Our 'throwback' episode this week is on genocide and gender. At this week's hearings at ICJ in the Gambia v Myanmar genocide case, the role that CRSV played will be central to how to prove alleged 'intent' in the clearance operations against the Rohingya. www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...
Gender justice is not optional.
At the UN Prep Comm on a Crimes Against Humanity Convention, Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice was clear: a gender-competent approach is essential to the Convention’s legitimacy, effectiveness, and authority.
📍UN, New York | 20 Jan 2026 | @akilarad.bsky.social
@leilasadat1.bsky.social and @akilarad.bsky.social report on the recent First Preparatory Committee on the Crimes Against Humanity Treaty.
They write that this marks the next step toward closing an 80-year gap in international criminal law:
www.justsecurity.org/133160/crime...
“Gender is a lens that helps us understand conflict and atrocity.”
Last week, our Board member @akilarad.bsky.social spoke at @tmcasser.bsky.social on the role of women’s rights in shaping treaty interpretation, and why international law must reflect lived realities.
So proud of my colleagues @akilarad.bsky.social and Mathew Smith and grateful for the tireless work of the ACLU in standing up for the rule of law and opposing US sanctions against the ICC. www.aclu.org/cases/smith-...
Asymmetrical Haircuts
The chilling effect of this executive order disrupts the pursuit of justice for marginalized populations around the world - including women and girls from Afghanistan and the Rohingya - who I have been proud to partner with in their engagement with the Court. 3/4
Important work here by @akilarad.bsky.social
"Radhakrishnan said she was bringing the case “to prevent my own government from punishing me for trying to hold the #Taliban accountable for its systematic violence against women and girls from #Afghanistan”."
I support these courageous plaintiffs
Women's Initiatives for Gender Justice
Women's Initiatives for Gender Justice
Just Security
The ability of lawyers, experts, and advocates to work freely with independent courts is an essential part of the rule of law. 2/4
Professor Leila Sadat
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On the day of Gambia’s historic filing with the ICJ to ask Myanmar to ‘stop the genocide of the Rohingya’ Janet and Stephanie talk to Akila Radhakrishnan of the Global Justice Cen…
Proud to be a part of this lawsuit against President Trump’s Executive Order targeting the International Criminal Court, which has broad and sweeping implications, including on free speech, for all of us who work with the Court. 1/4
Karima Bennoune
PrepCom’s success will depend on leadership, diverse perspectives, and a shared commitment to justice in a divisive multilateral environment.
