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US Supreme Court Reinstates Lower Court Ruling Preventing Idaho from Denying Abortions in Emergency Situations
International Human Rights Organizations Challenge Idaho’s Abortion Ban at US Supreme Court
300+ Organizations and Experts Urge Governments to Advance Draft Treaty on Crimes Against Humanity to Negotiations
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Opinio Juris | Symposium on Reproductive Violence in International Law: Reproductive Violence Against the Rohingya – A Perspective on Myanmar
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Just Security | Support Grows for Gender Justice at UN Session on Draft Crimes Against Humanity Treaty
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Daily Maverick | Time for Africa to rally around a global crimes against humanity treaty
Events
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Reception: Why Government Action Matters on the Crimes Against Humanity Draft Articles
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Addressing the Crisis in Myanmar through the Women, Peace and Security Agenda
For the past three years, Myanmar has been torn apart by conflict as a result of the 2021 military coup, which reignited existing ethnic conflicts and sparked wide-spread civilian and armed resistance. The coup was itself enabled by decades of impunity for military abuses and atrocities against civilians, including widespread sexual and gender-based violence.
The humanitarian situation in Myanmar is increasingly dire. UN sources estimate that more than 2.6 million people are displaced inside the country, and the humanitarian response is grossly underfunded. Local groups, especially women-led organizations, are uniquely positioned to provide critical humanitarian assistance and cross-border aid to their communities, but many lack the direct and flexible funding to be able to do so.
This meeting will be an opportunity for Member States and NGOs to hear directly from members of the Women’s League of Burma on how they can take action to protect and promote the rights of women and ethnic minorities in the context of the current crisis in Myanmar, as part of their commitments to the Women, Peace and Security agenda. Briefers will provide a gender perspective as well as their analysis of political and humanitarian developments in the region and concrete recommendations for action by the international community.
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Draft Articles on Crimes Against Humanity: Civil Society Workshop
UN Member States are currently considering Draft Articles on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Humanity. The Draft Articles offer an opportunity to fill a critical gap in international law on mass atrocities and advance gender justice.
This workshop provided members of civil society attending the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women with an overview of the Draft Articles and a forum to exchange views on them. It convened experts in international law, including some who have co-authored legal briefs on proposals to make the draft articles gender-competent, survivor-centric, and intersectional.
Programme Overview of the Draft Articles on Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Humanity, relationship to other relevant conventions, and the need to center victims and survivors of crimes against humanity in the process Leila Sadat, Professor, Washington University School of Law Sareta Ashraph, Consultant, Global Justice Center Naw Hser Hser, Advisory Board Member, Women’s League of Burma Opportunities to advance gender justice in the Draft Articles Akila Radhakrishnan, Strategic Legal Advisor for Gender Justice, Atlantic Council Strategic Litigation Project Dr. Melanie O’Brien, Visiting Professor, Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, University of Minnesota Jocelyn Getgen Kestenbaum, Professor of Law, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Erin Farrell Rosenberg, Senior Legal & Policy Advisor, Mukwege Foundation Tess Graham, Legal Adviser, Global Justice Center![](/wp-content/themes/gjcenter/sources/images/banner.jpg)
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