Transitional Justice and Peace
When No One Calls It Rape: Addressing Sexual Violence Against Men and Boys
ICTJ Author: Amrita Kapur and Kelli Muddell Sexual violence against men and boys in times of conflict or repression is alarmingly common— and takes a markedly consistent form across contexts in terms of how it […]
Thursday 20 April 2017Facing up to our shadow side with compassion
In 1995 my mother went into full blown psychosis as a result of a drastic change in the medication she was taking for schizo-affective disorder. She lured some of our friends and neighbors into our home and took the youngest, a toddler, into the basement bedroom.
Tuesday 18 April 2017Gender-based persecution on the International Criminal Court’s radar
IntLawGrrls JANUARY 6, 2017 / ROSEMARY GREY Sexual and gender-based crimes were high on the ICC’s agenda in 2016 – a trend which looks set to continue this year. In March 2016, the Court handed down its first conviction […]
Saturday 15 April 2017ICC DICTIONARY
The Justice Hub By Benjamin Duerr* The ICC Dictionary is a guide for everyone interested in the proceedings in The Hague. It contains almost 200 of the most important terms and concepts with short explanations in […]
Saturday 15 April 2017Sexual and Gender-Based Crimes
International Criminal Court Policy Paper on June 2014 Table of Contents Use of Key Terms Executive Summary I. Introduction II. General Policy III. The Regulatory Framework (a) The Statute (i) Article 6 — Genocide (ii) […]
Saturday 15 April 2017Afghan activists urge progress in ICC war crimes probe
AFP Afghan human rights groups urged the International Criminal Court on Wednesday to speed up a war crimes probe in their country, as they prepared to meet the tribunal’s chief prosecutor. “We are hoping that […]
Friday 14 April 2017Accountability for International Crimes in Afghanistan
Seminar,co-organised by FIDH (International Federation for Human Rights), Armanshahr/OPEN ASIA & Research Centre of Leiden University College The Hague, civil society and legal experts shed light on alleged crimes & victims of wartime violence of the Afghan people.
Wednesday 5 April 2017Responses to 5 “Alternative Facts” about the ICC
AMICC blog Confronted by an upsurge of “alternative facts” in today’s public knowledge, the American NGOs Coalition for the International Criminal Court (AMICC) helps us distinguish fact from falsehood where it concerns the International Criminal […]
Friday 3 March 2017New Book: 38 Unveiled Voices from Afghanistan
The present book is a collection of 38 interviews drawn from “Unveiling Afghanistan, the Voices of Progress” Campaign that was launched in mid 2013 by Armanshahr in a 50 day count down to the third round of Presidential election in Afghanistan and profited from the support of the FIDH.
Wednesday 4 January 2017“Mobilisation of cultural-social resources to protect abandoned children”
Public dialogue 170 of Armanshahr: “Mobilisation of cultural-social resources to protect abandoned children”, at Gowharshad University within the framework of the Human Rights Week.
Monday 19 December 2016