Worldwide: New world court to judge gender-based war crimes
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Women's E-News Women's E News reports that the new International Criminal Court will give women a place to seek justice for gender-related crimes committed against them in armed conflicts and as part of systematic violence or persecution.
Women across the globe facing similar violent offenses in the future will have a place to seek justice: the International Criminal Court. At a United Nations ceremony on April 11, the court became a certainty. It will be the first fixed international institution for securing justice on genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, including sexual and gender-based violence.
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http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/881
Submitted on Wed, 04/24/2002 - 00:00
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