As we mark International Women’s Day 2025, we do so in a year already shaped by turbulence, conflict, and renewed threats to gender justice. Increased armed conflict, political instability, retraction of crucial humanitarian aid, and restrictions on fundamental human rights have reinforced a sobering message: progress is neither linear nor guaranteed. Now more than ever legal practitioners, including investigators, prosecutors ,and human rights defenders, play a vital role in fighting for justice, challenging impunity, and ensuring that survivors’ voices are centred. Globally, legal practitioners have accrued extensive knowledge and developed critical experience in implementing innovative strategies to secure justice for...