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Q&A: Bringing a Case Before the International Court of Justice for the Rights of Afghan Women and Girls

This paper considers 21 questions around the feasibility of bringing a complaint at the International Court of Justice against Afghanistan's Taliban for egregious and prevalent violations of women’s and girls’ rights.

April, 2024
First page of PDF with filename: Q&A-Litigating-for-the-Rights-of-Afghan-Women-and-Girls-Before-the-ICJ-Final.pdf
Report

The Ongoing Segregation of Roma Children in the Czech Republic

This report, presented to the European Commission in January 2024, presents new evidence indicating that the Czech Republic's discriminatory treatment of Roma children is in breach of the European Union's Racial Equality Directive.

January, 2024
First page of PDF with filename: 25.01.24-Report-on-ongoing-segregation-in-the-Czech-Republic-(002).pdf
Briefing Paper

Accountability for Crimes of Personnel of the Wagner Group in Ukraine

A legal analysis of the status of the Wagner Group under international humanitarian law and implications of that status for prosecuting its personnel for international crimes allegedly committed in Ukraine.

November 2023
First page of PDF with filename: accountability-for-crimes-of-personnel-of-the-wagner-group-in-ukraine-en-20231108.pdf
Report

State Human Rights Obligations Regarding the Distribution of Scarce Health Resources

This report offers a comprehensive overview of case law concerning the rights to life, health, and nondiscrimination in international, regional, and national systems.

November 2023 | John Harrington and Asteropi Chatzinikola
First page of PDF with filename: state-human-rights-obligations-regarding-distribution-of-scarce-health-resources-20231031.pdf
Briefing Paper

Immunities and a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine

This briefing paper provides a non-exhaustive overview of the application of immunities to prosecutions for the crime of aggression, particularly to the Russian head of state, head of government, and minister of foreign affairs, before a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine.

February 01, 2023
First page of PDF with filename: immunities-and-a-special-tribunal-for-ukraine-en-02012023.pdf
Publication

Model Indictment for the Crime of Aggression Committed against Ukraine

This model indictment prepared by the Justice Initiative demonstrates that building a solid case against Russian President Vladimir Putin and other senior leaders for the crime of aggression is feasible. In addition to Putin, it names six Russian officials involved in the initiation, planning, preparation, and execution of acts of aggression against Ukraine starting on February 24, 2022.

May 09, 2022
First page of PDF with filename: crime-of-aggression-model-indictment_05092022.pdf
Briefing Paper

UN Entities’ Powers to Establish Administrative Reparations Programs

This briefing paper provides an overview of the powers of various UN entities to establish administrative reparations programs for gross violations of international human rights law, serious violations of international humanitarian law and/or international crimes, and their past practice on this subject.

March 2022
First page of PDF with filename: briefing-paper-un-entities'-powers-to-establish-administrative-reparations-programs-en-032022.pdf
Briefing Paper

Restrictions on Muslim Women's Dress in the 27 EU Member States and the United Kingdom

This policy brief and accompanying fact sheet map EU and UK laws and pending legislation restricting religious dress—specifically the headscarf and face veil worn by Muslim women.

March 2022
First page of PDF with filename: policy-brief-restrictions-on-muslim-women's-dress-03252022.pdf
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