Global Justice Center

GLOBAL JUSTICE CENTER (GJC) IS AN INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATION, WITH CONSULTATIVE STATUS TO THE UNITED NATIONS, DEDICATED TO ADVANCING GENDER EQUALITY THROUGH THE RULE OF LAW. UTILIZING RESEARCH, ANALYSES, AND PARTNERSHIPS, GJC STRIVES TO ENSURE EQUAL PROTECTION OF THE LAW FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS.

DEMANDING JUSTICE FOR SEXUAL AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE(SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.)DEMANDING JUSTICE FOR SEXUAL AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE1. SUBMITTED A DOCUMENT TO THE ARGENTINIAN JUDICIARY OUTLINING BEST PRACTICES FOR ENGAGING WITH VICTIMS AND WITNESSES OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE. THE SUBMISSION WAS PART OF A PARTNER ORGANIZATION'S CASE CONSIDERING THE GENOCIDE OF THE ROHINGYA, WHICH WAS BROUGHT TO ARGENTINIAN COURTS UNDER THE DOCTRINE OF UNIVERSAL JURISDICTION. GJC LATER PUBLISHED A Q&A ON THE CASE THAT WAS TRANSLATED INTO SPANISH.2. CO-HOSTED A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION WITH MYANMAR CIVIL SOCIETY REPRESENTATIVES ON PRESENT CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR INCLUSIVE PEACE IN THE COUNTRY.3. MODERATED A WEBINAR WITH PARTNERS TO COMMEMORATE THE MYANMAR GOVERNMENT'S SIX-MONTH REPORTING REQUIREMENT TO THE ICJ AND DRAWING ATTENTION TO PREVENTABLE DEATHS IN CYCLONE MOCHA THAT STRUCK RAKHINE STATE.4. CO-HOSTED A PANEL EVENT ON THE SIXTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MYANMAR GENOCIDE TO SHARE UPDATES FROM THE ICJ AND ARGENTINA CASES.

FIGHTING FOR SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS(SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.)FIGHTING FOR SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS1. SPEARHEADED THE FIRST-EVER URGENT APPEAL TO UN HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICIALS ON THE REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS CRISIS IN THE US FOLLOWING THE DOBBS DECISION, WHICH WAS CO-SIGNED BY A COALITION OF 196 ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS, AND RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT PRESS COVERAGE AND A LETTER FROM UN EXPERTS TO THE US GOVERNMENT ON HOW ABORTION ACCESS RESTRICTIONS CONSTITUTE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS;2. PUBLISHED A BRIEFING PAPER HIGHLIGHTING THE LETTER'S ORIGINAL RESEARCH, WHICH COVERED THE UNPRECEDENTED CRISIS CAUSED BY THE SUPREME COURT'S RULING AND EXPERT TESTIMONY.3. SUBMITTED A JOINT COMMENT WITH A DOMESTIC PARTNER TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS) ON HHS'S PROPOSED RULEMAKING ON SECTION 1557 OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSING DISCRIMINATION THROUGH HEALTHCARE REFUSALS. ADDITIONALLY, GJC SIGNED ON TO A LETTER TO THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, URGING THE REMOVAL OF ALL ABORTION FUNDING RESTRICTIONS FROM THE FY 2024 FEDERAL BUDGET.4. SUBMITTED A JOINT SHADOW REPORT WITH PARTNERS TO THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE (HRC) FOR ITS REVIEW OF THE US ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS (ICCPR), HIGHLIGHTING THE BARRIERS ABORTION SEEKERS AND PROVIDERS HAVE FACED IN SEEKING OR PROVIDING ABORTION CARE SINCE THE DOBBS RULING.5. SIGNED ONTO THE "PEOPLE'S BRIEF " IN DEFENSE OF THE ABORTION PILL MIFEPRISTONE AS IT FACED ATTACKS AT THE US SUPREME COURT. THE SUPREME COURT IS CURRENTLY DELIBERATING A RULING THAT COULD RESULT IN A DEVASTATING, NATIONWIDE BAN ON MIFEPRISTONE.

FEMINIST MULTILATERAL SYSTEM(SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.)FEMINIST MULTILATERAL SYSTEM1. SIGNED A JOINT CIVIL SOCIETY STATEMENT WELCOMING PROGRESS ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE 77TH SESSION OF THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY'S THIRD COMMITTEE.2. JOINED CIVIL SOCIETY PARTNERS IN CONDEMNING CURRENT UN PRACTICES THAT MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR SOME NGOS TO RECEIVE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL (ECOSOC) ACCREDITATION AT THE UN.3. SIGNED A JOINT CIVIL SOCIETY STATEMENT URGING THE UN TO MAKE HYBRID PARTICIPATION PERMANENT.4. ENDORSED THE UNFPA FUNDING ACT, WHICH WAS INTRODUCED TO THE US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND WOULD COMMIT THE UNITED STATES TO FUNDING THE UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND. UNFPA, AMONG MANY OTHER THINGS, PROVIDES ACCESS TO SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES AROUND THE WORLD.5. PUBLISHED A Q&A ON THE DRAFT CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY TREATY, AIMED AT ORGANIZATIONS LOOKING TO GET INVOLVED WITH THE TREATY EFFORT, AND ANSWERING BASIC QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TREATY AND THE PROCESS FOR ADOPTION. IT WAS TRANSLATED INTO SPANISH AND FRENCH.6. DEVELOPED A TOOLKIT TO ASSIST CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS AND HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS WHO WANT TO GET INVOLVED WITH THE CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY TREATY EFFORT. THE TOOLKIT, WHICH WAS TRANSLATED INTO SPANISH, OFFERED BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE TREATY, POLITICAL ANALYSIS, AND PRACTICAL TOOLS TO GET PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE TREATY PROCESS.