Global Justice Center
@globaljusticec.bsky.social
Creative feminists using international law to achieve gender equality and dismantle systems of oppression.
🗓️ Wednesday, December 3
🕙 10:00 CET
📍 World Forum, The Hague
Attending next week's ICC Assembly of States Parties session?
Join us for a civil society workshop that will explore the crimes against humanity treaty effort and gender justice.
Register: bit.ly/cahtreatyatASP
🕙 10:00 CET
📍 World Forum, The Hague
Attending next week's ICC Assembly of States Parties session?
Join us for a civil society workshop that will explore the crimes against humanity treaty effort and gender justice.
Register: bit.ly/cahtreatyatASP
November 26, 2025 at 4:16 PM
🗓️ Wednesday, December 3
🕙 10:00 CET
📍 World Forum, The Hague
Attending next week's ICC Assembly of States Parties session?
Join us for a civil society workshop that will explore the crimes against humanity treaty effort and gender justice.
Register: bit.ly/cahtreatyatASP
🕙 10:00 CET
📍 World Forum, The Hague
Attending next week's ICC Assembly of States Parties session?
Join us for a civil society workshop that will explore the crimes against humanity treaty effort and gender justice.
Register: bit.ly/cahtreatyatASP
🎉 With #GivingTuesday just 1 week away, one of our supporters has offered to match the first $15,000!
Our supporter is a champion of GJC’s efforts to build a gender competent treaty on crimes against humanity.
Join them and help us reach our $30,000 goal. donate.globaljusticecenter.net
Our supporter is a champion of GJC’s efforts to build a gender competent treaty on crimes against humanity.
Join them and help us reach our $30,000 goal. donate.globaljusticecenter.net
November 25, 2025 at 10:50 PM
🎉 With #GivingTuesday just 1 week away, one of our supporters has offered to match the first $15,000!
Our supporter is a champion of GJC’s efforts to build a gender competent treaty on crimes against humanity.
Join them and help us reach our $30,000 goal. donate.globaljusticecenter.net
Our supporter is a champion of GJC’s efforts to build a gender competent treaty on crimes against humanity.
Join them and help us reach our $30,000 goal. donate.globaljusticecenter.net
We sued the first Trump admin for creating a commission that tried to redefine human rights in the image of Christian nationalism.
Now, Trump is doubling down with new human rights reports that ignore US allies' violations and attack abortion rights. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Now, Trump is doubling down with new human rights reports that ignore US allies' violations and attack abortion rights. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Under Trump, U.S. human rights reports will flag abortion, gender care
In a dramatic break, the State Department intends to scrutinize other countries’ abuses by emphasizing entitlements “given to us by God.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
We sued the first Trump admin for creating a commission that tried to redefine human rights in the image of Christian nationalism.
Now, Trump is doubling down with new human rights reports that ignore US allies' violations and attack abortion rights. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Now, Trump is doubling down with new human rights reports that ignore US allies' violations and attack abortion rights. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
"They are being mandated by the states in which they’re practicing to act in violation of their obligations to their patients."
Read our partners at @P4HR on the impact of abortion bans across entire healthcare systems. msmagazine.com/2025/11/18/a...
Read our partners at @P4HR on the impact of abortion bans across entire healthcare systems. msmagazine.com/2025/11/18/a...
Dobbs Has Triggered Widespread Discrimination in Non-Reproductive Healthcare
Physicians across specialties—from oncology to dermatology—report that abortion bans are undermining patient care.
msmagazine.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
"They are being mandated by the states in which they’re practicing to act in violation of their obligations to their patients."
Read our partners at @P4HR on the impact of abortion bans across entire healthcare systems. msmagazine.com/2025/11/18/a...
Read our partners at @P4HR on the impact of abortion bans across entire healthcare systems. msmagazine.com/2025/11/18/a...
🔔 We're still looking for legal interns to join us in the spring!
If you're a current or recently graduated law student with a passion for gender equality and international human rights law, we want to hear from you.
Apply ➡ www.globaljusticecenter.net/career/2026-...
If you're a current or recently graduated law student with a passion for gender equality and international human rights law, we want to hear from you.
Apply ➡ www.globaljusticecenter.net/career/2026-...
