Who we are

The Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice is an international women’s human rights organization advocating for gender-inclusive justice and working towards an effective and independent International Criminal Court (ICC).

We are based in The Hague, the Netherlands, the seat of the ICC, in order to advocate for inclusion of gender based crimes in the investigations and prosecutions of the ICC and to promote the rights of women victims/survivors of armed conflict throughout the justice process including through the Trust Fund for Victims.

We advocate for the use of international treaties, specifically the Rome Statute of the ICC, to advance women’s rights and gender equality domestically.

International Gender Justice Dialogue

From 19-21 April, the Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice in collaboration with the Nobel Women’s Initiative is hosting the International Gender Justice Dialogue, in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. More than 80 participants from a diverse range of disciplines will be coming together for a global, strategic conversation to advance gender justice and strengthen accountability for gender- based crimes with a focus on situations of armed conflict and fragile states...
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