IDLO - International Development Law Organization

The future of development: "This century is for women"

“There is no silver bullet in our work, but there is a silver thread: this thread must be the voices of women and girls,”

Reflections from Myanmar: Access to justice for SGBV survivors

Women and girls in Myanmar face many barriers when trying to access justice for sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). Chief among these are the pervasive negative attitudes which seek to justify and allow SGBV within families and communities. In addition, SGBV survivors are often stigmatized and blamed for the violence preventing them from effectively pursuing legal remedies.

A culture of peace through restorative justice in Honduras

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Honduras is shifting the national dialogue on restorative justice by moving the penitentiary criminal system away from a retributive approach and towards a human rights-based perspective.

Calls for stronger commitments as justice for women is amplified at CSW

“From women held without fair trial, to women toiling in their homes, in factories, in the fields, the gap between what women demand and need and what they receive is enormous,” remarked Ms.

HRC40 | Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law

40th Session of the Human Rights Council - Item 5: Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law

STATEMENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LAW ORGANIZATION

Room XX, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland

Delivered by Silvia Dodero, Office of the Permanent Observer to the United Nations in Geneva

Justice is not gender blind: Women judges championed at CSW

Women’s participation in the justice sector as a human right and crucial factor needed to achieve better justice for women was reaffirmed during the 63^rd session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York.

Mongolia benefits from new methodology to analyze judicial decisions

While years of economic development have propelled Mongolia forward in wealth and investment, its limited experience with the market economy - counting only 30 years after transitioning from a centralized communist model -has prevented the country from fully capitalizing gains and sustaining growth.

Advancing justice for women – essential to realizing #balanceforbetter

CSW63 | IDLO at the Commission on the Status of Women

The sixty-third session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW63) will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 11 to 22 March 2019.

Capacity building for Armenia's insolvency court

While Armenia introduced an insolvency law in 2006, insolvency frameworks and procedures need to be strengthened. Insolvency in Armenia is court-led, and many aspects of insolvency law are complex and controversial, requiring specialized judges to handle them. The ongoing strengthening of the specialized insolvency court is expected to have significant positive impact on the insolvency framework and on the country’s investment climate.