{"id":1813,"date":"2022-06-22T09:37:53","date_gmt":"2022-06-22T09:37:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globaljusticecenter.net\/?page_id=1813"},"modified":"2024-02-06T18:26:08","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T18:26:08","slug":"our-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.globaljusticecenter.net\/our-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Our History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline Cool-Content-Timeline\"><div class=\"cool-timeline-block-332747b8-d915-4990-ba1a-7c30b79390ec\"><style>.cool-timeline-block-332747b8-d915-4990-ba1a-7c30b79390ec .cool-vertical-timeline-body{--ctlb-content-alignment: left;--ctlb-date-fontsize: 26px;--ctlb-date-font-weight: 100;--ctlb-date-color: #145775;--ctlb-head-font-size: 22px;--ctlb-heading-color: #145775;--ctlb-sub-head-font-size: 18px;--ctlb-line-color: #00445d;--ctlb-icon-bg: #00445d;--ctlb-story-border-color: #00445d;--ctlb-icon-box-size: 20px;}<\/style><div class=\"cool-vertical-timeline-body ctlb-wrapper one-sided right\"><div class=\"cool-timeline-block-list\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p><strong>2005<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globaljusticecenter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/GJC-Logo-Icon-Only-1-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><br><strong>Founding of the Global Justice Center<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Trailblazing attorney and gender equality activist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globaljusticecenter.net\/about-gjc\/our-founder\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1786\">Janet Benshoof<\/a> founds the Global Justice Center. GJC\u2019s logo is designed to represent the inequality between the percentage of women in the world&#8217;s population and their corresponding representation in governments worldwide.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left ctl_timeFalse\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globaljusticecenter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image12.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><br><strong>Forming key partnerships<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">We develop key partnerships with women\u2019s groups in Myanmar and Iraq, including Women for Democracy in Iraq and the Women\u2019s League of Burma, to support them in their calls for justice and accountability, particularly for sexual violence in conflict.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p><strong>2006<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globaljusticecenter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Janetcaroleandbasmawithheadscarfs.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><br><strong><strong>Establishing projects across the globe<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">We <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-537312-2488108.cloudwaysapps.com\/temp-uploads\/2006\/12\/Report.Iraq_.2007.pdf\">train over 50 judges and individuals<\/a> associated with the Iraqi High Tribunal on international law and crimes of sexual violence. The training marked the first time in Iraq that women leaders and judges met together to speak about honor killings and rape.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left ctl_timeFalse\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globaljusticecenter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image4.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><br><strong><strong>Joining the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace, and Security<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">The New York-based group centers women\u2019s voices and experiences at the UN Security Council in peace processes, peacebuilding, and peacekeeping operations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p><strong>2007<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globaljusticecenter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/51731552777_8ba8e0086d_o-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><br><strong><strong>GJC makes it official<\/strong><\/strong>!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">We officially become a registered 501(c)(3) and independent NGO.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p><strong>2008<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globaljusticecenter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image13.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><br><strong><strong>Organizing a global campaign to end impunity in Myanmar<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">We organize a global campaign with partners from Myanmar\u2019s diaspora to end impunity and ensure criminal accountability, holding events across the globe, including in Delhi, San Francisco, London, and New York.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right ctl_timeFalse\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globaljusticecenter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/iraq.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><br><strong><strong>Training Iraqi judges<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">We brought a coalition of judges from Iraq, including Iraqi High Tribunal (IHT) President Judge Arif, to Washington D.C., where they met with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. In 2007, including as a result of GJC\u2019s trainings, the IHT issued a judgment in the Anfal case, finding that the rape of Kurdish women amounted to genocide and torture.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p><strong>2009<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globaljusticecenter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image12.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><br><strong><strong><strong>Leading the way on Myanmar\u2019s constitution<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">We produce a legal analysis of Myanmar\u2019s military-drafted Constitution, highlighting how the Constitution is a structural barrier to democratic transition in the country. While most actors ignored our analysis at the time, choosing instead to portray Myanmar as a democratic success story, our arguments later proved prescient when the military instrumentalized the Constitution and seized power in a coup in 2021.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p><strong>2010<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globaljusticecenter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image11.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><br><strong><strong><strong><strong>Pursuing progressive legal standards on sexual violence in conflict<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">We join the Women\u2019s League of Burma and the Nobel Women\u2019s Initiative to organize the International Tribunal on Crimes Against Women of Burma in New York, where 12 brave women testified to their experiences and violations at the hands of Myanmar\u2019s military.