November 18, 2025 at 6:25 PM
🔔 We're still looking for legal interns to join us in the spring!
If you're a current or recently graduated law student with a passion for gender equality and international human rights law, we want to hear from you.
Apply ➡ www.globaljusticecenter.net/career/2026-...
If you're a current or recently graduated law student with a passion for gender equality and international human rights law, we want to hear from you.
Apply ➡ www.globaljusticecenter.net/career/2026-...
👏 The Philadelphia City Council just passed a resolution that recognizes abortion as a human right!
Local leaders around the country are increasingly seeing the lack of abortion access in their communities as an issue of fundamental human rights. whyy.org/articles/abo...
Local leaders around the country are increasingly seeing the lack of abortion access in their communities as an issue of fundamental human rights. whyy.org/articles/abo...
Philly council backs resolution recognizing abortion rights as human rights
Abortion advocates remain unhappy with Philadelphia’s decision to pull funding from abortion providers amid federal challenges.
whyy.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
👏 The Philadelphia City Council just passed a resolution that recognizes abortion as a human right!
Local leaders around the country are increasingly seeing the lack of abortion access in their communities as an issue of fundamental human rights. whyy.org/articles/abo...
Local leaders around the country are increasingly seeing the lack of abortion access in their communities as an issue of fundamental human rights. whyy.org/articles/abo...
"The message from the writers is clear: Women should know their place. But women already do—it’s everywhere decisions are made."
A recent New York Times opinion piece tried to put an intellectual veneer on old, patriarchal ideas about feminism and the workplace. msmagazine.com/2025/11/08/c...
A recent New York Times opinion piece tried to put an intellectual veneer on old, patriarchal ideas about feminism and the workplace. msmagazine.com/2025/11/08/c...
When the Headline Gets It Wrong: Feminism Isn’t the Problem—Patriarchy Is
When I saw the headline “Did Women Ruin the Workplace? And if So, Can Conservative Feminism Fix It?” in The New York Times, my heart sank.
msmagazine.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
"The message from the writers is clear: Women should know their place. But women already do—it’s everywhere decisions are made."
A recent New York Times opinion piece tried to put an intellectual veneer on old, patriarchal ideas about feminism and the workplace. msmagazine.com/2025/11/08/c...
A recent New York Times opinion piece tried to put an intellectual veneer on old, patriarchal ideas about feminism and the workplace. msmagazine.com/2025/11/08/c...
“No country should be above international law. Human rights are universal — or they are meaningless.”
Thank you to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson for calling out the United States' attempt to evade its mandatory UN human rights review. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Thank you to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson for calling out the United States' attempt to evade its mandatory UN human rights review. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Chicago mayor implores U.N. body to investigate ‘abusive’ immigration campaign
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson accused the Trump administration of violating the “dignity of all Chicagoans” with violent raids and arbitrary detentions.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
“No country should be above international law. Human rights are universal — or they are meaningless.”
Thank you to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson for calling out the United States' attempt to evade its mandatory UN human rights review. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Thank you to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson for calling out the United States' attempt to evade its mandatory UN human rights review. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
📣 "Liberation doesn’t live in law. It lives in us, and we will not be stopped from sharing our experiences."
Read a new piece from our partners @janesdueprocess.bsky.social on how the US evading its UN human rights review could affect the health & rights of Texans. www.statesman.com/opinion/colu...
Read a new piece from our partners @janesdueprocess.bsky.social on how the US evading its UN human rights review could affect the health & rights of Texans. www.statesman.com/opinion/colu...
Texas’ abortion crisis deserves concern — even as U.S. turns away | Opinion
By evading its U.N. human rights review, America ignores what the world sees clearly: Texans suffering under abortion bans, Irma L. Garcia of Jane's Due Process writes.
www.statesman.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
📣 "Liberation doesn’t live in law. It lives in us, and we will not be stopped from sharing our experiences."
Read a new piece from our partners @janesdueprocess.bsky.social on how the US evading its UN human rights review could affect the health & rights of Texans. www.statesman.com/opinion/colu...
Read a new piece from our partners @janesdueprocess.bsky.social on how the US evading its UN human rights review could affect the health & rights of Texans. www.statesman.com/opinion/colu...
