2008 News
Annual Appeal Letter
December 2008
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Speak out for Global Justice!
August 2008
Sign this petition calling on the UN Security Council to hold the Burmese Junta accountable for their actions
Los Angeles Times, November 13 2008
Rape as Genocide in Darfur
November 2008
Rape As Genocide in Darfur
Los Angeles Times, November 13 2008
Obama's Iraq Inheritance
November 2008
Obama's Iraq Inheritance
The New York Times, November 29 2008
Speak out for Global Justice! Sign this petition calling on the UN Security Council to hold the Burmese Junta accountable for their actions
August 2008
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Exclusive: A Plea from the International Burmese Monks Association
August 2008
GJC Launches Global Justice for Burma
August 8th 2008
The Global Justice Center, alldaybuffet.org, Serene Communications, the 88 Generation Students, the US Campaign for Burma, the International Burmese Monks Organization, and new Words have joined to create Global Justice for Burma....more
ICC Arrest Warrant Request an Advance for Global Justice
July 14th 2008
The Global Justice Center supports the important step taken today by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in requesting an arrest warrant for Al Bashir, the President of Sudan, for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes...more
GJC President Janet Benshoof is interviewed on BBC radio's 'Women's Hour' on the situation in Burma
June 2008
In the wake of Resolution 1820, Women of Burma and International Lawyers call for the referral of Burma to the ICC
June 2008
GJC President Janet Benshoof gives speech on Burma at Google headquarters
May 2008
Janet Benshoof speaks at Google on the current situation in Burma, and the need for the UN Security Council to refer the SPDC to the International Criminal Court.
Watch the video
European Parliament Joint Motion for Resolution on the tragic situation in Burma
May 22, 2008
Catastrophe in Burma a Wake Up Call to the International Community
May 2008
Link to Press Release in:
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Burmese
The Junta's Criminal Constitution
Far Eastern Economic Review, May 5th 2008
Burma's military dictators now say Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, under house arrest or in prison for 12 of the past 18 years, can cast her vote in the May 10 constitutional referendum-a bitter irony if ever there was one. Ms. Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy are calling on voters to reject the military-backed constitution, calling it "undemocratic." Meanwhile, the U.N. Security Council perpetuates the charade that the referendum is legitimate by asking the ruling junta to respect "fundamental political freedoms" at the polls...more.
PRESS RELEASE: Lawyers Denounce Myanmar Regime's Attempt To Give Themselves Immunity From Criminal Prosecutions.
April 2008
The Myanmar regime, guilty of the most serious crimes of concern to the international community, has revealed
that it is seeking to give itself constitutional immunity from prosecution for those crimes. The Burma Lawyers'
Council, the Global Justice Center and the Burma Justice Committee denounce this attempt by the regime to
avoid accountability...more
New constitution gives impunity to military
BurmaNet, April 2008
Burma's military regime is coming under fire for the language in a new constitution to be approved at a national referendum on May 10. The full text of the charter was made public only a month ahead of the plebiscite...more
UPDATE:The National Council of the Union of Burma endorses the Global Justice Center and Burma Lawyers' Council Campaign on Criminal Accountability.
February 2008
"We strongly encourage all concerned individuals and organizations to join the Burma Lawyers' Council and Global Justice Center in calling for the UN Security Council to hold criminal perpetrators responsible by establishing a Commission of Inquiry and referring the crimes to the ICC for prosecution..."
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UPDATE: The Global Justice Center regretfully announces the passing of Board President, Michael Sandler. Anne Firth Murray named Interim Board President.
February 2008
Michael Sandler, Board President of the Global Justice Center, died this past Saturday. He was the founding President of the Board and he will be missed by his family, friends, and colleagues...
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Saddam's Unrepentant Judge: An Iraq High Tribunal member talks about Saddam Hussein's trial and working for women's rights
Newsweek, 29th January 2008
Judge Mohammed Oreibi al-Khalifa is a member of the Iraq High Tribunal, which was created to prosecute crimes that occurred under the regime of Saddam Hussein. Khalifa presided over the conviction of Saddam Hussein and the so-called Anfal trial, which specifically dealt with the crimes committed against Iraqi Kurds. The Anfal decision, as it is known, named six of Saddam's highest officials as responsible for the genocidal campaign that left hundreds of Kurdish people dead. It also designated rape as a form of torture. In one case Khalifa remembers the story of a female prisoner whose baby died soon after she gave birth. The woman was not allowed to bury her child. Instead she was forced to watch dogs rip its tiny body apart and eat it. During a recent trip to Washington, D.C., Khalifa spoke with NEWSWEEK's Jessica Ramirez about the work of the Iraq High Tribunal...more