International Day of Women Judges

This event aims to explore new tools to improve people-centered justice communications strategies , taking the movement beyond the "justice" world and into new spaces through effective advocacy and messaging. Related Sites and Documents:  Concept Note  &  Event Page . Watch communicating Across Disciplines: How to Make Justice Matter to All! Meetings & Events

On March 10th ,  International Day of Women Judges , we celebrate the efforts to advance gender equality in our judicial system. Follow the conversation with the hashtags: #IDWJ2025

Women in the criminal justice system can act as agents of change. Diversity and inclusion enrich all institutions and contribute to greater accountability. Women judges bring different perspectives and experiences, strengthening judicial systems . Women in leadership roles help disrupt networks of collusion, striking a blow against corruption. Women’s representation in law enforcement and judicial institutions has been linked to more effective, victim-centred responses to crime. The number of women and girls coming into contact with the criminal justice system, as victims, witnesses and prisoners, has increased in the past 20 years. However, greater efforts are still needed to support women to access justice and ensure that criminal justice institutions fully respond to their needs. By investing in women’s advancement and women justice leaders , we can help ensure that justice is better served and that women and all members of our societies are met with fairness and equality b...

Work-related disputes at the United Nations cannot be resolved through national courts due to the Organization’s unique international legal status. For this reason, the Organization provides an internal system of justice for all UN system staff . This section explains the various components of the UN’s internal system of justice, and describes how to resolve work-related disputes informally and if necessary, formally . Staff should review this website to learn about the resources available to them when seeking resolution of a dispute and the steps they need to take to proceed. Learn more about the UN's internal justice system → New! Toolkit for self-represented litigants (UNDT) (interactive video)→ New! Toolkit for self-represented litigants (UNAT) (interactive video)→ New! How do I appeal – booklet → New! Timelines – wallet card →

 This report presents the outcomes of the evaluation of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) project funded by United Nations Development Account (UNDA) on Improving Access to Legal Aid for Women in Western Africa (1819U). It aims to ensure accountability towards the project stakeholders , equip them with learning, and inform decision making about possible future comparable initiative s.  PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVES  The project aimed to improve women's access to Legal Aid services in Liberia, Senegal, and Sierra Leone through three components:  1. Legal aid normative framework (legislative, regulatory, policy, institutional);  2. Legal aid provision;  3. Empowerment of women to use legal aid.  The project was funded by UNDA, with a total budget of 619,000 USD. It was implemented by UNODC Justice Section, with UN Women as an implementing partne...

  Panel discussions  with IAWJ Members and Participants.

Judicial decisions impact the most intimate details of everyday life, and they also shape the identity of the judiciary. Judicial decisions thus play a major role in defining the character of a democratic nation and in giving meaning to the rule of law. Thus, the Office of the President of the Supreme Court of Mexico aims to promote jurisprudential practices that uphold the principle of the right to equality. Such an effort requires generating tools that can help jurists to adjudicate cases with a gender perspective. The goal of this Protocol for Judicial Decision-Making with a Gender Perspective is to address and remedy certain problems identified by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in three recent cases against Mexico: the ‘Cotton Field” Case (Campo Algodonero), the Ines Fernandez Ortega Case, and the Valentina Rosendo Cantú Case. In those cases, the Inter-American Court made clear that Mexican courts must apply, as binding law, the international human rights treaties...