International Justice
International Justice Day
For more information:
- - AI NEWS RELEASE ON SUDAN: In June 2005, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, announced that the ICC will begin investigations of crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in Darfur. Learn more: please see “Sudan: Sudanese Government Must Support ICC Investigation of War Crimes in Darfur” (June 6, 2005).
- - AI REPORT: Stop Violence Against Women: How to use International Criminal Law to Campaign for Gender-Sensitive Law Reform is a guide produced for AI sections and structures, as well as women’s organizations who may be interested in criminal law reform. The guide outlines how international standards, and in particular the Rome Statute of the ICC, can be used to campaign for gender-sensitive reform of national laws.
- - FACT SHEETS: AI’s International Justice Project has produced a series of ten fact sheets that outline important aspects of the International Criminal Court. Fact Sheet 1 (Introduction to the International Criminal Court) and Fact Sheet 7 (Justice for Women) have been revised in order to incorporate recent developments. These fact sheets can be used to explain how the ICC works and why the ICC matters in terms of combating crimes of violence against women. Please see:
Fact Sheet 1: Introduction to the International Criminal Court
Fact Sheet 7: The International Criminal Court and justice for women
- - SVAW REPORTS: It’s In Our Hands: Stop Violence Against Women; Lives Blown Apart: Crimes Against Women in Times of Conflict; Making Rights a Reality: The Duty of States to Address Violence Against Women; and Making Rights a Reality: Building Your Campaign are available at: www.amnestyusa.org/stopviolence