Global Justice Center Blog
GJC Legal Director Publishes Op-Ed in Rewire
On December 13th, GJC's Legal Director, Akila Radhakrishnan, published a piece in Rewire on Trump, torture, abortion and international law.
Sakharov Nominees: “The EU can do more than a prize: it must recognise our genocide”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—December 12, 2016
[NEW YORK] — Tomorrow the European Parliament will award its annual Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to Nadia Murad and Lamya Haji Bashar.
On the International Day of Commemoration of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide the International Community Must Act to End Ongoing Genocide Committed by ISIS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—December 9, 2016
[NEW YORK] — Today the United Nations marks the second International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of the Crime. On this day, as we reflect on the legacy of genocide, yet again the international community is failing to take action in face of an ongoing genocide. ISIS is committing genocide, including through acts of rape and sexual slavery, against the Yazidi and other ethnic minorities, and the world must take immediate action to stop these atrocities.
GJC's Shadow Report Featured by International Campaign for Women's Right to Safe Abortion
GJC's Shadow Report to the Committee against Torture on Sri Lanka’s Abortion Law was highlighted by the International Campaign for Women's Right to Safe Abortion.