When looking at themes, the UK tends to participate in dialogues on civil and political rights for certain, specified groups. So of the 12 dialogues on violence against women across the 38 session of the HRC that we studied, the UK participated in nine, and five out of a total of seven dialogues on discrimination against women
The Gambia’s case against Myanmar at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for violating the Genocide Convention, filed on November 11, 2019, will bring the first judicial scrutiny of Myanmar’s campaign of murder, rape, arson, and other atrocities against Rohingya Muslims, 10 nongovernmental organizations said.
President Julius Maada Bio on Thursday called upon all Sierra Leoneans to work together to address gender-based violence in the country.
The Asmaa James Foundation is urging Sierra Leoneans from all walks of life to wear black on Tuesday,4th December, 2018 to collectively protest against the increase in incidents of rape and abuse against girls below 12 years of age in the small West African country.
Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck Germany, on Monday marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
Sexual violence, a staple of war, has long been absent from international criminal law’s charge sheets. By assigning Bemba responsibility for the rapes committed by fighters under his command, the 2016 judgment was seen as an important doctrinal advance for international criminal law.
The National Commission for Democracy (NCD) in Sierra Leone has condemned the attack on the mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyer, and calls on all stakeholders to work assiduously to take responsibility. PRESS RELEASE NCD CONDEMNS THE ATTACK ON THE PERSON OF… Read More ›
