Discover more on the work we do in terms of policy development in this article published on Just Security written by Emily Kenney, Policy Specialist, Rule of Law and Transitional Justice at UN Women. In her contribution, Emily discusses the new policy of the International Criminal Court on the crime of gender persecution, to which we contributed, thanks to the deployment of an legal expert in sexual and gender-based violence.
in fact, JRR roster expert Lisa Davis was appointed as the ICC’s Special Advisor on Gender Persecution to advise the Prosecutor’s Office on the investigation and prosecution of the crime against humanity of persecution on the grounds of gender. The Special Advisor’s work led to the ICC’s Policy on the crime of gender persecution, which recognizes all victims of this crimes, namely women, girls, men, boys, and LGBTQI+ persons. It takes a comprehensive approach in the investigation of SGBV to prove the existence of a crime against humanity on the ground of gender persecution.
Discover more on ICC’s new policy on the crime of gender persecution.