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ICC Review Conference Opens in Uganda

The first Review Conference on the International Criminal Court opened this morning in Kampala, Uganda. Among those present for the… Read More »

End of the Era of Impunity? Not Quite

We are sitting in the Monyono Commonwealth Resort, in the terrace coffee shop having tea, waiting for the NGO meeting… Read More »

Nobel Women’s Initiative Condemns Gaza Flotilla Attack

Update: Mairead Maguire en route to Gaza aboard the MV Rachel Corrie The Nobel Women’s Initiative on Monday issued a statement,… Read More »

The ICC Cannot Stand Alone

The ICC is intended to be a court of last resort; a court that prosecutes those that a state is… Read More »

What the ICC Does for Women

In 1998 the majority of nations agreed to form a permanent International Criminal Court, referred to as the ICC.  It… Read More »

Mairead Maguire Calls for the Immediate Release of Mordechai Vanunu

Nobel laureate Mairead Maguire is calling for the freedom of Mordechai Vanunu, the Israeli nuclear whistle-blower. In a letter to… Read More »

Support ICC: Wangari Maathai

At a press conference on Monday, May 24 in Nairobi, Wangari Maathai warned that Kenya will again descend into violence… Read More »

Shirin Ebadi and Wangari Maathai to Attend Review Conference for International Criminal Court

Nobel Peace Laureates, Shirin Ebadi and Wangari Maathai, will be attending the first ever Review Conference of the International Criminal… Read More »

Press Release- Support for ICC Investigations Key to Preventing More Violence in Kenya: Wangari Maathai

Wangari Maathai warned that Kenya will again descend into violence during the next elections unless there is support for the… Read More »

Shirin Ebadi Calls for Immediate Investigation of Iran Human Rights Abuses

A group of Iranian political and social activists signed a letter of appeal this month demanding that UN Human Rights… Read More »

Jody Williams: A Nuclear Free World Is Possible

The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference in New York is now in its final weeks of negotiations. As participants review… Read More »

Mairead Maguire Among Those to Deliver Aid to Gaza

Nobel Peace Laureate Mairead Maguire will sail to Gaza next week aboard the MV Rachel Corrie as part of the… Read More »

Report: International Tribunal on Crimes Against Women of Burma

Today the Nobel Women’s Initiative and the Women’s League of Burma launched the report for the International Tribunal on Crimes… Read More »

68 Senators Tell Obama: Ban Landmines

More than two-thirds of US senators have signed a letter calling on President Barack Obama to develop a plan to… Read More »

Fighting for Gender Justice: Campaigning to End Rape in War – JASS Blog

  “It has probably become more dangerous to be a woman than a soldier in armed conflict.” — Major-General Patrick… Read More »

Burma’s Leading Pro-Democracy Party Disbands: Suu Kyi Barred from Upcoming Elections

Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s pro-democracy party was legally dissolved last Thursday, marking the end of the party’s 21-year… Read More »

Read the Report of the International Tribunal on Crimes Against Women of Burma

Today the Nobel Women’s Initiative and the Women’s League of Burma launched the report for the International Tribunal on Crimes… Read More »

Rigoberta Menchu Tum Attends Climate Change Conference

Over 15 000 people from 135 countries gathered in Cochabamba Bolivia last month to attend the World People’s Conference on… Read More »

Now Available: Report of the International Tribunal on Crimes Against Women of Burma

Today the Nobel Women’s Initiative and the Women’s League of Burma launched the report for the International Tribunal on Crimes… Read More »

VIDEO: Watch the Tribunal Unfold

Voices From the Dialogue

Listen to participants share their thoughts on gender justice and the dialogue in Swahili, Lingala, Arabic, Bengali, Hebrew, Burmese and… Read More »

Searching for Gender Justice – Joanne Sandler and Laura Turquet on openDemocracy

How and when will the Rome Statute and Security Council Resolution 1325 actually contribute to the delivery of justice to… Read More »

Implementing SCR 1325: Lessons From Israel – Sarai Aharoni on openDemocracy

The attempt to implement Security Council Resolution 1325 after the failure of the Oslo Peace Process revealed a paralysed women’s… Read More »

Within the Hell of War Lies a Private Hell – Laura Carlsen on openDemocracy

It is easy to think of impunity as a sin of omission. The hand not raised in protest appears genteel… Read More »

Jody Williams Addresses 2010 NPT Review Conference, UN, New York

  A NUCLEAR WEAPONS CONVENTION: THE TRUE PATH TO NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION Statement by Jody Williams, Chair, Nobel Womens Initiative Review… Read More »