Women's Initiatives for Gender Justice
Women’s Initiatives and partners in the DRC call for implementation of Security Council Resolutions The Open Letter to the UN Secretary General comes at a time when Mr Ban Ki-moon is preparing a report on Resolution 1820, to be submitted to the Security Council on 30 June.
La version française de la Lettre Ouverte au Secrétaire Général de l'ONU
Latest issue of the Legal Eye on the ICC now available
Latest issue of Women’s Voices now available
Latest issue of the Legal Eye on the ICC now available
Nouveau- Rapport genre 2008
Le Rapport genre 2008 analyse les développements institutionnels de la CPI au cours des 12 derniers mois, ainsi que le travail substantiel de celle-ci relativement aux enquêtes, à la sensibilisation du public, à la participation des victimes, au soutien et à la protection des témoins, au fonctionnement du programme d’aide judiciaire, et au travail du Fonds au profit des victimes. Il analyse aussi, d’une perspective de genre, les principales décisions et les développements judiciaires importants à la Cour en ce qui a trait aux situations qui font l’objet d’une enquête en RDC et en République centrafricaine, et aux affaires découlant de ces situations.
Le Rapport genre 2008 fournit l'analyse genre portant sur la CPI la plus complète à ce jour.
Launch – Legal Eye on the ICC
Open Letter to the President of Uganda and the Leader of the LRA
Open Letter
Launch – Women’s Voices
New- Gender Report Card 2008
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, victims’ participation, witness support, protection and the work of the Trust Fund for Victims. We also analyze, from a gender perspective, all the major judicial decisions and developments at the Court for each situation and every case.
The Gender Report Card 2008 provides the most comprehensive gender analysis of the ICC currently available
Six New Judges Elected to the ICC
The final dossier on all the candidates can be found here.
Publications on the ICC and a Dossier of Judicial Candidates
Advance Preliminary Report: Structures and Institutional Development of the International Criminal Court is an advance installment of the Gender Report Card 2008. It contains statistical data, analysis and recommendations on the structures of the Court, including recruitment, appointments and staffing until 31 October 2008. It also reports on the institutional development of the Court and outlines recommendations in the area of gender training, on sexual harassment policies and on equal opportunity policies. The full Gender Report Card 2008 will be launched in January 2009 in New York.
The Women’s Initiatives also released the Profile of Judicial Candidates: Election – JANUARY 2009. The dossier compiles the list of Judicial Applicants as of 10 November 2008 by region and gender, their academic achievements and professional expertise, their expertise on sexual violence, women’s human rights and victims’ rights, and their affiliations and honours. The dossier is drawn from curricula vitae of the judicial applicants, the statements and notes verbales from their respective States and additional online research.
Prendre position: Analyse des chefs d’accusation et des poursuites judiciaires en matière de violence contre les femmes devant la Cour pénale internationale is the French version of Making a Statement: A Review of Charges and Prosecutions for Gender-based Crimes before the International Criminal Court. The publication, now in two languages, is a collection of statements and commentaries written by the Women’s Initiatives from 2005 to June 2008 on the investigations, arrest warrants and charges brought by the Office of the Prosecutor in each of the situations and cases before the International Criminal Court. Both English and French versions will be launched on 14 November 2008 at the 11th Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID) International Forum in Cape Town, South Africa.
Advocacy Paper for the 2008 Assembly of States Parties
منتدى العدالة من أجل النساء
The Forum aims to demonstrate solidarity with women activists and advocates in conflict situations; discuss regional perspectives, analysis and solutions regarding these intersecting conflicts; and, provide a venue for skills exchange and skills-building sessions on strategies for advancing women's rights and justice during conflicts. The Forum also aims to draw international attention to the regional nature of these conflicts and the overlapping interests of governments, militia groups and other actors; build an international constituency of women advocating for gender justice; and, assess the impact of the ICC towards accountability, reconciliation and gender justice
The Forum will be held in Kampala, Uganda and will have simultaneous translation in three languages – English, French and Arabic. A number of advocates from around the world, partners, allies and donors will also participate and contribute to this exciting event. See Programme and Information Document for the Forum.
Women’s Initiatives releases new publications “Making A Statement” and Compilation of Legal Filings Submitted to the ICC
The Women’s Initiatives also bound together the Legal Filings Submitted by the Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice to the International Criminal Court. This publication contains two filings of request for leave to participate as Amicus Curiae in relation to the case of Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo and the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It also includes the subsequent decisions rendered by Pre-Trial Chamber I to such requests. The Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice was the first NGO to file a request for leave to participate as Amicus Curiae before the International Criminal Court.
Central African Republic
Arrest of Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo
Read the Statement here.
Campaign to end discriminatory laws against women in Iran
For more information go to the Change for Equality website.
Women from the Greater North of Uganda join Peace Talks
Read the Statement here.
Gender Report Card on the International Criminal Court 2007 launched
Read the speech by Brigid Inder, Executive Director of the Women’s Initiatives on the occasion of the launch of the Report Card.
Election of Judges at the 6th ASP of the Rome Statute
In preparation for the election, the Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice prepared a dossier on the qualifications, experience and attributes of the five candidates.
Judges Dossier 2007
Views of women from North and North Eastern Uganda on the Peace Talks
Views of women from North and North Eastern Uganda on the Peace Talks.pdf
Investigation of Rape and Sexual Violence in CAR
Investigation of Rape and Sexual Violence in CAR.pdf
ICC Brings Evidence of War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity in Darfur
ICC Darfur.pdf
Democratic Republic of The Congo (DRC)
Arrest of Germain Katanga
On November 10, 2006, the Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice re-filed its application to Pre-Trial Chamber I of the ICC requesting leave to prepare an amicus brief in relation to the situation in the DRC.
http://www.icc-cpi.int/library/cases/ICC-01-04-313_English.pdf
On September 26, 2006, Pre-Trial Chamber I decided that the Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice Request for the Judges to review the Prosecutor’s exercise of discretion in the selection of charges and to determine whether broader charges could be considered, had no link with the case brought against Thomas Lubanga Dyilo by the Prosecutor.
Instead the Pre-Trial Chamber invited the Women’s Initiatives to re-file its Request to prepare an amicus in relation to the DRC situation rather than the case against the suspect.
http://www.icc-cpi.int/library/cases/ICC-01-04-01-06-480_English.pdf
In September 2006, women’s rights and human rights activists in DRC issued a declaration on the arrest of Mr Thomas Lubanga.
On September 7, 2006, the Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice submitted an application to Pre-Trial Chamber I of the ICC requesting leave to prepare an amicus brief in relation to the case against Mr. Lubanga.
http://www.icc-cpi.int/library/cases/ICC-01-04-01-06-403_English.pdf
On August 16, 2006, the Women’s Initiatives submitted the confidential report and a letter to the Office of the Prosecutor describing our grave concerns that gender-based crimes have not been adequately investigated in the case against Thomas Lubanga and providing information about the commission of these crimes by the UPC.
Redacted letter to the Prosecutor, which for security reasons has been edited to omit identifying information.
PDF file with Prosecutor Letter August 2006 Redacted
http://www.icc-cpi.int/library/cases/ICC-01-04-01-06-403-Anx1-Corr_English.pdf