Articles, Gender Justice & Ending Violence, Human Rights Advocacy & Education |
Changes in the law reflect the government’s recognition of the extreme prevalence of violence against women and girls. A Solomon Islands Family Health and Safety Study revealed that 64% of women and girls ages 15-49 reported intimate partner violence. Another...
Gender Justice & Ending Violence, Human Rights Advocacy & Education, Publications |
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) cited ICAAD in its recent submission to the Australian Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs – Conditions and Treatment of Asylum Seekers and Refugees at the Regional Processing Centres in the...
Articles, Gender Justice & Ending Violence, Human Rights Advocacy & Education |
Natalie Druce, Advisor & Thalassa Cox, Volunteer, ICAAD: In many countries the sentences levied for crimes involving sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) fail to adequately reflect the severity of the offense. ICAAD, in partnership with DLA Piper,...
Articles, Gender Justice & Ending Violence, Human Rights Advocacy & Education |
We’re excited to share a fantastic guest post on informal justice mechanisms and the role of community paralegals from Akhila Kolisetty, OSF Fellow & Human Rights Lawyer In June 2016, a 13-year old girl in in Kasganj district, India, supported by her father,...