<br><br>We pioneered the legal argument that abortion is necessary, non-discriminatory medical care under international humanitarian law for victims of sexual violence in conflict. This legal interpretation has now been recognized by leading UN actors and agencies, countries, and partner NGOs, and helped to shift the framework in the discussion of access to sexual and reproductive healthcare for women raped in war.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p><strong>2011<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globaljusticecenter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Stephanie-Daesh-UN.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><br><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>GJC forges ahead at the UN<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">We receive Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) consultative status at the UN, allowing us to amplify our direct advocacy with UN policymakers and agencies.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p><strong>2011<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globaljusticecenter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/nyt-editorial-9.7.11.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><br><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Campaign to secure abortion for victims of rape in war<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">We launch the August 12th Campaign, calling on President Obama to issue an executive order that would allow US foreign aid to be used to provide abortion services for rape victims in war. This call was supported by a diverse international coalition, and featured in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/09\/08\/opinion\/humanitarian-aid-for-rape-victims.html\">New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p><strong>2013<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globaljusticecenter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/24402645745_aa598d48bc_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><br><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>UN Security Council and Secretary General calls for access to abortion for rape victims in conflict<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">In a first, the UN Security Council issued two resolutions, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/shestandsforpeace\/sites\/www.un.org.shestandsforpeace\/files\/unscr_2106_2013_on_wps_english.pdf\">2106<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/shestandsforpeace\/sites\/www.un.org.shestandsforpeace\/files\/unscr_2122_2013_on_wps_english.pdf\">2122<\/a>, calling for the provision of sexual and reproductive health care, including safe abortion services, for women and girls raped in war.<br><br>The UN Secretary-General in his report on women, peace, and security recognizes GJC\u2019s argument that abortion is protected under international humanitarian law and calls for it to be ensured in humanitarian aid.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p><strong>2014<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globaljusticecenter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/8737181202_d2ed9e2f52_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><br><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>UK changes policy on abortion for victims of rape in war<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Citing Security Council Resolution 2122, the United Kingdom becomes the \ufb01rst country to explicitly recognize that abortion is protected care under the Geneva Conventions for women affected by con\ufb02ict.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p><strong>2015<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globaljusticecenter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image2.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><br><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>EU changes policy on abortion for victims of rape in war<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">The EU changes its policy on abortion and sexual violence in conflict to reflect our legal argument that abortion is protected care under the Geneva Conventions.\u00a0<br><br>By 2015, in the five years since we launched our campaign to ensure abortion access for war rape victims, the right is recognized by multiple national governments, the UN Security Council, and the UN Secretary-General, ushering in a norm shift in how abortion is considered in humanitarian contexts.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p><strong>2016<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globaljusticecenter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CloseUpEveryoneEdit-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><br><strong>Demanding justice for the Yazidi<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">We support our Yazidi partners, Yazda and the Free Yezidi Foundation, by urging the International Criminal Court to investigate ISIS\u2019s crimes against Yazidi women and girls as genocide, as well as a full range of gender crimes including forcible transfer, rape, torture, enslavement, forced marriage, forced pregnancy, and forced abortions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left ctl_timeFalse\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globaljusticecenter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image5.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><br><strong>Fighting for gender equality in Myanmar<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">In Geneva, we join partners from Myanmar to engage with the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.<br><br>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-537312-2488108.cloudwaysapps.com\/temp-uploads\/2016\/05\/ShadowReport.6.10.2016.pdf\">joint report<\/a> with the Gender Equality Network outlined structural barriers to gender equality in Myanmar, and built on our signature 2015 publication <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-537312-2488108.cloudwaysapps.com\/temp-uploads\/2015\/08\/PromisesNotProgress.pdf\">Promises Not Progress: Burma\u2019s National Plan for Women Falls Short of Gender Equality and CEDAW<\/a>, published joinylu with the Leitner Center for International Law and Justice.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right ctl_timeFalse\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globaljusticecenter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/janet-world-humanitarian-summit.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><br><strong>Gendering international humanitarian law<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">We participate in the World Humanitarian Summit, including by hosting an event \u201cMaking IHL Work for Women and Girls\u201d featuring Sweden\u2019s Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p><strong>2017<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globaljusticecenter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/brain-trust.