International Tribunal on Crimes against Women

International Tribunal on Crimes against Women

The International Tribunal on Crimes against Women was a people's tribunal which took place on March 4-8, 1976 in Brussels. [Doughty, Frances. "lesbians and International Women's Year: A Report on Three Conferences", in "Our Right to Love: A Lesbian Resource Book", Ginny Vida, Prentice Hall, 1978, ISBN 0136444016, p148] The event was created with the intention to "make public the full range of crimes , both violently brutal and subtly discriminatory , committed against women of all cultures." [Doughty, Frances. "lesbians and International Women's Year: A Report on Three Conferences", in "Our Right to Love: A Lesbian Resource Book", Ginny Vida, Prentice Hall, 1978, ISBN 0136444016, p148]

History

Diana E. H. Russell and Nicole Van Den Ven, the main organizers of the tribunal, [Chesler, Phyllis. "Rape as a War Crime: Reaching Moral Clarity", "On the Issues", May 1996, p14] , were inspired by Bertrand Russell's International War Crimes Tribunal, a people's tribunal on crimes committed in the Vietnam War.

Content

The ITCW was attended by over 2000 women from 40 countries, and specific topics include medical and economic crimes, rape, political prisoners, crimes against lesbians, spousal abuse, prostitution, pornography and femicide. [Doughty, Frances. "lesbians and International Women's Year: A Report on Three Conferences", in "Our Right to Love: A Lesbian Resource Book", Ginny Vida, Prentice Hall, 1978, ISBN 0136444016, p148] [Chesler, Phyllis. "Rape as a War Crime: Reaching Moral Clarity", "On the Issues", May 1996, p14]

Numerous testimonies were provided in writing by women who were unable to attend the tribunal. [Doughty, Frances. "lesbians and International Women's Year: A Report on Three Conferences", in "Our Right to Love: A Lesbian Resource Book", Ginny Vida, Prentice Hall, 1978, ISBN 0136444016, p148]

Attendee Frances Doughty noted that the Tribunal confirmed for her that "the oppression of women in general and of lesbians in particular is truly worldwide" [Doughty, Frances. "lesbians and International Women's Year: A Report on Three Conferences", in "Our Right to Love: A Lesbian Resource Book", Ginny Vida, Prentice Hall, 1978, ISBN 0136444016, p149]

Lesbian poet Pat Parker was among the contributors of testimony, speaking about her eldest sister, who was murdered by her husband.Alexander, Ilene 1998 [http://voices.cla.umn.edu/vg/Bios/entries/parker_pat.html ] ]

The first Take Back the Night march took place as a candlelight procession in association with the Tribunal. [ [http://www.dso.uncc.edu/women/TBN_Web/history.html Take Back the Night History] ]

Impact

Organizers Russell and Van Den Ven published a book based on the Tribunal, "Crimes Against Women: Proceedings of the International Tribunal" later in 1976. [ [http://www.dianarussell.com/publications.html#CRIMESAGAINSTWOMEN dianarussell.com] ]

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