3rd Preparatory Commission of the International Criminal Court (ICC Prepcom), Crimes Against Humanity Panel, part 2 of 2
Title | Título:
3rd Preparatory Commission of the International Criminal Court (ICC Prepcom), Crimes Against Humanity Panel, part 2 of 2
Description | Descripción:
The Women's Caucus was formed in February 1997, to intervene in the ongoing Preparatory Committee meetings for the establishment of an International Criminal Court at the United Nations. Women realized that without an organized caucus, women's concerns would not be actively defended in the documents and process of creation of an International Criminal Court. The legal issues in the ICC are complex and sensitive. They require people from different legal systems and cultures to arrive at a consensus on specific issues that may challenge local traditions or beliefs. The gender-related issues are particularly sensitive, as they are not as well understood. Gender-related crimes are often perceived to be private or individual crimes that do not rise to the level of international human rights law, or that are perceived to be taken care of by a "neutral" statute. However, the experience of women has been that neutrality usually results in leaving out crimes against women and the ways that women, because of their socially constructed roles in society, are disproportionately affected. It was these concerns that the Women""s Caucus sought to address in the process of creation of an International Criminal Court. By advocating the codification of crimes of sexual, reproductive and gender violence, and inclusion of gender sensitive processes and criteria for personnel, the Caucus tried to ensure that the Court has capacity to implement justice for women. | This is the second part of footage from a panel discussion organized by the Women's Caucus for Gender Justice on crimes against humanity, held during of the 3rd Preparatory Commission of the International Criminal Court in New York City in December 1999. Four panelists present and discuss the issue of crimes against women, giving various examples, and explain why crimes against women have to be considered as crimes against humanity. The panel continues with Jan Perlin, of the International Human Rights Law Clinic and the Guatemala Truth Commission, who discusses institutional responsibility in the defense of women. Vahida Nainar of the Women's Caucus summarizes earlier discussions. During the question and answer period, Hawa Ghaus, the associate for Global Programs at the Feminist Majority Foundation, explains more about the situation of women in Afghanistan, describing how women are not allowed to see male doctors nor go to medical school themselves, which has created a healthcare void. A man asks Khader if changes could happen at a domestic level; Khader replies that since honor crimes happen at a domestic level, there needs to be an institutional level of protection to enforce laws. After two more questions, Perlin discusses reparations for victims. Another woman asks about honor issues within the United States and comments that honor crimes need to be included within national legislation. Khader responds international laws should be put in place in order to help guide individual countries' legislation. Nainer concludes by thanking everyone for attending.
unedited footage, metraje sin editar, moving image, panels (meetings), and paneles (reuniones)
Extent | Alcance:
01 hours
Rights - Use & Reproduction | Derechos - uso & reproducción:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Language | Idioma:
English
Place of publication | Lugar de publicación:
Brooklyn (N.Y.)
Topic | Tema:
Civil and political rights--Women's rights, Mujeres--Derechos--Derechos políticos y civiles, Armed conflict and persecution--Crimes against humanity, Conflicto armado y persecución--Crímenes contra la humanidad, Advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--Activists, Defensa, activismo y respuestas a la persecución--Activistas, Armed conflict and persecution--Domestic violence, Conflicto armado y persecución--Violencia doméstica, Armed conflict and persecution--Honor crimes, Conflicto armado y persecución--Crímenes de honor, Armed conflict and persecution--Sexual violence, Conflicto armado y persecución--Violencia sexual, Laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--Truth commissions, Leyes, justicia y procedimientos judiciales--Comisiones de la verdad, Laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--Transitional justice, Leyes, justicia y procedimientos judiciales--Justicia transicional, Advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--Conferences, and Defensa, activismo y respuestas a la persecución--Conferencias
Place Name | Nombre del lugar:
Asia--Afghanistan, Asia--Afganistán, Asia--Jordan--Middle East, Asia--Jordania--Medio Oriente, North and Central America--Guatemala, and América del Norte y Central--Guatemala
General Note | Notas generales:
A/D flag: physDigital; Generation: original; Signal format: NTSC; Carrier number 1 of 1.
UTL DAMS PID:
hrdi:124be74b-4df0-48bc-bd1f-7f35f9a919db
Local Identifier| Identificador local :
B01424-0_00_01_07 and witness_ihwe_3096
Related Resource – Host | Recursos relacionados:
Women's Caucus for Gender Justice's Footage for "If Hope Were Enough" Documentary (title) and https://txarchives.org/hrdi/finding_aids/00005.xml (uri)