In 2010, the Avon Global Center for Women and Justice held a conference in Washington, DC to discuss advances and obstacles to securing justice for women and girls in conflict and post-conflict areas.
In 2011, the Avon Global Center for Women and Justice hosted a conference in New Delhi, India on the theme “Gender-Based Violence and Justice in South Asia.” This conference brought together over 230 participants from 16 countries, including judges, activists, scholars, and survivors, to discuss strategies to combat gender-based violence (GBV) across South Asia and globally. The conference focused on:
This memorandum discusses the strategies courts employ around the world to treat child victims and witnesses and their evidence when giving testimony. International and regional human rights standards have highlighted good practices in the treatment of vulnerable young child witnesses, centering on the foundational principle of the best interests of the child.
Mitu Gulati et al., Judging Women, 8 Journal of Empirical Legal Studies 504-532 (2011). Available at: https://scholarship.law.duke.edu/faculty_scholarship/2271/
