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,...
Articles, Gender Justice & Ending Violence, Human Rights Advocacy & Education, Inclusive AI & Justice Tech |
Held on the scenic banks of the Haw River in North Carolina in an mid-19th century cotton mill converted to a beautiful eco-ballroom, the SwitchPoint 2016 conference brought together experts in humanitarian innovation, global health, and technology. ICAAD...
Articles, Gender Justice & Ending Violence, Human Rights Advocacy & Education, Inclusive AI & Justice Tech |
As we continue to advance our initiatives to combat violence against women and girls in the Pacific Islands, we are scaling our efforts to expose gender bias in the judiciary, improve medical testimony in SGBV cases, and institutionalize a data-driven methodology...
