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Trainers School on Gender and
International Justice Mechanisms

July 2 - 13, 2001

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School Application

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
Central
Post 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

APPLICATION FORM

1. FIRST NAME:

2. LAST NAME (SURNAME):

3. ORGANIZATION:

4. MAILING ADDRESS:

5. COUNTRY:

6. TELEPHONE (including country code):
- home
- office

7. FAX #:

8. E-MAIL:

9. ORGANIZATION URL, if any :

10. Describe your organization/project and the communities with whom the

organization works. What is your role in the organization/project?

11. How long have you been involved with this work or other projects
relevant to women and human rights?

12. In what of the following thematic areas have you conducted trainings

(please put an x beside all that apply - and indicate highest priority)

violence against women
health and/or reproductive rights
trafficking in women and girls
sexual rights
women in situations of conflict
socio-economic rights
culture, religion and/or fundamentalism
development and rights
indigenous women’s rights
racism and xenophobia
refugee and migrant women's human rights
other (please specify):_____________________________


13. What are your skill interests (please check all that apply)
human rights education and training
organizational and institutional development

advocacy
organizing
networking
documentation
analysis
legal strategies
other (please specify)


14. What do you see as the major challenges facing the women’s human
rights
movement in your country?

15. Are you involved in exploring legal strategies to address situations
of
violations of women’s human rights? Could you describe one of these
strategies?


16. What international, regional or national programs have you attended?




17. Why do you want to attend the Trainers School on Gender and
International Justice Mechanisms? Are there specific goals and
objectives
you seek from your participation? What are the specific skills and
training
you want to get out of your participation?




18. What skills and/or experiences would you like to share/teach to
other
participants?



19. Are you connected to projects or networks that could help
disseminate
materials and strategies learned at the Trainers School? How do you plan
to
bring ideas and strategies from the Institute back to your organization
and
community?




22. Please attach a one page personal statement describing yourself and
your
vision of addressing issues of violations of women’s human rights.



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Women's Caucus for Gender Justice
P.O.Box 3541
Grand Central Post Office
New York, NY 10163 USA
Tel:+1(718)626-2681
Fax:+1(718)626-3528
URL: http://www.iccwomen.org


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