Women's Initiatives for Gender Justice
@4genderjustice
We advance gender justice and accountability in international justice mechanisms through survivor-centred legal advocacy.
Our Intersectional guide offers concrete recommendations and guiding questions to help every actor in the Rome Statute system bring intersecting forms of harm into full view. Check our briefer: 4genderjustice.org/files/upload... Download the complete version: 4genderjustice.org/intersection...
Used well, intersectionality is a methodology. It should inform every stage, from investigation through to reparations. Download our Intersectional Justice Guide today! Check our briefer: 4genderjustice.org/files/upload... Full version: 4genderjustice.org/intersection...
A single-axis justice falls short. An intersectional approach makes visible the full scope of harm. Download our Intersectional Justice Guide today! Check our briefer: 4genderjustice.org/files/upload... Full version: 4genderjustice.org/intersection...
The event went well, the survivor is home. But do they have a safe channel to raise concerns afterwards with no consequences for their compensation or future opportunities? The Survivor Engagement Protocol covers post-event accountability and care. Read at: 4genderjustice.org/survivor-eng...
Have you ensured the honorarium covers the survivor's full scope — preparation, meetings, emotional labour — not just their time at the event? The Survivor Engagement Protocol covers what equitable compensation looks like. Read at: 4genderjustice.org/survivor-eng...
Have you considered that reimbursing expenses after the fact assumes financial flexibility the survivor may not have? Survivors shouldn't have to advance costs for participation. The Survivor Engagement Protocol shows what fair arrangements look like. Read at: 4genderjustice.org/survivor-eng...
Agenda sent. Speaking slot confirmed. But has every moderator and comms staff member been briefed on topics the survivor won't address — and told to hold that line? The Survivor Engagement Protocol shows what safe participation requires. Read at: 4genderjustice.org/survivor-eng...
Flights booked. Hotel confirmed. But will the survivor be asked for a credit card or deposit at check-in? It's one of the most common oversights in travel planning. The Survivor Engagement Protocol covers responsible travel arrangements. Read the Protocol: 4genderjustice.org/survivor-eng...
Wanting to invite a survivor to your event? First, check you're the right person to reach out. The Survivor Engagement Protocol includes a self-assessment for responsible first contact. Available at: 4genderjustice.org/survivor-eng... Interactive checklist at: 4genderjustice.org/survivor-eng...
Over 700 women die daily from preventable pregnancy-related causes. To mark the International Day of Action for Women's Health, we're calling on governments, funders, and institutions to act with urgency to support sexual and reproductive health and rights. Our CTA: may28.org/2026-call-to...
Our Executive Director @alixvuillemin.bsky.social recently moderated the panel "Voices from the Bench: Women Shaping International Justice", hosted by GQUAL, IDLO, UN Women, IGC Den Haag and the Government of Canada. Gender parity in justice isn't just equality, but credibility and legitimacy.
We've just published the Survivor Engagement Protocol — practical operational standards for organisations engaging survivors in international justice and advocacy spaces. Developed by Women's Initiatives for Gender Justice with Synergy for Justice, Tallawah Justice for Women, and Grace Agenda. 👇️
Day 1 of #WomenDeliver2026 ✅ We're in Narrm/Melbourne all week. Join us Wednesday 29 April, 9:30am, Room 208 for our session on feminist pathways to a Crimes Against Humanity Treaty. 🔗https://4genderjustice.org/wd2026-building-the-vision-feminist-pathways-to-a-crimes-against-humanity-treaty/
We are attending Women Deliver 2026 in Narrm (Melbourne) to co-host a session on feminist pathways to a Crimes Against Humanity treaty. A once-in-a-generation treaty process is underway. Feminist voices must shape it. 29 April | 9.30am (GMT+10) | Room 208 🔗 4genderjustice.org/wd2026-build...
“Gender is a lens that helps us understand conflict and atrocity.” Last week, our Board member @akilarad.bsky.social spoke at @tmcasser.bsky.social on the role of women’s rights in shaping treaty interpretation, and why international law must reflect lived realities.
