Training Course in Holland on Gender and Justice

[Katalin Fabian]

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Katalin Fábián
Lafayette College
Department of Government and Law
Kirby Hall 103
Easton, PA 18042-1780

Tel: (610) 330-5392
Fax: (610) 330-5397



Crossposted from aWID list

1) Trainers School on Gender and International Justice Mechanisms / Women's
Caucus for Gender Justice / The Hague, Netherlands / July 2-13, 2001 /
Application Deadline: May 1, 2001.

* Taller: Género y Mecanismos Para Promover a la Justicia Internacional.
El 'Women's Caucus for Gender Justice' organiza un taller de dos semanas
para
entrenadores interesados en diseminar informes y conscientizar acerca del
tema del género y la justicia . El taller se llevará a cabo en Holanda entre
el 2 - 13 de julio, 2001. Se acceptan aplicaciones hasta el 1 de mayo, 2001.
Para mayor informes, contacte a Susan John al: iccwomen at igc.org

* Atelier: 'Genre et la promotion de la justice internationale'. 'Women's
Caucus for Gender Justice' organise un atelier de deux semaines pour les
formateurs interessés dans la dissemination d'informations et la
conscientisation par rapport au 'genre' et la justice. L'atelier aura lieu
en
Hollande entre le 2 - 13 juillet, 2001. La date limite pour soumettre son
application est le 1er mai, 2001.  Pour tous renseignements, veuillez
contacter Susan John au: iccwomen at igc.org


The close of last century saw significant developments in the field of
international humanitarian law, in particular with reference to addressing
grave human rights violations. Also, by the end of the 20th century, crimes
against women finally began to get the attention and recognition they
deserve
in international justice mechanisms such as the tribunals for the Former
Yugoslavia and Rwanda and in the statute of the International Criminal
Court.
The International women's human rights movement can look back with pride on
its interventions and contributions in making most of this happen.

Now the challenge lies in making the achievements at an international level
relevant for women at national and local levels. The Women's Caucus for
Gender Justice welcomes women from different parts of the world who employ
different strategies towards the common goals of gender justice.

The Women's Caucus for Gender Justice consists of groups and individuals who
have come together since February 1997 to intervene from a gender
perspective
in the United Nations process of creating an International Criminal Court
(ICC). While the adoption of the statute of the ICC itself is historic, the
gender gains within it are unprecedented.

The Women's Caucus is planning a two week school for trainers to critically
disseminate information and awareness of the possibilities for addressing
issues of international justice mechanisms, gender crimes in the ICC and its
relevance at the national levels. The training will be hosted in
collaboration with the Institute of Social Studies at The Hague, The
Netherlands from July 2 - 13, 2001. Among the objectives of the training
are -
 arrive at a basic understanding of perspective on ICC and its relevance -
among activism, advocacy, training, academics and legal;

- Gain better understanding of local conditions and applicability, enhance
the practicability of the ICC as a tool;
- Enhance resource base in region and generate a pool of trainers as a means
to that end and finally
- To highlight importance of women's alliances throughout the world around
such tools

The sessions of the training are building around setting a framework, gender
in international arena, international law, international criminal court,
promoting women's movements and activism around the ICC and other forms of
justice and accountability.

The training will bring together approximately 25 women from different
countries - all of who are active in the struggle for gender justice at the
local, national or regional levels. Applicants must have institutional or
organizational base, training experience on issues of women's human rights
and interest in exploring legal strategies to address issues of crimes
against women. Since we do not have funds for interpretation, the sessions
will be conducted in English. A strong working knowledge of English is
therefore a must for effective participation.

The organizers are in the process of fundraising to cover participants
travel and related costs. However, selected participants are expected to
explore local and other donor sources to assist with the travel costs.

Applicants are encouraged to send the applications through email and fax.

For more information, please contact:

Susan John, Women's Caucus for Gender Justice,
P.O. Box 3451, Grand CentralPost Office,
New York, NY 10163, USA
Phone: (1.718) 626 2681
Fax (1.718) 626 3528,
E-mail: iccwomen at igc.org (subject : TSGIJM01)

Application Deadline: May 1, 2001
Anticipated Notification of Selection: Early June, 2001