2011 News
Global Justice Center launches "August 12 Campaign" to mark the 62nd Anniversary of the Geneva Conventions by urging President Obama to issue an executive order lifting U.S. abortion restrictions on humanitarian aid for girls and women raped in armed conflict
July 4, 2011
Thousands of girls and women raped and impregnated in armed conflict are routinely denied critically needed abortions in places like the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burma and Sudan, despite hundreds of millions of dollars in humanitarian aid made available to victims in conflict. These victims are denied abortions for myriad reasons, but one major reason is the blanket abortion restrictions the US places on all its foreign assistance, including humanitarian aid. These US restrictions contain no exceptions for rape or to save the life of the woman and have the effect of preventing all foreign governments, NGOs and humanitarian aid providers receiving US funds from providing the option of abortions to girls and women raped in armed conflict. More.
Global Justice Center President Janet Benshoof Speaks on "A Rights-Based Approach to Violence Against Women" at the FPA & Commonwealth Secretariat International Symposium in London
June 30, 2011
On June 20, 2011, the Foreign Press Association in London (FPA) hosted an International Symposium on 'Women as Agents of Change: Why women are fundamental to political, economic and social transformation' in collaboration with the Commonwealth Secretariat to mark the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day. The event reflected Commonwealth's theme for 2011 and explored the role of women in conflict and peace and the need for their inclusion in political and economic life. More.
Global Justice Center and Other Women's Health Advocates Call for the Obama Administration to Make the US a Leader in Pushing for Reproductive Rights Worldwide
June 3, 2011
A recent article in Conscience Magazine describes the work of women's health advocates and the frustration they are experiencing with the current Administration. Fortunately, the GJC sees a new and unique opportunity for the current Administration to overturn the policies that prohibit access to abortion for girls and women raped in armed conflict. More.
Global Justice Center sees victory in response from US to Norway's Recommendation at UN Human Rights Council, which sets up Obama to issue an Executive Order lifting the US restrictions against abortion tied to all humanitarian aid.
April 5, 2011
On March 18, 2011, the US responded to Norway's Recommendation saying that the US could not remove the blanket abortion restrictions on humanitarian aid because of "currently applicable restrictions."More.
On International Women's Day, GJC salutes the NY City Bar Association for challenging the legality of the US abortion prohibitions imposed on US humanitarian aid for women raped in armed conflict
March 8, 2011
On March 4, 2011, the Association of the Bar of New York, on behalf of some 22,000 members, wrote to President Obama urging the Administration to lift the abortion prohibitions put on all US humanitarian aid for women and girl survivors of rape used as a weapon of war.More.
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