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NewsICC Launches Investigation Into Libya’s Attacks on its Civilians
Good news: the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced this week that he will launch an investigation into recent attacks...
Global CooperationDiplomacy in Action: the US, UNESCO & Civil Society
Recent events in the Middle East have shown that civil society can bring about big change in the world. The people of...
CGS Joins Human Rights Call on Egypt
CGS has joined a cross-regional group of civil society organizations urging the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) to call an urgent special...
NewsSouthern Sudan Concludes Their First Vote for Independence
Last week saw the conclusion of an historic event for Sudan. The wrap-up of southern Sudan's week-long independence referendum process-in which nearly...
Human RightsOn International Human Rights Day, Looking Forward to Sudan’s Future
With only a month left until Sudan's momentous January 9th referendum-in which southerners will cast their votes on whether or not to...
Global JusticeSenate Holds Hearing on U.S. Ratification of CEDAW
For the first time in eight years, the Senate conducted a hearing about U.S. ratification of CEDAW. The hearing was held in...
Human RightsAcknowledging the Rights of Women in Conflict
Just last month the UN reported over 500 mass rapes in eastern Congo over a two month period. Women were the primary...
Global JusticeFrom Suffrage to CEDAW – Celebrate Women’s Equality Day
Happy Birthday 19th Amendment! Believe it or not, it's only been 90 years since the 19th Amendment guaranteeing women the right to...
Global CooperationCan One Unanimous UN Resolution Pave The Way for CEDAW Ratification?
Established in the United Nations Charter, way back in that post-war year of 1946, the Division for the Advancement of Women firmly...
NewsUN-Cambodian War Crimes Court Convicts Khmer Rouge Jailer
On Monday, July 26th, a joint UN-Cambodian war crimes court convicted the first of several key players of the Khmer Rouge of...
Global JusticeJustice for Darfur Victims – Jail for Bashir
Written by Don Kraus for the Huffington Post The indictment of Sudanese President al-Bashir on charges of genocide by the International Criminal...