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><br><strong>Brain trust on gender and genocide<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">We convene a brain trust of international legal experts and practitioners to examine the difficulties of translating genocide law into a contemporary context, with a particular focus on the gendered crimes of genocide. This brain trust is the launch of GJC\u2019s \u201cGender &amp; Genocide\u201d project drawing on our work in Iraq from the Saddam-era trials, as well as ISIS\u2019s genocide of the Yezidi.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right ctl_timeFalse\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globaljusticecenter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSCN0238-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><br><strong>GJC Founder Janet Benshoof dies<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Janet passes away suddenly at the age of 70 after a short battle with cancer.<br><br>At her memorial, GJC staff past and present gathered to celebrate her trailblazing life and work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globaljusticecenter.net\/about-gjc\/our-founder\/\">You can learn more about Janet here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p><strong>2018<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globaljusticecenter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Akila-ASP-2018-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><br><strong>Akila Radhakrishnan becomes president<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Akila takes over as president of the Global Justice Center shortly after Janet&#8217;s passing. She vows to carry forward the feminist vision of her mentor.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right ctl_timeFalse\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globaljusticecenter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Beyond-Killing-Title-Graphic.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><br><strong>Beyond Killing: Gender and Genocide<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">We publish our seminal report, <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-537312-2488108.cloudwaysapps.com\/temp-uploads\/2018\/12\/Gender-and-Genocide-Whitepaper-FINAL.pdf\"><em>Beyond Killing: Gender, Genocide, &amp; Obligations Under International Law<\/em><\/a>.<br><br>The report provides the \ufb01rst comprehensive legal analysis of the role of gender in genocide. It builds on our analysis of the Yezidi genocide, as well as the September 2018 publication on the Rohingya genocide in Myanmar, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-537312-2488108.cloudwaysapps.com\/temp-uploads\/2018\/09\/Discrimination-to-Destruction.pdf\">Discrimination to Destruction: A Legal Analysis of Gender Crimes against the Rohingya<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left ctl_timeFalse\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globaljusticecenter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/9307677250_62d15ff6c8_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><br><strong>A new treaty on crimes against humanity<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">In a <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-537312-2488108.cloudwaysapps.com\/temp-uploads\/2018\/11\/GJC.CAHSubmission.11.30.2018.pdf\">submission<\/a> to the International Law Commission, we stress the need to integrate a gender perspective into the draft treaty on crimes against humanity and calls for a \u201cgender audit\u201d of the treaty.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p><strong>2019<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globaljusticecenter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Akila-UN-Arria-2019-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><br><strong>Briefing the UN Security Council<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">GJC President Akila Radhakrishnan briefs the UN Security Council on accountability for conflict-related sexual violence. From Myanmar to Syria, she spoke of the crime&#8217;s root cause as an expression of discrimination, patriarchy, and inequality.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left ctl_timeFalse\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globaljusticecenter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image4.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><br><strong><strong>Genocide case against Myanmar announced<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">We join The Gambia as it announces its intent to file a lawsuit against Myanmar at the International Court of Justice over the genocide of the Rohingya at an event during the UN General Assembly in September 2019.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right ctl_timeFalse\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globaljusticecenter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/grant-akila-the-hague.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><br><strong><strong>GJC in The Hague<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">We travel to The Hague in November 2019 for the official filing of The Gambia\u2019s genocide case at the International Court of Justice, and again in December 2019 for hearings on The Gambia\u2019s request for emergency \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globaljusticecenter.net\/updated-q-a-the-gambia-v-myanmar-rohingya-genocide-at-the-international-court-of-justice-2\/\">provisional measures<\/a>\u201d in the case. GJC worked with partners to center the voices of the Rohingya community and gendered experiences around these hearings.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p><strong>2020<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globaljusticecenter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/akila-bbc.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><br><strong><strong><strong>Myanmar ordered to prevent genocide against Rohingya<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">In a historic ruling, the International Court of Justice grants provisional measures and orders Myanmar to prevent genocide against the Rohingya. GJC President Akila Radhakrishnan is a featured guest on BBC World News to explain the impact of the ruling and case.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right ctl_timeFalse\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globaljusticecenter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/pompeocommission-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><br><strong><strong><strong><strong>Suing Trump<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">We join partners to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globaljusticecenter.net\/press-center\/press-releases\/1230-human-rights-orgs-sue-sec-pompeo-for-unlawful-commission-designed-to-redefine-human-rights-undercut-universal-protections-for-women-lgbtqi-individuals-and-others\">\ufb01le a lawsuit<\/a> against the Trump administration over Secretary of State Mike Pompeo\u2019s \u201cCommission on Unalienable Rights.