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Justice for Myanmar, at the ICJ and Beyond
2022-02-22 10:00 - 11:00 (Europe/Rome)
After over 60 years of serious human rights abuses and mass atrocities, including war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide committed by Myanmar’s military, it is only recently that the international community has taken steps to hold the Tatmadaw to account. Impunity has emboldened the military and was an enabling factor for the military’s February 2021 coup.
While at present, international accountability efforts are focused on justice for the Rohingya, however, these cases importantly break the cycle of impunity and lay the groundwork for accountability for other communities in Myanmar, including crimes against other ethnic groups, as well as crimes committed in the context of the coup. This panel will explore how the ICJ proceedings complement other international accountability efforts, and discuss how they can inform future cases and investigations against the Myanmar military.

Register here https://t.co/fKlH6ZgxKe

Out of “The Bush School”. Acting against FGM in Liberia and beyond
2022-02-08 10:00 - 12:00 | Online event
On 8 February 2022, a virtual event will be hosted by No Peace Without Justice (NPWJ) and Zona. Starting with the projection of the documentary “The Bush School” (2020), by Italian journalist and filmmaker Emanuela Zuccalà, we will discuss the efficacy of existing legal instruments and policies against FGM and the avenues for their improvement. The presentation of the documentary will be the basis of a wider debate on contrast to FGM in Liberia as well as in Europe and the rest of the world.
The event will also feature the presentation of 28 Too Many’s recent report “The Law and FGM – Europe” (December 2021).
The event, moderated by Gianfranco dell’Alba (President, No Peace Without Justice), will include interventions by Giulia Schiavoni, Gender and Human Rights Program Adviser, No Peace Without Justice; Emanuela Zuccalà, author of “The Bush School”; Phyllis Nguma Kimba, Executive Director NATPAH/Liberia; Antric Jalloh, Liberian women and children’s rights advocate & SGBV survivor, GOESC; Rugiatu Neneh Turay, Sierra Leonean anti FGM campaigner and women leader activist; Laurent Delahousse, Head of Delegation of the European Union to Liberia; Dr Ann-Marie Wilson, Founder and Executive Director, 28 Too Many; Chiara Adamo, Human Rights, equality and democracy Head of Unit, European Commission; Khady Koita, President, La Palabre; Pierrette Herzberger-Fofana, MEP (The Greens/EFA); Alessandra Moretti, MEP (S&D); Frances Fitzgerald, MEP (EPP).
Participation in the event is free, but registration on EventBrite is required in order to get the direct link to the conference.
The live stream of the event can be followed on our social media pages: Facebook and Youtube

Program of the event

For further information, contact Francesca Basso ( fbasso@npwj.org )

The Path Forward for the Rohingya Community
2022-02-01 08:00 - 17:00
The Rohingya community has long suffered under the Myanmar government’s decades-long policies of persecution against them, which were only exacerbated during and in the wake of the 2017 acts of genocide against them. Today, over a million Rohingya remain outside Myanmar, and an additional 600,000 in Rakhine continue to suffer. Following the February 2021 military coup, the prospect of Rohingyas’ safe return to Myanmar is even more precarious, as is the situation of those still in the country. This panel is an opportunity for international policymakers and advocates to hear directly from Rohingya leaders about challenges currently facing the community, and how the international community can best support the Rohingya people.

Register here https://t.co/0MdQ2U0t61

Side-event on “Ecocide: From Amazonia to Oceania to the Hague.
2021-12-16 08:00 - 17:00
20th ASP to the ICC, The Hague, 16 December 2021, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CET
In the margins of the 20th session of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute (ASP), No Peace Without Justice and Seja Legal Campaign are organising a conference on ecocide as part of its ongoing project “Amazonia Beyond the Crisis – Accountability for deforestation: preventing further violations against human rights and protecting against continuous environmental and economic destructions”.
This event aims to contribute to the ongoing discussions about ecocide and to build political will towards criminalising ecocide at the national and international levels. More importantly, it will invite global leaders who will have gathered on the occasion of the 20th session of the ASP in the Hague to commit and actively join this journey towards more stringent environmental protections through the lens of criminal justice. In this context, the event will also enrich the ongoing discussions by bringing direct perspectives, testimonies, and expertise of those who are most affected by environmental destruction into the debate. Finally, it is aimed at launching a deeper analysis that will tackle the intersectionality between criminalising ecocide and protecting human rights, including indigenous rights.
Speakers will include: Michelle Reyes Milk – No Peace Without Justice (NPWJ); Paulo Barreto, Senior researcher of Amazon Institute of Man and Environment (Imazon) & spokesperson of Be Legal with Amazon Campaign; Rev. James Bhagwan, Secretary-general of the Pacific Conference of Churches; Olympia Bekou, University of Nottingham; Marie Toussaint, MEP; Kattrin Jadin, Member of the Belgian Parliament.
Interpretation will be available in English, Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian.

Program and concept note (in pdf format)

Participation in the event is free, but registration is required in order to get the direct link to the conference:
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“Towards the Libyan Ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture”
2021-12-13 08:00 - 2021-12-14 17:00
Tunisia, 13-14 December 2021
No Peace Without Justice (NPWJ), in collaboration with the National Council for Public Freedoms and Human Rights-Libya, the Libyan Bar Association, DIGNITY, the National Mechanism on the prevention of Torture-Tunisia and the Human Rights, Rule of Law and Transitional Justice/UNSMIL, is organizing a workshop on « Towards the Libyan Ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture » to be held in Tunis on 13-14 December 2021.
The aim of the Workshop is to identify key challenges and opportunities for ratification and implementation of the OPCAT in Libya, with a view to developing a road map and plan of action for such ratification and implementation.
Experiences of Tunisia, Palestine, Morocco, Denmark and France will be presented by representatives of their national prevention mechanisms. The event will be attended by high level representatives of concerned ministries and entities, including the High Judiciary Council and Parliament, with the CSOs participation.
The workshop is part of a comprehensive program implemented by NPWJ with the financial support of the European Union, aiming at strengthening the capacity of Libyan government institutions and civil society organizations to cooperate with international human rights mechanisms and use them to promote Human Rights in Libya.
The live stream of the event can be followed on our social media pages:

FB page of NPWJ/NPSG (English)
FB page of NPWJ’s Libya Team (Arabic)

Documentation
– Agenda of the workshop (English, Arabic)
For further information, please contact: Frej Fenniche: ffenniche@npwj.org – +216 56 441 505 (English, French, العربية)