Yesterday our ED Alix Vuillemin joined the Women in Diplomacy mentoring event as a mentor, hosted by the International Gender Champions The Hague Hub. Thank you to the Australian Embassy in the Netherlands, IGC Network, and the Women in International Law Network for convening this thoughtful event.
🇸🇩 Sudan Women-led monitoring networks are documenting violations amid ongoing conflict. Local monitors have recorded 1,200+ abuses, including conflict-related sexual violence, and submitted evidence to UN and African human rights mechanisms to support future accountability.
🇲🇽 Mexico IDHEAS works with families of the disappeared to pursue accountability. Strategic litigation and international advocacy are strengthening victim participation, recognising gendered harms of disappearance, and advancing access to justice and reparations.
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka The Adayaalam Centre for Policy Research supports Tamil-speaking women seeking truth about enforced disappearances. Through advocacy training and trauma-informed support, survivors engage in documenting mass graves and shaping more inclusive transitional justice processes.
Across the world, local organisations are advancing gender justice amid conflict, disappearances, and shrinking civic space. For International Women’s Day, we're highlighting work by grantees supported by the Global Initiative Against Impunity (GIAI), a consortium we are proud to be part of.
Gender justice is not optional. At the UN Prep Comm on a Crimes Against Humanity Convention, Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice was clear: a gender-competent approach is essential to the Convention’s legitimacy, effectiveness, and authority. 📍UN, New York | 20 Jan 2026 | @akilarad.bsky.social
Rohingya survivors of Myanmar’s 2017 “clearance operations” are testifying this week at the ICJ in The Gambia v. Myanmar, a rare step in ICJ proceedings. Their voices bring the reality of sexual & gender-based violence into the Court’s genocide analysis. 🔗 www.justiceinfo.net/en/154334-ge...
GIAI Members submitted recommendations to the UN CEDAW Addendum to General Recommendation No 30 for more victim-centred, intersectional, inclusive and conflict-sensitive protection of rights of women and girls in all their diversity. 👉 Full submission: drive.google.com/file/d/1q_0U...
Happening today! Don't miss "Restorative Judgements at the Special Jurisdiction for Peace: Insights and Future Directions from the Colombian Experience". 📍 15h30 - 17h00 | IDLO - International Development Law Organization | Hofweg 9E, The Hague.
#Day2 of ASP and we kick off our event on Workplace Culture at the ICC with @fidh-official.bsky.social. Watch live here: us06web.zoom.us/j/81711973262 A recording will be available after the event for those who missed it!
That's a wrap on #DayOne of #ASP24! Tomorrow, we'll be hosting our first side-event on Workplace Culture at the ICC with @fidh-official.bsky.social at 13h15. 📷Our team after day one with our orange lanyards for the 16 Days Against GBV Campaign. Come say hello! #OrangeTheWorld.
To finish out #DayOne: standing-room only for the packed out "Victim-centred Justice Begins with Us: A Dialogue Led by Survivors" side-event of the Victims’ Rights Working Group. Survivors from Armenia, Kenya, Mali, Ukraine, Palestine, and Venezuela share their testimony, expertise, and proposals.
Next up: The Role of Restorative Justice in Strengthening the Work of the ICC: Lessons Learned from the Colombian Case. Restorative justice is central to accountability and peacebuilding, but dependent on sustained state support and meaningful engagement with victims and affected territories.
DP Khan presents the OTP's Annual Report: “The sanctions against the Court have real and significant impact [...] we will survive this challenge in a way that does not let our stakeholders down [...] there are measures in place to protect the ICC" 🔗 www.icc-cpi.int/news/office-... 📷 ICC-CPI
Our ED @alixvuillemin.bsky.social moderates the side-event "Through Ukraine's Lens: Defending the ICC now for all victims of atrocity crimes". 📌Meaningful inclusion of NGOs in international justice is essential for preserving justice pathways for victims in Ukraine and beyond.