Happenings in The Hague: Spotlight on Needed Improvements to Sexual and Gender-Based Crimes Investigations and Prosecutions at the ICC

On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict 2023, the  International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) published a new “Happenings in The Hague” series on the needed improvements in terms of investigations and prosecutions for sexual and gender-based crimes (SGBC) at the International Criminal Court (ICC).

This came at a time when the ICC Office of the Prosecutor is reviewing its 2014 Policy Paper on SGBC and asked civil society organisations for their input. FIDH sent its recommendations, highlighted in this Q&A, and hoped to exchange on a new draft SGBC Policy Paper.