Legal Action Worldwide

Justice and accountability for aid workers and health workers: What more can Geneva do?
2025-06-20 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London)
Since 2020, nearly 1,000 aid workers have been arbitrarily arrested or detained across various contexts. What can Geneva, home to international human rights institutions, do to better support justice and accountability for them?
Join us at the UN Human Rights Council for a crucial side event on justice and accountability for aid and health workers:
🗓 Date: Friday, 20 June 2025
🕛 Time: 12:00–13:00
📍 Location: Room XXV, Palais des Nations, Geneva
This important panel, hosted by Legal Action Worldwide, presents a critical opportunity to discuss stronger protections, more effective investigations, and access to international human rights mechanisms.
Speakers include:
🇦🇺 H.E. Ms. Emily Roper, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
🇨🇭 S.E. Mr. Julien Thöni, Switzerland at the United Nations
🇪🇺 H.E. Mr. Michele Cervone d’Urso, Delegation of the European Union to the UN and other international organisations in Geneva
🔹 Ms. Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders
🔹 Ms. Pauline Chetcuti, Head of Humanitarian Advocacy and Campaigns, Oxfam International
🔹 Mr. Ramesh Rajasingham, Head and Representative of United Nations OCHA in Geneva
🔹 Ms. Antonia Mulvey, Founder & Executive Director, LAW
🔹 Mr. Camille Gosselin, Advocacy Manager, Action Contre la Faim

Gender Justice & International Criminal Law Conference
2025-09-29 - 2025-09-30 | The Hague, World Forum, The Hague, Netherlands
On 29 and 30 September 2025in The Hague, the Gender and International Criminal Law Conference will bring together legal practitioners, scholars, activists, survivors, and policymakers to critically assess and respond to emerging challenges at the intersection of gender justice and international criminal law (ICL).
As obstacles to gender justice escalate in conflict and post-conflict zones around the world and international justice institutions face increasing attacks on their legitimacy and mandates, the need for a space to build resilience, solidarity, and resistance has never been more urgent.
Join us for a two-day conference bringing together over 100 key actors in the field of Gender Justice to confront urgent challenges, foster solidarity, and amplify collective voices.
Through dynamic dialogue and shared strategies, we will advance feminist and intersectional legal approaches that move beyond rhetoric to action. This annual gathering serves as a critical platform to elevate the voices, expertise, and leadership of Global Majority practitioners, advocates, and scholars.
This Conference is co-organized by Legal Action Worldwide (LAW), the Gender Justice Practitioner Hub (GJP Hub), Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice (WIGJ), and the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS). It is supported by the Global Initiative Against Impunity, the International Gender Champions Network, the Global Justice Center, and UN Women.
The Conference is made possible with the generous support of the Australian Government, with co-funding from the European Union.
Full event details coming soon.
