Gender

Leaving "gender" undefined may represent a groundbreaking opportunity to recognize gender-competent and intersectional feminist practice in international criminal law.

Could discussions about the revival of the Apartheid Convention provide a basis for rethinking the approach to the codification of gender apartheid?

The ICC's update to the prosecution of slavery crimes should include specific recognition of and protections for persons with disabilities.

Explore Just Security's coverage of the last three years of Taliban control in Afghanistan.

Unfocused efforts to break the logjam over human rights and diplomatic recognition raise questions about how to move forward.

The Taliban appear set to attend, in a UN capitulation to their demands to exclude Afghan women and civil society.

The UN Special Rapporteur concludes that the Taliban’s policies of removing women and girls from public life can best be described as “gender apartheid”—a term that multiple…

The international community needs unity to press the group on its draconian repression of women and on rising terrorism risks such as ISIS-K.

Winning the most votes ever and controlling Congress and most state legislatures, the first woman to hold the office will have the power.

Learn what UN members said about denoting violations such as the Afghan Taliban's dystopian repression as a crime in a possible treaty.

Track how States for the first time addressed proposals to better integrate gender justice and the needs of victims and survivors.

Another resolution will be required in October to overcome objections that have blocked advancement of the treaty to formal negotiations.