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IDLO implemented a project aimed at improving access to justice services for rural and marginalized citizens in South Sudan by supporting legal aid and through building the capacity of rule of law actors. The project included training for paralegals...
The judiciary in Tajikistan, despite ongoing structural reform, continues to suffer from limited financing and capacity. Mediation could dramatically ease the burden of judges and the formal courts, but there is currently no law on mediation in the...
Tunisia is regarded as a leader in the region, and even globally, on progressive gender legislation and initiatives, including on women’s participation in all aspects of public life. The 2014 Constitution upholds the principles of equality of rights...
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Widely considered to improve the effectiveness of justice systems by helping both the State and litigants avoid the costs and delays of court procedures, alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is a commonly used...
STATEMENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LAW ORGANIZATION
Commission of the Status of Women, General Discussion (Item 3)
March 16, 2017
New York
Delivered by Judit Arenas, Director – External Relations & Deputy Permanent Observer...
STATEMENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LAW ORGANIZATION
34th Session of the Human Rights Council: Report of Forum on Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law
March 15, 2017
Geneva
Delivered by Hector Guerra, Office of the...
STATEMENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LAW ORGANIZATION
34th Session of the Human Rights Council: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment
March 8, 2017
Geneva
Delivered by Hector...
Traditionally under the remit of environmentalists alone, biodiversity has now been recognized in the 2030 Agenda as a key element of global development that should be integrated across all sectors. Kenya’s Constitution includes provisions related...
Event Date
10 March, 2017
The last two decades following the Beijing Platform of Action have seen a proliferation of laws that address gender equality in intersecting areas of women’s political and economic participation, violence against women, equal pay for equal work,...
“Men and boys have to be there with us,” advocated IDLO’s Director-General, Irene Khan, during an event looking at ‘Fighting the backlash against women’, organized by the Overseas Development Institute to mark International Women’s Day. “We, women,...
Mosooma* is 29 years old, and the only woman in a group of two dozen civil and commercial law instructors working for the Government and Bar Association in Afghanistan.
Married with a small child, every few months Mosooma travels hundreds of...
2030 Agenda Event Publication IDLO's Gender Work Social Media
Although gender equality is increasingly a feature of national...
The rolling hills of Burundi, or collines, represent the heart of its rural society. Burundi has a growing population and one of the highest population densities in Africa, yet 90% of its nine million inhabitants live in rural areas and many rely on...