Africa: Measures needed to enable women’s access to justice for gender based violence
On 10-11 December, the ICJ gathered leading jurists and human rights defenders in Harare, Zimbabwe to discuss measures needed to implement legal reform and change attitudes to eliminate sexual and gender based violence.
Africa: reflection paper on women lawyers and human rights defenders as drivers of change
“Women human rights defenders and lawyers must be able to carry out their work on the basis of equality, free from gender discrimination,” says the ICJ’s new reflection paper.
Africa: sexual and gender based violence, fair trial rights and the rights of victims
The ICJ has released a paper reflecting discussions on the implementation of international law and standards on sexual and gender based violence within the context of fair trial standards.
Rights groups and the Indonesian Supreme Court convene regional judicial dialogue on judging with a gender perspective
Judges and representatives of judicial training institutions from 9 countries across Southeast Asia gathered in Jakarta, Indonesia, to discuss how judicial decision-making can be further strengthened from a gender perspective.
ICJ and UNICEF publish Guide for States on children’s rights and business
Jointly elaborated by the ICJ and UNICEF, at the request of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, this Guide offers to States practical examples and best practices on how to protect and ensure the realization of the rights of the child in the context of business operations.
Nepal: Constituent Assembly must urgently revise Constitution Bill to guarantee human rights
Nepal’s Constituent Assembly must ensure that the new Constitution Bill contains strong and effective protections for all human rights in accordance with Nepal’s international legal obligations, said the ICJ today.