International Discourse and Standards WPS International Policy Framework: UNSCRs Violence against women is usually observed during peacetime, but the international community has to recognize that VAW happens in conflict situations. 2000 - - 2009 - Women's human rights is a matter for international peace and security. Prior to [year 2000], you scout all resolutions ng security council, wala talaga. Ang General Assembly had a resolution on women and children affected by conflict situations. But it was one page only, not as substantive. UNSCR 1325. In year 2000 the mother resolution came out. It had 4 pillars: participation, protection and prevention, relief and recovery. They have the agency to decide and have ideas of what peace actually constitute. There was a call that when you are going through peace agreements, you should have experiences of women there. The whole point of your DDR you should have that lens of both men and women. UNSCR 1820. For the first time it recognized that sexual violence as weapon and tactic of war; rape and forms of sexual violence may constitute as atrocity crimes. UNSCR 1888. ​Sexual violence exacerbates conflict; leadership and expertise in addressing conflict-related sexual violence. UNSCR 1889. Women’s participation in post-conflict peace building and all aspects of the peace process; indicators to measure 1325. The Magna Carta of Women did not define conflict-related violence. There's none. Even IHL wala. Yung batas natin on genocide and crimes against humanity, basically copy-pasted IHL. The number of activities conducted of an agency does not mean you are now a gender expert. It means you are an expert in attending seminars. Expertise means how do you take care of the victim? You do not parade the victim around. There are protocols how you deal with the victim as a human rights case, a legal case,a criminal case. In the case of the Uganda civil war, women were raped from both sides – both rebels and military. Let's file cases against them, okay. So dalhin lahat natin ng kababaihan sa napakalayong korte. Kasi doon nangyari. there's no legal system yet. Pagdating dun, iparada natin sa korte. “O ano nangyari sa'yo, pakidescribe nga”. Then travel balik ng napakalayo. Pagbalik sa community, pinatay sya. Kasi she has brought shame to the community by simply admitting that she was raped. So nasaan ang pagiisip? So importante Page 18​ of 62