Synthesis of Voluntary National Reviews 2017

The 2017 meeting of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) took place from 10 to 19 July. A total of 43 countries presented voluntary national reviews, up from 22 countries that presented inaugural reviews at the 2016 HLPF. With this, more than a third of countries will have conducted a voluntary national review, sharing progress, experiences, lessons learned and challenges in implementing the 2030 Agenda.

Gender-Based Persecution and Torture as Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Committed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Iraq

On 8 November 2017, the City University of New York (CUNY) School of Law hosted the event “Prosecuting ISIS Crimes against Women and LGBTI Persons”, sponsored by Madre, the Sorenson Center for International Peace and Justice, Organisation of Women’s Freedom in Iraq (OWFI), IraQueer, OutRight Action International, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), and N

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