Alongside our partners at @womenspeacenetwork.org, we recently co-organized a conversation between the head of the Independent Investigative Mechanism for #Myanmar (IIMM) and human rights advocates.
The IIMM's investigations into international crimes in Myanmar remain critical.
The IIMM's investigations into international crimes in Myanmar remain critical.
November 6, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Alongside our partners at @womenspeacenetwork.org, we recently co-organized a conversation between the head of the Independent Investigative Mechanism for #Myanmar (IIMM) and human rights advocates.
The IIMM's investigations into international crimes in Myanmar remain critical.
The IIMM's investigations into international crimes in Myanmar remain critical.
"Playing for my country is one of the ways I can stand up for the girls back in #Afghanistan."
The former Afghan Women's National Football Team played its first game in years this week.
It's a testament to their determination. We stand with Afghan women. www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
The former Afghan Women's National Football Team played its first game in years this week.
It's a testament to their determination. We stand with Afghan women. www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
Afghan Women’s Return to Football a Human Rights Victory
Their return to compete after the Taliban banned all sports for women and girls is a true victory for human rights.
www.hrw.org
November 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"Playing for my country is one of the ways I can stand up for the girls back in #Afghanistan."
The former Afghan Women's National Football Team played its first game in years this week.
It's a testament to their determination. We stand with Afghan women. www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
The former Afghan Women's National Football Team played its first game in years this week.
It's a testament to their determination. We stand with Afghan women. www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
The draft crimes against humanity treaty must support existing rights to reproductive autonomy.
👉 Check out our NEW legal brief summary proposing changes to the draft treaty that would protect the right to human agency over reproduction. cahtreatynow.org/summary-the-...
👉 Check out our NEW legal brief summary proposing changes to the draft treaty that would protect the right to human agency over reproduction. cahtreatynow.org/summary-the-...
November 3, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The draft crimes against humanity treaty must support existing rights to reproductive autonomy.
👉 Check out our NEW legal brief summary proposing changes to the draft treaty that would protect the right to human agency over reproduction. cahtreatynow.org/summary-the-...
👉 Check out our NEW legal brief summary proposing changes to the draft treaty that would protect the right to human agency over reproduction. cahtreatynow.org/summary-the-...
Last week's "People's UPR" offered a rare and powerful opportunity for those impacted by human rights abuses in the United States to share their stories and demand accountability.
✊ We thank everyone who joined us for this essential forum.
✊ We thank everyone who joined us for this essential forum.
October 29, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Last week's "People's UPR" offered a rare and powerful opportunity for those impacted by human rights abuses in the United States to share their stories and demand accountability.
✊ We thank everyone who joined us for this essential forum.
✊ We thank everyone who joined us for this essential forum.
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📺 But our YouTube livestream is up! Join the conversation: www.youtube.com/live/ZnZG1f2...
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October 28, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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TUESDAY: Be sure to sign up for the next webinar in our series on conscientious objection and the right to abortion care.
We have added Dena Sher of @americansunited.bsky.social to our list of panelists!
Join us for this urgent discussion that will focus on the U.S. bit.ly/conscience_a...
We have added Dena Sher of @americansunited.bsky.social to our list of panelists!
Join us for this urgent discussion that will focus on the U.S. bit.ly/conscience_a...
October 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
TUESDAY: Be sure to sign up for the next webinar in our series on conscientious objection and the right to abortion care.
We have added Dena Sher of @americansunited.bsky.social to our list of panelists!
Join us for this urgent discussion that will focus on the U.S. bit.ly/conscience_a...
We have added Dena Sher of @americansunited.bsky.social to our list of panelists!
Join us for this urgent discussion that will focus on the U.S. bit.ly/conscience_a...
Ahead of the “People’s UPR” tomorrow that will highlight human rights abuses across the US, we’re joining 100+ orgs to call out the diminishing state of bodily autonomy.
The Trump admin cannot be allowed to evade its human rights review. Read our letter: www.globaljusticecenter.net/letter-repro...
The Trump admin cannot be allowed to evade its human rights review. Read our letter: www.globaljusticecenter.net/letter-repro...
