our colleague Valeria Babără explores how Colombia’s Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) is advancing a more inclusive model of justice in its latest indictment in …
Colombia’s transitional justice tribunal paves new ground on reproductive violence | LSE Blogs
June 19, 2025—To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, our colleague Juliana Laguna-Trujillo explores the groundbreaking first indictment issued by Colombia’s Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) in Case 07 in a blog for the …
Intervention Before the Dutch Senate Roundtable on Afghanistan: Codifying Gender Apartheid as a Crime Against Humanity
June 19, 2025—To mark International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, our colleague Valeria Babără was invited to address the Dutch Senate during a special roundtable on the situation in Afghanistan. The intervention focused on the urgent …
Joint Statement: NATO Summit—Invest in Peace, Not Militarisation
June 17, 2025—As NATO leaders gather in The Hague this June, Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice stands alongside over 100 civil society organisations in calling for a shift in priorities: from military build-up to investment in gender justice, peacebuilding, and …
Joint Statement: End the Genocide in Gaza, Demand Accountability and Unrestricted Humanitarian Access
Issued by the Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition (WHRD-IC), with the support of Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice. 12 June 2025-The Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition (WHRD-IC), together with global feminist and social justice partners, unequivocally condemns the …
Trump’s Sanctions against ICC Judges are a Direct Assault on Accountability for Victims of International Crimes Worldwide
The Global Initiative Against Impunity (GIAI) forcefully condemns the United States government’s decision to impose sanctions on four sitting judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for their work on the Palestine and Afghanistan situations. The US is not only targeting specific …
In Solidarity We Resist: Our Fight, Our Right! Joint Call for Action on Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health
The Hague, May 28, 2025 – Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice joined over 80 organisations in a unified global call to action under the banner: “In Solidarity We Resist: Our Fight, Our Right!” This year’s May28 campaign highlights the urgency …
Explainer: Investigation of Allegations of Misconduct by the ICC Prosecutor—Bridging the Gaps in the Court’s Regulatory Framework
The Hague, 28 May 2025–Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice (WIGJ) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) jointly released an explainer titled “Investigation of Allegations of Misconduct by the ICC Prosecutor: Bridging the Gaps in the Court’s Regulatory Framework”, …
Launching MakingJusticeWork.org: A New Platform for Global Justice Resources
On the EU Day Against Impunity for Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes, we launched MakingJusticeWork.org, a digital platform created to support those on the front lines of justice and accountability. Developed by the Global Initiative Against Impunity (GIAI) …
Statement: Reclaiming the Promise of Accountability
On the EU Day Against Impunity, the Global Initiative Against Impunity (GIAI) issues a strong and urgent call to action. As international justice mechanisms face increasing threats, silence is complicity. Armed conflict, mass atrocities, and state violence are on the …
What’s next after ICC’s Karim Khan steps aside? | Director Alix Vuillemin on the Asymmetrical Haircuts Podcast
🎙 Our Executive Director, Alix Vuillemin, recently joined the Asymmetrical Haircuts podcast alongside Danya Chaikel, FIDH’s Representative to the ICC, for an important conversation on the latest developments at the International Criminal Court (ICC). In the episode, hosted by Janet …
ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan on Leave Following Sexual Assault Allegations
ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan has stepped aside and taken leave amid an ongoing investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct. This is not an extraordinary measure, nor is it a presumption of guilt. It is a standard and essential step to …
Unified Call to Confront Famine in Gaza: Launch the Diplomatic Humanitarian Convoy Now
Palestinian civil society, joined by humanitarian and human rights organisations worldwide, issues this urgent and unified call: The manufactured famine in Gaza must be halted. The international community must act decisively, immediately, and with full moral and legal responsibility. We are …
Erasing Gaza’s Future: Why the ICC must explicitly charge all forms of reproductive violence in Gaza — including as genocide
May 5, 2025 – Israel’s assault on Gaza has escalated further into catastrophe. On 5 May 2025, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced an “intensified” military offensive “Operation Gideon’s Chariots” that includes not only continued bombardments, but also the establishment …
Joint Letter to the International Law Commission on Immunity of State Officials from Foreign Criminal Jurisdiction
8 May 2025 — Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice has joined eight partner organisations in submitting a joint letter to the International Law Commission (ILC), urging critical improvements to draft article 7 of the Draft Articles on the Immunity of …
Gabrielle McIntyre Steps Down from Board of Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice
May 6, 2025 – After more than a decade of dedicated service to Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice, Gabrielle McIntyre is stepping down from our Board of Directors, including her role as Chair, following her appointment as Director of the …