The adoption in 2000 of Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security is an historic landmark, marking the first time that the Security Council addressed specifically the role and experience of women in the context of armed conflict.
The new website examines the advocacy work of the Coalition at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and the Sierra Leone Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
La Coalition a vu le jour en 1996 à la suite de l'initiative concertée de plusieurs ONG de défense des droits basées au Canada, en Europe et aux États-Unis, qui ont adressé une lettre au Tribunal pénal international pour le Rwanda (TPIR).
This publication notes the results of a year long program that aimed to increase awareness of Palestinian women on human rights, violence against women, democracy and the importance of women’s political participation.