October 22, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Ahead of the “People’s UPR” tomorrow that will highlight human rights abuses across the US, we’re joining 100+ orgs to call out the diminishing state of bodily autonomy.
The Trump admin cannot be allowed to evade its human rights review. Read our letter: www.globaljusticecenter.net/letter-repro...
The Trump admin cannot be allowed to evade its human rights review. Read our letter: www.globaljusticecenter.net/letter-repro...
🗓️ October 28
🕐 1pm ET
Join us for the second webinar in our series on conscientious objection and the human right to abortion care!
This webinar will focus on the United States and feature experts from @reprorights.org @guttmacher.org and more.
Register: bit.ly/conscience_a...
🕐 1pm ET
Join us for the second webinar in our series on conscientious objection and the human right to abortion care!
This webinar will focus on the United States and feature experts from @reprorights.org @guttmacher.org and more.
Register: bit.ly/conscience_a...
October 21, 2025 at 3:44 PM
🗓️ October 28
🕐 1pm ET
Join us for the second webinar in our series on conscientious objection and the human right to abortion care!
This webinar will focus on the United States and feature experts from @reprorights.org @guttmacher.org and more.
Register: bit.ly/conscience_a...
🕐 1pm ET
Join us for the second webinar in our series on conscientious objection and the human right to abortion care!
This webinar will focus on the United States and feature experts from @reprorights.org @guttmacher.org and more.
Register: bit.ly/conscience_a...
U.S. foreign aid cuts are a global health disaster. But they're also wreaking havoc on international institutions, human rights, & more.
➡️ For @msmagazine.com GJC's Jaime Gher explored these impacts with our board member Payal Shah + Floriane Borel of @guttmacher.org. msmagazine.com/2025/10/19/u...
➡️ For @msmagazine.com GJC's Jaime Gher explored these impacts with our board member Payal Shah + Floriane Borel of @guttmacher.org. msmagazine.com/2025/10/19/u...
The Ripple Effects of the U.S. Retreat from International Reproductive Care
Trump's cuts to global health funding are putting reproductive rights, healthcare access and human rights at risk worldwide
msmagazine.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:54 PM
U.S. foreign aid cuts are a global health disaster. But they're also wreaking havoc on international institutions, human rights, & more.
➡️ For @msmagazine.com GJC's Jaime Gher explored these impacts with our board member Payal Shah + Floriane Borel of @guttmacher.org. msmagazine.com/2025/10/19/u...
➡️ For @msmagazine.com GJC's Jaime Gher explored these impacts with our board member Payal Shah + Floriane Borel of @guttmacher.org. msmagazine.com/2025/10/19/u...
"By recognizing forced marriage as a separate crime, we can ensure that its distinct harms are recognized and met with consistent legal responses."
We recently published a short version of our brief on forced marriage & the crimes against humanity treaty. cahtreatynow.org/summary-the-...
We recently published a short version of our brief on forced marriage & the crimes against humanity treaty. cahtreatynow.org/summary-the-...
Summary: The Draft Crimes Against Humanity Convention and Forced Marriage – Crimes Against Humanity Treaty Now
Download summary View full legal brief
cahtreatynow.org
October 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
"By recognizing forced marriage as a separate crime, we can ensure that its distinct harms are recognized and met with consistent legal responses."
We recently published a short version of our brief on forced marriage & the crimes against humanity treaty. cahtreatynow.org/summary-the-...
We recently published a short version of our brief on forced marriage & the crimes against humanity treaty. cahtreatynow.org/summary-the-...
TOMORROW: Tune into this urgent conversation on conscientious objection and reproductive health that features our own Jaime M. Gher + other leading experts!
The panel will be in Spanish, English and French.
Register: hrworg.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
The panel will be in Spanish, English and French.
Register: hrworg.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 15, 2025 at 2:38 PM
TOMORROW: Tune into this urgent conversation on conscientious objection and reproductive health that features our own Jaime M. Gher + other leading experts!
The panel will be in Spanish, English and French.
Register: hrworg.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
The panel will be in Spanish, English and French.
Register: hrworg.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🗓️ October 23, 2025, 12-4pm EST
We are proud to be co-sponsoring the "People's UPR" next week.
