Hearings - Public international law and the prosecution of Daesh’s crimes against women/girls - 13-10-2016 - Committee on Legal Affairs - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

A wide range of heinous crimes is being committed by the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham/Greater Syria (ISIS) against civilians and minority populations in the areas in which it operates. There is currently sufficient and reliable evidence and information showing that Daesh has strategically targeted and systematically raped, tortured, enslaved and killed women and girls due to ideological grounds. While there has been global condemnation of Daesh's crimes, the international community has a long way to go before it can ensure that those responsible for these atrocities can be held accountable.

Against this background, the forthcoming hearing will bring together Members of the European Parliament and a number of experts, practitioners and academics with a view to discussing the avenues offered by public international law to prosecute crimes committed by Daesh against women and girls, before international jurisdictions, such as the International Criminal Court in the Hague.