ATLAS Women

Taliban Deny Afghan Girls’ Their Education and Future September 17 marks four years since the Taliban banned secondary education for girls in Afghanistan. It is a devastating anniversary that should make everyone angry – furious even.

September 17 marks four years since the Taliban banned secondary education for girls in Afghanistan. It is a devastating anniversary that should make everyone angry – furious even. www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...

Come –in person or online– to the Gender Justice in International Criminal Law, taking place in The Hague on 29 and 30 September!

To attend in-person, please email admin@4genderjustice.org

or register online here:
4genderjustice.org/our-work/gen...

Now sanctioned are Nicolas Guillou, France; Nazhat Khan, Fiji; Mame Mandiaye Niang, Senegal; Kimberly Prost, Canada.

Deputy Prosecutor Khan & Judge Prost were profiled by ATLAS in 2022 and 2019, respectively.

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In solidarity.

US sanctions more ICC judges, prosecutors for probes into alleged American, Israeli war crimes The Trump administration is ramping up pressure on the International Criminal Court for pursuing investigations into U.S. and Israeli officials for alleged war crimes.

The State Department on Wednesday announced new sanctions on four ICC officials, including two judges and two prosecutors.

Commemorate by knowing what happened to them. 30 years today. srebrenica.sense-agency.com/en/ #Srebrenica #Genocide

🚨 #Syria - #UniversalJurisdiction

The IIIM has translated “key parts” of a historic #Koblenz UJ judgement

Former intelligence officer Anwar Raslan was convicted in 2022 of Crimes Against Humanity, incl. #torture of c.4000 people, in one of #Assad’s prisons btw 2011-12.
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Many congrats to barristers @WomaninHavana and Claire McCann on the ECtHR Judgement on Caster Semenya, concluding that Switzerland violated her Article 6(1) rights by denying her a fair hearing in her long-running sports and human rights battle.

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With former #ICC investigator Marta Valiña, we looked at the ICC’s #AlHassan case, the first attempt to prosecute #genderpersecution. Why didn’t the charges stick? And what does it reveal about the #challenges of investigating #SGBV?

Don’t miss it! 👇
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🌍 Last Friday, our colleague Juliana Laguna Trujillo moderated a panel on Gender Justice & the Crimes Against Humanity Treaty at the #JoinedUpJustice conference on Gender in ICL & IRL at Tilburg University.

Big thanks to our speakers including @saretaashraph.bsky.social for their contributions!

Legalizing child marriage in Iraq: Stepping back from the brink While there have been some elements of relief that the Iraq parliament has pulled back from legalizing child marriage, the situation remains dynamic.

My latest blogpost: "Legalizing child marriage in Iraq: Stepping back from the brink" @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social

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Out Tomorrow: We speak with #Sudanese activist @halayalkarib.bsky.social about the ongoing atrocities in #Sudan and the targeted violence against women. As the conflict continues, sexual violence is widespread and women are being attacked for their #ethnic identity.

🎧 Don't miss it.

Lovely to read @ayicl.bsky.social's profile of ATLAS co-founder @saretaashraph.bsky.social!

Fantastic profile of @kategibson123.bsky.social by @ayicl.bsky.social!

A spotlight on the fantastic @vukusiciva.bsky.social by @ayicl.bsky.social!

2/n | Meet Dr Iva Vukušić (@vukusiciva.bsky.social), our first spotlight for this year's #IWD campaign – ✨

1/n | We're honoured to launch this year's Women in International Law campaign, which seeks to highlight the lives, experiences, and contributions of our female colleagues throughout #IWD month 2025. Stay tuned to meet women in the spotlight who will be sharing their journey and views with us. 💜

"There are clear choices facing our profession. We can choose to remain silent and allow these acts to continue or we can stand for the rule of law and the values we hold dear."

📷 Workshop on Gender in International Criminal Law and Refugee Law

Friday, April 11th, Tilburg University, NL.

Keynote @saretaashraph.bsky.social

Organised by Gezy Schuurmans, Rory Schuurmans, and Shima @Esmailian.

Registration is through the following link: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

How to Take Action to Protest Trump Administration’s Attacks on Democracy As the Trump administration escalates its attacks on democracy, Americans are fighting back—from the streets to the checkout aisle to the halls of Congress. Here’s how to join them.

Whether by joining nationwide protests, boycotting corporations that fund anti-democratic policies, or pressing elected officials for action, there are concrete steps you can take right now to make your voice heard.

📣We're #hiring!

Make sure you check out our website for #jobopportunities.

🔗https://allsurvivorsproject.org/careers/🔗

She Inspired Laws to Hold the Fossil Fuel Industry Accountable. Now She’s a Target. A conservative group is suing for emails of a law professor who helped create legislation to force oil, gas and coal companies to pay for climate damage.

#FossilFuel giants continue to knowingly devastate the climate and the rights, lives and livelihoods of present and future generations with utter impunity.

Now this👇

She Inspired Laws to Hold the Fossil Fuel Industry Accountable. Now She’s a Target.

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Looking forward to having you join us via Zoom at
6:30 PM CET on 🗓️ 3 April 2025.
🔗: eu02web.zoom-x.de/s/62127534500

The Afghanistan Legal Research Network #ALRN is pleased to host the second symposium of 2025 on 3 April, #Law Without Borders: The #ICC’s #Afghanistan Investigation, with speakers:
🔵Dr. Latifa Alavi and
🔵Dr. Haroon Mutasem

Congratulations @yooneedmorejodi.bsky.social! Well-deserved!

ATLAS: Mona Rishmawi Mona Rishmawi is a Palestinian, Jordanian and Swiss lawyer, currently serving as a  Member of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Sudan . She is a former senior officia...

Read our full profile of @monarishmawi.bsky.social here:
atlaswomen.org/profiles/202...

With thanks to @saretaashraph.bsky.social for profiling Mona for ATLAS!

5. Enjoy your life and have fun. There is much more in life than your career. Enjoy the company of your family and friends. Life is much shorter than one thinks. That is difficult to grasp when one is young, but it’s true, nonetheless.

But also, frankly, reject the societal pressure to marry, to be coupled up. Part of believing in yourself is finding the path that is right for you. You’re unique and your path, necessarily, will not look like everyone else’s. Embrace that.

4. If you are going to have a partner, choose well. Find someone who understands & supports you, and your ambitions. And you should support their ambitions. There needs to be balance across the years: it can’t disproportionately be one person being the support and making the compromises

Plan ahead and move forward. Life never goes in a straight line. When you experience a set-back and there will always be one, try to see the half full part of the glass. Reflect, learn from it, and stand up again and keep going forward.

3. Embrace your ambition. When girls are young, they can be very vocal about what they want to be. But this impulse gets sort of hushed up, perhaps because for a long time ‘ambitious’ was not a compliment for a woman. Be proud of your goals, of what you want to make of yourself.