Dusting off the Law Books on Gender Persecution: Element One, Fundamental Rights (June 27, 2023)

Public International Law & Policy Group (PILPG) Expert Roundtable

Experts discuss the severe deprivation of fundamental rights under element one of the Rome Statute through a comparative perspective, focusing on conflicts in Afghanistan and Colombia as examples. Speakers outlined what constitutes a severe deprivation of a fundamental right and how such crimes highlight the longstanding structural discrimination women, girls and LGBTQI+ persons experience. Speakers include: Richard Bennet, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights in Afghanistan; Ana Elena Abello Jiménez, Legal Officer, the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (Colombia); and Emily Kenney, a Policy Specialist, Rule of Law and Transitional Justice at UN Women.