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Latest news
- Trump’s Blackwater pardons ‘an affront to justice’: UN experts
- EU to seek ban on oil and gas exploration in the Arctic
- Lebanon: NPWJ supports initiative aimed at improving the penitentiary and judicial system and enhance respect of prisoners' rights
- Central African Republic war crimes suspect 'beat' prisoners, ICC prosecutor says
- Health activists fight stigma to raise breast cancer awareness in Gaza
- How to Prepare the International Criminal Court for Our Digital Future
- ‘Evil customs’: why a Kashmiri village abandoned dowries
- UN Rights Bodies Take Strong Stance on Climate Crisis
- Paper giants’ expansion plans raise fears of greater deforestation in Indonesia
- What the Front Line of the U.S. Abortion Fight in Kentucky Looks Like Now
Press releases
13 Oct 2021 NPWJ welcomes the UN Child Rights Committee ruling recognising that countries bear cross-border responsibility for harmful impact of climate change Read More
12 Oct 2021 Lebanon: NPWJ supports initiative aimed at improving the penitentiary and judicial system and enhance respect of prisoners' rights Read More
10 Oct 2021 NPWJ welcomes abolition of death penalty in Sierra Leone Read More
09 Oct 2021 Ciao Chito, e Grazie Read More
No Peace Without Justice programs
The International Criminal Justice Program is NPWJ's original mandate since 1994 and promotes accountability for violations of fundamental individual rights through a more effective international criminal justice system for the prevention, deterrence and prosecution of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide
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The overall objective of the Gender & Human Rights program is to foster the engagement of national governments, parliaments and activists to promote the adoption and enforcement of effective laws banning female genital mutilation and other traditional practices which challenge the promotion and protection of women and girls’ human rights, as well as to reinforce cooperation at regional and international levels.
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The overall objective of the MENA Democracy Program is to promote the development of political mechanisms of consultation that recognise non-governmental actors and civil society as a legitimate and necessary counterpart for dialogue with State institutions on issues of democratic reform, promotion of human rights, the Rule of Law, justice, reconciliation and accountability.
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The overall objective of the LGBTI Program is to achieve full and international recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender, intersex people and those with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work.
Read MoreA message from Emma Bonino
Through its worldwide political campaigns and initiatives "No peace Without Justice" aims to address situations where fundamental and universal principles are often set aside in the name of political stability and presumed cultural incompatibility.
"No peace Without Justice" raises awareness, fosters public debate and spurs political mobilization among activists, parliamentarians and governments to promote human rights, democracy, the rule of law and international criminal justice. With its scarce resources, but with the strength of its resolve.