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December 2024


ASIAN WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP IN INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE & ACCOUNTABILITY


On 3 December, the Asia Justice Coalition, International Commission of Jurists, and Center for Justice and Accountability co-organised a panel discussion on the sidelines of the 23rd International Criminal Court Assembly of States Parties on the 'Asian Women's Leadership in International Justice & Accountability'. As the first-ever all-POC women-led side event of its kind, the session provided a platform to share lived experiences and called upon all stakeholders to end systemic discrimination, ensure equitable and diverse (gender and geographic) representation in international legal spaces, and practice increased solidarity. The panel included Priya Gopalan, Hafsar Tameesuddin, Samiha Sahel Muma, Yee Htun, Kate Vigneswaran, Priya Pillai, and Alejandra Vicente.


 


GENDER JUSTICE & CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY CONVENTION

 

On 6 December, Asia Justice Coalition, Global Justice Center, FIDH - International Federation for Human Rights, The Promise Institute for Human Rights at UCLA School of Law, Physicians for Human Rights, the Crimes Against Humanity Initiative, TRIAL International, Women's Initiatives for Gender Justice, and Atlantic Council co-sponsored an ICC ASP side event on 'Gender Justice and the Crimes Against Humanity Treaty'. The event witnessed interventions focused on creating a Crimes Against Humanity treaty that truly addresses sexual and gender-based crimes, including reproductive violence, gender apartheid, forced marriage, slave trade, and survivor-centered justice.



 


CSO WORKSHOP ON CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY CONVENTION

 

On 5 December, the Asia Justice Coalition co-sponsored a civil society workshop on the Crimes Against Humanity Convention. AJC’s Legal Advocacy and Communications Manager, Aakash Chandran, participated in the panel discussion and highlighted the need and importance of Asian voices in the deliberations and processes in the run-up to the CAH Diplomatic Conference. Read AJC’s work on the CAH Convention here.



 


AJC PUBLISHED A PRIMER ON ‘GENDER & INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW’

 

On 19 December, the Coalition secretariat published a primer on ‘gender and international criminal law'. The primer offers a concise explanation of the following: 1) why 'gender' is relevant in international criminal law; 2) how existing international criminal law explicitly addresses ‘gender-based crimes’; 3) whether existing international crimes include forced marriage; 4) whether existing international crimes include human trafficking for sexual exploitation; and 5) what 'gender apartheid' is.


 


AJC TOOLKIT ON JUSTICE AVENUES NOW AVAILABLE IN 9 LANGUAGES


On 11 December, the Asia Justice Coalition released its 'Toolkit on Justice Avenues' in 9 languages: Burmese, Bengali, Hindi, Korean, Malay, Sinhala, Tamil, & Indonesian. The toolkit provides a look at available avenues for CSO engagement within the international legal sphere. It includes easy-to-read overviews of United Nations Fact-Finding Missions, and International Investigative Mechanisms, the International Criminal Court, the International Court of Justice, and the use of Universal Jurisdiction.




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