Regression on Abortion Access Harms Women in Poland
Human Rights Organizations Intervene in Cases Before the European Court of Human Rights on Poland’s Abortion Law
Libya: constitutional reform process must fully guarantee the human rights of women and girls
The Libyan authorities should improve the protection of women’s and girls’ human rights in the Draft Constitution and ensure their full, unimpeded participation in the constitutional reform process, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said in a briefing paper published today.
Philippines: Jurists call for action to end discriminatory attitudes and conduct towards women
At a webinar co-convened by the ICJ on 23 October, participants discussed the persistent prevalence of gender stereotyping and discrimination in the justice sector in the Philippines, and the actions needed to combat these attitudes and practices.
Nepal: ICJ workshop highlights the role of legal aid providers on eliminating gender stereotype and gender discrimination in Nepalese justice system to enhance access to justice for women
Nepal’s judiciary must overcome gender stereotypes to improve women’s access to justice in the country, said participants at a workshop organized by the ICJ and the Supreme Court Bar Association’s Women Lawyers Committee on 24th and 25th September, 2021.
Tunisia: workshop addresses adjudication of SGB crimes before Specialized Criminal Chambers
The investigation and adjudication of sexual and gender-based crimes by the Specialized Criminal Chambers must be victim-oriented and aimed at securing victims’ right to effective remedy while simultaneously upholding the accused’s right to a fair trial.
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