Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Citizenship and Governance
Criminal Justice
Human Rights
International Law
International Security
Justice
Peace and Security
Women
Women/gender Equality
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Education and training of women
Human rights of women
Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women
Violence against women
Women and armed conflict
Women in power and decision-making
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| Geographic scope: |
International
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| Country of activity: |
Colombia
Iraq
United States of America
Sierra Leone
Myanmar
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| Millennium Development Goals: |
Promote gender equality and empower women
Improve maternal health
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| Mission statement: |
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| Year established: |
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| Year of registration: |
2007 |
| Organizational structure: |
The Global Justice Center board of directors provides the organization with governance and support in accordance with the organization’s by-laws. The GJC also has regular audits and since it is registered in New York it is subject to particularly rigorous financial scrutiny given the char-500 process required by the state. Our board members have diverse expertise in sectors of business, human rights and philanthropy, and is chaired by Anny Firth Murray, the founder of the Global Fund for Women. GJC staff is led by President, Janet Benshoof, who has over three decades of experience litigating cases around the world to defend reproductive and equality rights. In 1992 Ms. Benshoof founded the first international human rights organization specializing in reproductive choice and equality, now the Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR). In the organization's first ten years, under Ms. Benshoof's leadership, CRR obtained ECOSOC status at the UN, established legal projects in over 40 countries, and won major class action constitutional cases in the United States Supreme Court. The GJC staff brings international law, international policy and reproductive rights experience that informs our work. The GJC legal team is made up of lawyers and researchers who work closely with our partners and networks to execute our legal projects. The development and communications team works with the legal team to identify audiences and strategies for disseminating the GJC’s legal arguments, including to activists, the media, and the donor community. |
| Number and type of members: |
We are not a membership organization. |
| Affiliation with NGO networks: |
The Global Justice Center is a member of the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security as well as the NGO Working Group on the Security Council |
| Funding structure: |
Donations and grants from domestic sources
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