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Women's Initiatives for Gender
Justice
CALL FOR COMMENT ON INTERNATIONAL
CRIMINAL COURT DRAFT POLICY PAPER ON SEXUAL & GENDER BASED CRIMES
The
Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice works globally to ensure justice for
women and an independent and effective International Criminal Court.
Objectives: http://www.iccwomen.org/aboutus/mission/mission.php
The
International Criminal Court (ICC) is the first ever permanent
international court established to deal with war crimes, crimes against
humanity, and genocide.The Court will promote the rule of law and ensure that
those responsible for the gravest international crimes are brought to
justice. The ICC will investigate and prosecute those most responsible
for committing war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide in times of war
and armed conflict.
DIRECT LINK TO FULL 36-PAGE 2014 ICC
DRAFT POLICY PAPER ON SEXUAL& GENDER BASED CRIMES
Comments
and feedback are invited on this policy. Please send your comments directly to
the Court at: OTPLegalAdvisorySection@icc-cpi.int.
The
deadline for submitting comments is 23 February 2014.
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Women's
Initiatives for Gender Justice - February 2014
OTP
draft Policy Paper on Sexual and Gender Based Crimes
Last Friday, the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court distributed a draft Policy Paper on Sexual and Gender Based Crimes. This was the first policy priority announced by Prosecutor Bensouda when she took office in 2012.
The development of the policy included: a series of consultations with OTP staff from each division and section including the specialist units and OTP field staff; additional analysis of the Statute and the challenges before the OTP in relation to analyzing, investigating and prosecuting gender-based crimes; and drafting the policy integrating gender issues within the technical areas, legal framework as well as the substantive and institutional work of the OTP.
The OTP is inviting comments and feedback on this policy. Please send your comments directly to the Court at: OTPLegalAdvisorySection@icc-cpi.int. The deadline for submitting comments is 23 February 2014.
As the feedback phase is relatively short, the Women's Initiatives for Gender Justice is sharing the draft policy with a range of interested networks to ensure as many people as possible are informed of the draft and have the opportunity to provide the OTP with your comments, should you wish to do so.
The OTP intends to launch the final version of the
policy in March 2014.
Read the OTP draft Policy Paper on Sexual and Gender Based Crimes in full here.
Women's Initiatives for Gender Justice
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