GLOBAL JUSTICE CENTER

DEMANDING JUSTICE FOR SEXUAL AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE(SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.)DEMANDING JUSTICE FOR SEXUAL AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE1. LAUNCHED A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND REPORT EXAMINING THE OBSTACLES TO DOCUMENTING REPRODUCTIVE VIOLENCE FACED BY UN-MANDATED FACT-FINDING MECHANISMS. GJC LATER PRESENTED ON THE REPORT AS FEATURED PANELISTS AT EVENTS IN THE HAGUE AND GENEVA.2. HOSTED A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION WITH HUMAN RIGHTS EXPERTS AND OFFICIALS TO MARK THE 4TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ROHINGYA GENOCIDE.3. DELIVERED A SUBMISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON MYANMAR THAT EXAMINED THE GENDERED IMPACTS OF THE COUP.4. ORGANIZED EVENT FEATURING MYANMAR WOMEN HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS IN DIALOGUE WITH DIPLOMATS AND UN OFFICIALS.5. SUBMITTED A LETTER WITH PARTNERS URGING STRONG ACTION TO PROTECT AFGHAN WOMEN'S RIGHTS AHEAD OF THE THIRD UN-CONVENED MEETING OF SPECIAL ENVOYS AND SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVES ON AFGHANISTAN.6. SIGNED THE OPEN LETTER TO THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ON AFGHANISTAN, CALLING FOR AN INDEPENDENT INTERNATIONAL MECHANISM TO ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

FIGHTING FOR SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS(SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.)FIGHTING FOR SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS1. FILED AN AMICUS BRIEF TO THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT IN THE CASE IDAHO V. UNITED STATES, CHALLENGING IDAHO'S NEAR-TOTAL ABORTION BAN AS A HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION THAT UNDERMINED THE RIGHT TO LIFE, HEALTH, FREEDOM FROM TORTURE, AND MORE.2. DELIVERED A SUBMISSION TO THE UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON TORTURE REGARDING ABORTION AS PROTECTED AND REHABILITATIVE MEDICAL CARE FOR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN CONFLICT.3. ORGANIZED A WEBINAR THAT MARKED BOTH THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HELMS AMENDMENT, A UNITED STATES FOREIGN POLICY THAT RESTRICTS FOREIGN AID FUNDING OF ABORTION CARE. THE PANEL FOCUSED ON THE UNITED STATES AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THE HUMAN RIGHT TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE.4. COLLABORATED WITH LONGTIME PARTNER IPAS TO ENDORSE AND PROMOTE A CONGRESSIONAL RESOLUTION ON ABORTION AS A HUMAN RIGHT AND SUPPORTED THE INTRODUCTION OF THE RESOLUTION IN WASHINGTON, D.C.