To avoid accountability for its human rights abuses, the U.S. is trying to become the first country to evade a UN review of its human rights record. (1/2)
We are proud to be co-sponsoring the "People's UPR" next week.
To avoid accountability for its human rights abuses, the U.S. is trying to become the first country to evade a UN review of its human rights record. (1/2)
October 14, 2025 at 2:27 PM
🗓️ October 23, 2025, 12-4pm EST
We are proud to be co-sponsoring the "People's UPR" next week.
To avoid accountability for its human rights abuses, the U.S. is trying to become the first country to evade a UN review of its human rights record. (1/2)
We are proud to be co-sponsoring the "People's UPR" next week.
To avoid accountability for its human rights abuses, the U.S. is trying to become the first country to evade a UN review of its human rights record. (1/2)
"Taken together, these four stages of attack...show the intensity of attack on the ability of Palestinians in #Gaza to reproduce and continue life."
At the UN Security Council yesterday, Noura Erakat detailed the case of reproductive violence in Gaza. www.womenpeacesecurity.org/resource/sta...
At the UN Security Council yesterday, Noura Erakat detailed the case of reproductive violence in Gaza. www.womenpeacesecurity.org/resource/sta...
Statement by Ms. Noura Erakat at the UN Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security - NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security
President, Excellencies, Thank you for the opportunity to brief you today. I am Noura Erakat, a Palestinian-American human rights attorney and author. Twenty-five years ago, when this body adopted Res...
www.womenpeacesecurity.org
October 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM
"Taken together, these four stages of attack...show the intensity of attack on the ability of Palestinians in #Gaza to reproduce and continue life."
At the UN Security Council yesterday, Noura Erakat detailed the case of reproductive violence in Gaza. www.womenpeacesecurity.org/resource/sta...
At the UN Security Council yesterday, Noura Erakat detailed the case of reproductive violence in Gaza. www.womenpeacesecurity.org/resource/sta...
"Principled resistance when the agenda is under attack is the only way forward."
We are proud to join 660+ civil society organizations worldwide in upholding women's rights and defending the values of the Women, Peace, and Security agenda. www.womenpeacesecurity.org/resource/ope...
We are proud to join 660+ civil society organizations worldwide in upholding women's rights and defending the values of the Women, Peace, and Security agenda. www.womenpeacesecurity.org/resource/ope...
2025 Open Letter to Permanent Representatives to the United Nations in advance of the annual Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security - NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security
Dear Ambassadors, We, the undersigned organizations working across the globe on gender justice, human rights, and peace and security, write to you ahead of the 25th anniversary of Security Council Res...
www.womenpeacesecurity.org
October 2, 2025 at 5:45 PM
"Principled resistance when the agenda is under attack is the only way forward."
We are proud to join 660+ civil society organizations worldwide in upholding women's rights and defending the values of the Women, Peace, and Security agenda. www.womenpeacesecurity.org/resource/ope...
We are proud to join 660+ civil society organizations worldwide in upholding women's rights and defending the values of the Women, Peace, and Security agenda. www.womenpeacesecurity.org/resource/ope...
With the Trump administration announcing a review of Mifepristone, we must make it clear once again:
The abortion pill is safe, and restrictions on it are nothing more than an attempt to exercise control over our bodies. www.cnn.com/2025/09/25/h...
The abortion pill is safe, and restrictions on it are nothing more than an attempt to exercise control over our bodies. www.cnn.com/2025/09/25/h...
Federal agencies are studying safety of abortion drug mifepristone, driving new concerns about limits on access | CNN
The US Food and Drug Administration is reviewing evidence about the safety and efficacy of mifepristone, one of the drugs used in medication abortion, to investigate how it can be safely dispensed, US...
www.cnn.com
September 26, 2025 at 2:47 PM
With the Trump administration announcing a review of Mifepristone, we must make it clear once again:
The abortion pill is safe, and restrictions on it are nothing more than an attempt to exercise control over our bodies. www.cnn.com/2025/09/25/h...
The abortion pill is safe, and restrictions on it are nothing more than an attempt to exercise control over our bodies. www.cnn.com/2025/09/25/h...