Advocacy Tools
Factsheets
The Legal Obligation to Prevent Genocide in Burma, May 2009
Frequently Asked Questions about Burma and the International Criminal Court,[Burmese Translation], April 2009
Action Items to the UN Security Council: On Women's Participation in Peacebuilding in Burma and the Implementation of SC 1325, November 2008
Using CEDAW to Advocate for Reproductive Rights, October 2008
How to Talk About Burma: Question and Answer, September 2008
Q & A on the Iraqi High Tribunal and the Global Justice Center's Monitoring of Gender Justice, August 2008
Security Council Member States Legal Obligations Under International Law, July 2008
Use of CEDAW to Invalidate Discriminatory Laws and Promote Equality: Examples of Domestic Cases, May 2008
The Critical Role of Criminal Accountability in Establishing Rule of Law Based on Gender Equality, February 2008
Global Justice Now: Investing in Women Leaders as Key Players in Transitional Democracies, October 2007
Unequal Access to Justice in the Middle East, June 2007
Women and Activism in Burma: Toward Democratic Participation in Pro-Democracy Activities, April 2007
CEDAW and Abortion: The Path to Liberalizing Colombia's Abortion Laws, April 2007
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Letters
GJC Letter to French Foreign Minister, Bernard Kouchner (English)
February 2010
The letter highlights France's obligation to pursue a referral to the International Criminal Court for Burma as well as the various human rights violations that require urgent action from France. (In French)
GJC and Burma Lawyers' Council Joint Letter to Ban Ki-moon on Burmese Elections
July 2009
The letter lays out a new international legal argument that Ban Ki-moon should abstain from engaging with the 2010 elections given they are based on a constitution that is in serious breach of international law.
GJC Letter to Ban Ki-moon on the Burmese Constitution and Elections
March 2009
The letter urges the Secretary-General to take action on the Burmese constitution because it disenfranchises women and protects the military junta from prosecution in the International Criminal Court. Click here to sign the letter.
GJC Letter to the United Nations CEDAW Committee
October 2008
The letter discusses Security Council Resolutions 1325 and 1820 and their application to the CEDAW Committee's review of Burma.
GJC Letter to Amnesty International Regarding Recommendations on Burma
June 2008
The Global Justice Center's response to Amnesty International's recommendations to the UN Security Council on Burma
GJC Letter to United Kingdom Attorney General Regarding Burma and the International Criminal Court
May 2008
The Global Justice Center's letter to the Baroness of Scotland requesting that the United Kingdom propose a Security Council Resolution Referring Burma to the International Criminal Court.
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Speeches
"Advances in International Law and the Security Council's Legal Obligation
to End Impunity for Grave Crimes in Burma"
April 2009
Janet Benshoof, Speech at FIDH Conference, Advancing Human Rights and Ending Impunity in Burma: Which External Leverages?
"SC 1325 and the Military Junta in Burma: Ending Impunity and Forging Accountability for Gender Crimes"
October 2007
Janet Benshoof, Speech at the United Nations
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