\u201d The commission was created to erode human rights standards, in particular reproductive rights and LGBTQI rights, ignoring decades of international progress and threatening to undermine human rights protections for some of the most vulnerable people across the world.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p><strong>2021<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globaljusticecenter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/AP_20253449755354-6-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><br><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>A coup in Myanmar<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Myanmar\u2019s military seized power following election results that signaled widespread public opposition to military dominance. We join partners in Myanmar and human rights activists around the world in condemning the coup and urging a swift international response.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right ctl_timeFalse\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globaljusticecenter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211011a-GJC-StrategicFramework-Social-1600x900_3-e1692220379551.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><br><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>GJC outlines its strategic vision<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">We launch our <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-537312-2488108.cloudwaysapps.com\/temp-uploads\/2021\/11\/2021-2026_GJC-StrategicFramework_final.pdf\">5-Year Strategic Framework<\/a>, which outlines our vision for progress on three core issues: sexual and gender-based violence, abortion rights, and feminist multilateralism.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left ctl_timeFalse\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globaljusticecenter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/elena-SCOTUS.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><br><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>US Supreme Court hears case aiming to overturn <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">The US Supreme Court holds hearings in <em>Dobbs v. Jackson Women\u2019s Health Organization<\/em>, the case threatening to overturn the <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em> precedent establishing the constitutional right to abortion in the US. We filed an <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-537312-2488108.cloudwaysapps.com\/temp-uploads\/2021\/09\/Dobbs_Amicus_920.pdf\">amicus brief<\/a> in the case on the US\u2019s international human rights obligations as they relate to abortion and joined allies for a rally in front of the court.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p><strong>2022<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globaljusticecenter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image10.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><br><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>GJC supports first conviction of the crime of forced pregnancy<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">GJC President Akila Radhakrishnan delivered a presentation to the International Criminal Court on the crime of forced pregnancy. The presentation was part of hearings on the appeal of Ugandan war criminal Dominic Ongwen, and it followed our submission of an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globaljusticecenter.net\/amicus-brief-the-prosecutor-v-dominic-ongwen\/\">amicus brief<\/a> with partners in the case, where the appeals chamber upheld the first conviction of forced pregnancy in the court\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p><strong>2022<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globaljusticecenter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image1.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><br><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>International committee condemns US abortion bans as racially discriminatory<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination called on the US to take all necessary measures to protect abortion access following the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling in <em>Dobbs<\/em>. The committee found that the decision had a disproportionate impact on the rights of racial and ethnic minorities. <br><br>GJC and partners filed a <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-537312-2488108.cloudwaysapps.com\/temp-uploads\/2022\/08\/SBRWI_HRW_GJC_AI_CERDShadowReport.pdf\">submission<\/a> with the committee detailing how abortion restrictions are a form of racial discrimination.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p><strong>2023<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globaljusticecenter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/UN-SR-briefing-paper-Twitter-2.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><br><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Urging UN experts to act to protect US abortion rights<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">We led partners in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globaljusticecenter.net\/letter-to-un-special-procedures-on-us-abortion-rights\/\">submission<\/a> to United Nations experts that urged them to act in response to the <em>Dobbs<\/em> ruling.<br><br>The letter included original research and testimony from medical practitioners across the US.\u00a0This research was compiled in a separate brief, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globaljusticecenter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230413_UN_SR_briefingPaper_FINAL.pdf\">Human Rights Crisis: Abortion in the United States After Dobbs<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"Benoit","author_link":"https:\/\/www.globaljusticecenter.net\/author\/benoit\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":null,"rttpg_excerpt":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.globaljusticecenter.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1813"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.globaljusticecenter.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.globaljusticecenter.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.globaljusticecenter.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.globaljusticecenter.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1813"}],"version-history":[{"count":101,"href":"https:\/\/www.globaljusticecenter.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1813\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27724,"href":"https:\/\/www.globaljusticecenter.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1813\/revisions\/27724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.globaljusticecenter.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}