Check out a press release of GJC urging all member states and civil society groups to write to President Obama to lift restrictions on abortion.
A Call for Lifting Restrictions on Abortion and Humanitarian Aid
Global Justice Center Blog
Global Justice Center Legal Memo on Burma Sees Results at the UN
CEDAW Committee Incorporates Legal Recommendations citing to Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) on Women, Peace and Security and Security Council Resolution 1820 on Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, "Hip-Hop Performer among Latest Victims of Court Crackdown"
The Irrawaddy mentions the Global Justice Center and their stance regarding the imprisonment of Zayar Thaw in an article titled "Hip-Hop Performer among Latest Victims of Court Crackdown."
Unlawful Convictions of Burmese Political Prisoners are Crimes Against Humanity – U.N. Security Council Should Refer Burma to the International Criminal Court
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - November 19, 2008
[NEW YORK, NY] - Certain judges in Burma, acting under the orders of Chief Justice U Aung Toe and Senior General Than Shwe, are themselves criminally liable as co-conspirators to crimes against humanity for their acts in “trying” and “convicting” 60 political activists last week. “These acts are the latest from the junta which uses the judiciary as one of its key weapons to commit grave crimes,” says Global Justice Center President Janet Benshoof. Judges including those listed below are criminally culpable and must be referred to the International Criminal Court.
8.8.08: A Day of Olympic Proportions for Burma
GJC's Vice President, Andrea Friedman, and GJC President, Janet Benshoof, are quoted in an article in the Huffington Post about the Global Justice Center's work in Burma.