Comments for International Alliance of Women

Comment on A Visit to the Gosteli Archive by Alison Brown

Alison Brown — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:50:53 +0000

In reply to Sanja Jeraj. Indeed. Normally the French version would be in the French section of the website.

Comment on Ebola in DR Congo: An Urgent Appeal by Alison Brown

Alison Brown — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:50:19 +0000

In reply to Sanja Jeraj. Indeed. Ideally the French version would be in the French section of the website.

Comment on Ebola in DR Congo: An Urgent Appeal by Sanja Jeraj

Sanja Jeraj — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:57:32 +0000

Surprised to see both languages on this page.

Comment on A Visit to the Gosteli Archive by Sanja Jeraj

Sanja Jeraj — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:56:37 +0000

Surprised to see both languages on this page.

Comment on Reclaiming Leadership – the Women’s Jirga for Afghanistan by Sanja Jeraj

Sanja Jeraj — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 01:48:21 +0000

That is precisely the question: not what the initiative intends, but how women inside Afghanistan, under surveillance and with shrinking resources, can meaningfully participate in shaping it. Intent and reach are not the same thing.

Comment on Reclaiming Leadership – the Women’s Jirga for Afghanistan by Dr. Sibylle von Heydebrand

Dr. Sibylle von Heydebrand — Thu, 14 May 2026 05:27:18 +0000

Thank you for your comment. The article does not suggest that solutions can or should be imposed from outside Afghanistan. On the contrary, one of the central ideas behind the Women’s Jirga is precisely to create space for Afghan women themselves — including those inside the country and in the diaspora — to articulate priorities and shape discussions affecting their future.
Given the realities under Taliban rule, many forms of leadership and participation necessarily take place under extremely difficult conditions. The initiative seeks to support, amplify, and connect these voices internationally, not to speak over them.

Comment on Two International Arrest Warrants of 17 March 2023 by Sanja Jeraj

Sanja Jeraj — Fri, 08 May 2026 12:51:58 +0000

Update:
On 25 October 2024, Ukraine deposited its instrument of ratification with the United Nations, and the Rome Statute entered into force for Ukraine on 1 January 2025, making it the 125th state party.
https://www.coalitionfortheicc.org/ukraine-becomes-125th-ICC-state-party
Armenia became the 124th State Party to the ICC Rome Statute on 1 February 2024, after depositing its instrument of ratification on 14 November 2023.
https://www.coalitionfortheicc.org/armenia-becomes-ICCstateparty

Comment on Reclaiming Leadership – the Women’s Jirga for Afghanistan by Sanja Jeraj

Sanja Jeraj — Fri, 08 May 2026 12:32:01 +0000

A strong and well-intentioned initiative — but the opening claim deserves scrutiny. The initiative was launched in New York, on the margins of CSW — by diaspora figures, not from within Afghanistan. Women still living under Taliban rule are largely forced to act in the shadows, under surveillance, with shrinking resources. This raises an uncomfortable question: how connected is this initiative genuinely to the women it claims to represent?

The key question remains how this can be realistically implemented, especially given existing structural and political constraints. The current Afghan government is unlikely to change its mind on its own. External intervention — like the Soviet Union’s ten-year war to prevent Afghanistan from falling out of its sphere of influence, which ironically it did: by resisting Soviet communism, Afghanistan moved toward becoming the Islamic state it is today — offers little, and certainly not lasting, success. Only when internal frustration and anger reach a point where risking one’s life seems the only option, is there a chance for change. External support is welcome — but it should be wary of claiming to know better what is right for Afghanistan. Imposed solutions rarely guarantee success.

Comment on Civil Society at CSW70 Presses for Gender Justice by Sanja Jeraj

Sanja Jeraj — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:04:06 +0000

It’s remarkable how long the incorrectly used article ‘the’ appears before the Alliance’s name in the publication, even as other details are corrected..