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Global Justice Center
Founded2005; 19 years ago (2005)
TypeNon-profit NGO
FocusHuman rights activism
HeadquartersNew York City, United States
Area served
Worldwide
ProductNon profit human rights advocacy
Key people
Janet Benshoof
(President & Founder)
Websiteglobaljusticecenter.net

The Global Justice Center (GJC) is an international human rights and humanitarian law organization aiming to advance gender equality by helping to implement and enforce human rights laws.[1] Headquartered in New York City and led by founder Janet Benshoof, the GJC is a member of the United Nations NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security.[2] The GJC works with national and international Non-governmental organizations, the United Nations, the International Criminal Court, and others to effect change.[3][4]

History

The Global Justice Center was founded by Janet Benshoof in 2005 to help pressure governments and institutions to enforce and implement treaties and international human rights laws that advance gender equality.[5]

Focus Areas

The Global Justice Center focuses on four broad areas:

Access to Abortions for War Rape Victims

The GJC’s work in the realm of abortion provision for war rape victims stems from their conviction of states’ “positive obligations to provide non-discriminatory medical care under the Geneva Conventions,”[6] which, according to their interpretation, “entitles all victims of armed conflict — including those brutalized by rape — to complete and non-discriminatory medical treatment.”[7] The organization continues to work to repeal[8][9] the United States’ Helms Amendment of 1973 which states that, “no foreign assistance funds may be used to pay for the performance of abortion as a method of family planning or to motivate or coerce any person to practice abortions.”[10]

Justice for War Rape Victims

The GJC advocates for justice for war rape victims, doing so by holding that rape, as a weapon of war, should be “prosecuted as an illegal weapon under International law.”[11] According to the GJC, failing to adequately prosecute rapes in war may implicate international discrimination frameworks, since women are disproportionately victims of rape in war.[12]

Gender Lens in Genocide Prosecutions

The GJC works to pressure international groups and institutions to use a gender lens when enforcing the Genocide Convention, arguing that current enforcement fails to adequately account for the differential experiences of women in conflict and the gender-based genocidal tactics often used in contemporary warfare, such as sexual slavery.[13] In December 2015, for example, the GJC pressured the International Criminal Court to investigate gender-based genocidal actions perpetrated by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS).[14]

Women in Government

The GJC works to ensure legal gender equality and laws for the inclusion of women in governance in post-conflict countries.[15] Their work is focused on including women at all levels of government, including serving on peace treaties, in political parties, and executive branch appointments.[16] The GJC is significantly involved in working with Burmese organizations to increase women's involvement in the Burmese Government.[17]

References

  1. ^ "ICC asked to investigate abduction by Boko Haram of 276 Nigerian girls". Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  2. ^ User, Super. "About Us - Global Justice Center". www.globaljusticecenter.net. Retrieved 2016-06-27. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ commscicc (2015-04-17). "#GlobalJusticeWeekly – Nigerian girls still not brought back". Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  4. ^ "US Policy Denies Emergency Abortion Globally for War Rape Victims | passblue". Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  5. ^ User, Super. "About Us - Global Justice Center". www.globaljusticecenter.net. Retrieved 2016-06-28. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ "The Right to an Abortion for Girls and Women Raped in Armed Conflict" (PDF).
  7. ^ "Humanitarian Aid for Rape Victims". The New York Times. 2011-09-07. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
  8. ^ "Humanitarian Aid for Rape Victims". The New York Times. 2011-09-07. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
  9. ^ "Thanks to This US Law, Boko Haram Rape Victims Can't Get Abortions". Retrieved 2016-06-28.
  10. ^ "Helms Amendment | U.S. Foreign Policy & Funding | The Issues | CHANGE". www.genderhealth.org. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
  11. ^ "Justice and Equal Protection - Global Justice Center". globaljusticecenter.net. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
  12. ^ "Syria Direct". Syria Direct. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
  13. ^ "Gender and Security - Global Justice Center". www.globaljusticecenter.net. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
  14. ^ "Global Justice Center and Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales Applaud UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria for Recognizing Yazidi Genocide by ISIS". Retrieved 2016-06-28.
  15. ^ "Women in Power - Global Justice Center". globaljusticecenter.net. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
  16. ^ "Myanmar Marks International Women's Day With Ceremonies in Cities". Radio Free Asia. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
  17. ^ "Myanmar Marks International Women's Day With Ceremonies in Cities". Radio Free Asia. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
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