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 French language version of IF HOPE WERE ENOUGH, with French narration and dubbed interviews. The Women's Caucus for Gender Justice, in association with WITNESS, produced this video for the purposes of education, advocacy and capacity building as part of the organization's outreach efforts to promote the International Criminal Court. SI L'ESPOIRE ETAIT SUFFISANT captures the historic importance of women coming together to change the structure and substance of the International Criminal Court so that it can become a mechanism to address violations of women's human rights at the international level. Through the voices of women survivors of historic and ongoing violence in both armed conflict situations and peacetime, the video documents the inspiring struggle towards justice and the end of impunity for violence against women. [RT 34:24]
Contributor | Contribuidor:
Women's Caucus for Gender Justice (Creator), WITNESS (Creator), Crehan, Margaret (Director), Gabriel, Peter (Musical director), DeVieux, Marie-Alyce (Musical director), Falco, Isabella (Narrator), Nainar, Vahida (Director), Crehan, Margaret (Editor), Chen, Howie (Editor), Campagna, Laura (Editor), Crehan, Margaret (Videographer), Campagna, Laura (Videographer), Tsujii, Miho (Production manager), Alexander, J.R. (Production personnel), Chen, Howie (Production personnel), Berman, Nina (Photographer), Murungi, Betty (Photographer), ULALI (Musician), Solis, Maria Eugenia (Actor), Estevez, Martha Cabrera (Actor), and Arengo, Elena (Translator)
moving image, documentary films, and películas documentales
Extent | Alcance:
35 minutes
Rights - Use & Reproduction | Derechos - uso & reproducción:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Language | Idioma:
English, French, Spanish, Korean, and Tzotzil
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--Genocide, Conflicto armado y persecución--Genocidio, Armed conflict and persecution--War crimes, Conflicto armado y persecución--Crímenes de guerra, Armed conflict and persecution--Sexual violence, Conflicto armado y persecución--Violencia sexual, Civil and political rights--Discrimination, and Derechos civiles y políticos--Discriminación
Place Name | Nombre del lugar:
Africa--Rwanda, África--Ruanda, Africa--South Africa, África--Sudáfrica, Asia--South Korea--Seoul, Asia--Corea del Sur--Seúl, Europe--Bosnia and Herzegovina--Republic Srpska--Omarska, Europa--Bosnia y Herzegovina--República Srpska--Omarska, Europe--Netherlands, Europa-Países Bajos, Europe--Serbia and Montenegro, Europa--Serbia y Montenegro, North and Central America--Mexico--Chiapas--Chenalhó--Acteal, América del Norte y Central--México--Chiapas--Chenalhó--Acteal, North and Central America--Mexico--Chiapas--San Cristóbal de las Casas, and América del Norte y Central--México--Chiapas--San Cristóbal de las Casas
General Note | Notas generales:
A/D flag: physDigital; Generation: original; Signal format: NTSC; Carrier number 1 of 1
UTL DAMS PID:
hrdi:9f4fe71e-321b-48c5-8edb-d9d07c955669
Local Identifier| Identificador local :
E001873_3204_Full_Fre and witness_ihwe_3204
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)