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Partners in Justice: Launch!

PJI formally launched on Tuesday, March 16, 2021.

Publication and Launch of UN Model Legislation

Domesticating International Sexual Violence Crimes in National Legal Systems

Protecting Victim Privacy in Colombia Litigation

On July 8, 2021, PJI intervened at the U.S. Supreme Court by filing an amicus brief in the consolidated appeal known as In Re: Chiquita Brands International, Inc., Alien Tort Statute and Shareholder Derivative Litigation.

Webinar: Data for What?

PJI Co-Director Kathy Roberts contributed to a panel discussion designed with the goal of building shared understanding between civil-society documenters and investigators on June 3, 2021.

Transparency about U.S. Torture

On August 20, 2021, PJI joined an amicus brief filed at the United States Supreme Court in the appeal of a detainee at the U.S. Detention Camp in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba in the case known as The United States of America v. Zayn al-Abidin Muhammad Husayn, aka Abu Zubaydah.

PJI Co-Founder, a Distinguished Voice

In January 2021, the Harvard International Law Journal published its conversation with PJI Director Maxine Marcus as part of the Women in International Law: Distinguished Voices interview series.

COVID-19 Update

Human rights are at their most vulnerable at times of crises. During the pandemic, Partners in Justice International has continued our work in solidarity with the most vulnerable members of our communities.

UN DPRK Roundtable

On October 29, 2020, PJI participated in a roundtable hosted by the UN Office of the High Commission for Human Rights Seoul on the topic of international organisations working on accountability processes and strategies for accountability.

Children in Armed Conflict

In March 2021, Save the Children and the Oxford Programme on International Peace and Security at the Blavatnik School of Government’s Institute for Ethics, Law, and Armed Conflict (ELAC) Published a critical report on advancing justice for children.

International Criminal Justice in the Age of Social Media

On March 5, 2020, PJI Co-Director spoke at Yale Law School on the topic of Mass Atrocities in the Age of Social Media: Prevention, Response, and Accountability.

Model Provisions for CRSV Prosecution in National Jurisdictions Announced

The PJI Legal Team was requested by the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict (OSRSG-SVC) to develop Model Legislative Provisions on the Investigation and Prosecution of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence on behalf of SRSG-SVC Pramila Patten.