Category Archives: Sexual and Gender Based Violence

Two years ago, Canada and its allies moved to bring Afghanistan to the ICJ over persecution of women and girls. Now what?

Posted on September 28, 2026 by Mark Kersten

The following was written by Fatema D. Ahmadi, an Afghan human rights practitioner and researcher and a consultant for the Afghanistan ICJ-CEDAW initiative at Rawadari, and Mark Kersten the founder of JiC. A version of it first appeared in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, Australia, Canada, Gender, Germany, International Court of Justice, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Sexual and Gender Based Violence, Taliban, The Netherlands | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

After One Year, We Can Fully See the Gendered Costs of the Ukraine War

Posted on March 7, 2023 by Mark Kersten

Gwen Battis joins JiC for this guest post on the gendered costs of Russia’s invasion and the war in Ukraine. Gwen is a graduate student at the University of Denver studying International and Intercultural Communication. It has been one year since … Continue reading →

Posted in Crimes against humanity, Gender, Russia, Sexual and Gender Based Violence, Ukraine, War crimes | 1 Comment

Writing the Jurisprudence of Gender-Based Persecution: Al Hassan on Trial at the ICC

Posted on July 15, 2020 by Mark Kersten

Georgiana Epure joins JiC for this guest post on the trial of Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud and the prospects of adjudicating gender-based persecution at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Georgiana is a fellow at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud, Gender, Guest Posts, Mali, Sexual and Gender Based Violence, Sexual Violence | Tagged , | 2 Comments

The ‘Fallen’ Miss Venezuela – The Sexualisation of the Venezuelan Tragedy

Posted on July 26, 2019 by Mark Kersten

The following is a guest-post by Noemí Pérez Vásquez, an independent human rights law consultant and PhD Candidate at SOAS, University of London. This blogpost and Noemí Pérez Vásquez’s attendance to the Siracusa Institute 19th Specialization Course in International Criminal Law for … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Posts, Latin America, Migration, Sexual and Gender Based Violence, Sexual Violence, Venezuela | Tagged | 5 Comments

Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: The Case for Expertise and Professionalism in Investigations

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Mark Kersten

Andras Vamos-Goldman joins JiC for this post on the challenges of investigating sexual and gender-based violence crimes. Andras is the Executive Director of Justice Rapid Response, a public-private partnership that provides criminal justice and human rights professionals from a global, … Continue reading →

Posted in Investigations, Sexual and Gender Based Violence | Tagged , | 2 Comments