Check out a letter to the Editor by Akila Radhakrishnan, Vice-President and Legal Director of GJC, in which she critiques the "3 Years Strife and Cruelty Put Syria in Free Fall" article that neglects to mention the use of rape as a weapon of war against women and girls.
Tuesday, January 14, 2014 13:15 - 14:30
At 866 United Nations Plaza, New York
Women's League of Burma Report Launch: "Same Pattern, Same Impunity," hosted by the Nobel Women's Inititave and the Global Justice Center.
Speakers:
Julia Marip, Joint General-Secretary, Women's League of Burma
Janet Benshoof, President, Global Justice Center
Pablo Castillo-Diaz, Protection Specialist, UN Women
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - January 13, 2014
[RANGOON, CHIANG MAI/ NEW YORK, NY] - Today marks the launch of an important new report documenting ongoing crimes of sexual violence—over 100 cases documented since 2010, including 47 gang rapes—perpetrated by the Burmese military in ethnic regions of Burma.
On January 13, 2014, GJC staff members Akila Radhakrishnan and Michelle Onello published an article on the Women Under Siege project blog, titled on new reports detailing ongoing sexualized violence in Burma.
Click here to read the full article.
Huffington Post includes commentary by GJC on how the rule of law often fails victims of gender-based violence by ignoring the importance of accountability, reparations, and recognizing rape as a weapon of war.
