#CAHTreatyNow ! Thanks for the opportunity GCR2P!

Detailed summary our of our report on NE Syria from my brilliant colleague Lauren Aarons

Gender apartheid systematically erases women and girls from society. Codifying it as a crime against humanity won't solve everything, but it will create a vital legal framework for accountability & protection. Listen to Afghan women reveal life under the Taliban Atlantic Council

Packed room for an important discussion hosted by SierraLeone@UN to enumerate the slave trade in the Rome Statute and draft Crimes against Humanity Treaty.

The time is now to close the gaps in justice and accountability, particularly sexual & gender-based crimes.

👏 A huge thank you to Austria for explicitly naming gender apartheid as a consideration for future amendments. This significant step highlights a commitment to gender equality and signals much needed solidarity to Afghan women and girls Austria UN

'Mr. Lau, who could not be reached for comment, asked for a formal apology & for men to be allowed into the Lounge or to pay a discounted price to account for their loss, which Ms. Kaechele has refused. “I’m not sorry,” she said, “and you can’t come in.”

nytimes.com/2024/03/20/wor…

The Taliban’s treatment of women constitutes a clear violation of international law norms and principles,” writes Azadah Raz Mohammad via Inside Afghanistan’s Gender Apartheid.

Taliban's persecution of women in Afghanistan is a crime against humanity. With their rights under siege, it's crucial for international law to step up. Find out why this is critical & why it demands global action atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atla… Atlantic Council Azadah Raz Mohammad Civic Engagement Project

Extension of the call for input for the SR’s report on the phenomenon of an institutionalized system of discrimination, segregation, disrespect for human dignity and exclusion of women and girls in #Afghanistan

ohchr.org/en/calls-for-i…

Deadline extended to 25 March.

We're just a couple of days away from our #CSW68 civil society workshop, and there's still time to register!

Speakers: leila sadat Sareta Ashraph Naw Hser Hser akila radhakrishnan Dr Melanie O'Brien Jocelyn Getgen Kestenbaum she/hers Erin Farrell Rosenberg Tess Graham Elise Keppler.

Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

There's still time to submit insights and information to inform the UN Special Rapporteur on #Afghanistan 's report on institutionalized discrimination and segregation of women and girls, including gender apartheid.

Deadline extended until March 21.

🎙 Just out! Episode 2 Geneva Academy of IHL and Human Rights Atlas Women podcast #Women in #InternationalLaw :

Dr. Jelena Aparac, Head of Policy, Advocacy & Research LAW discusses her career w/ Paige Morrow, Senior Legal Advisor to UNSR for Freedom of Expression.
geneva-academy.ch/podcasts

“A standalone crime of gender apartheid would provide the appropriate legal mechanism to hold the Taliban accountable.” Excellent post by my ⁦Strategic Litigation Project⁩ colleagues ⁦Metra Mehran⁩ ⁦Azadah Raz Mohammad⁩ for #IWD on why this needs to be a crime atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atla…

#InternationalWomensDay2024

peacerep.org/2024/03/08/gen…

Speaking today (remotely) in a conf on 'Silenced Voices: Gender Persecution and Women’s Rights in Afghanistan and Iran' with amazing co-presenters incl Nushin Sarkarati Anna-Pála Sverrisdóttir, Rangita de Silva de Alwis & others.

Catch us online!
masseycollege.ca/events/gender-…