Events
2 February, 2016
Lawyers, academics, and representatives of civil society organizations and UN agencies from across the Middle East and North Africa met this month in Egypt to discuss regional progress in strengthening and expanding HIV-related legal services.
Participants from Algeria, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia attended the 6th Regional Consultation on HIV-related Legal...
2 February, 2016
Languages: English, Español
IDLO facilitated a meeting held on January 25 - 27, with a focus on strengthening HIV-related legal services in Latin America through regional alliances.
Discussions focused on identifying emerging issues and defining the role of HIV-related legal services in the framework of the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
In the 2030 Agenda,...
10 December, 2015
A workshop is taking place at IDLO's Branch Office in The Hague to debate recent developments in legal aid services and access to justice in the host country, the Netherlands, in Indonesia and elsewhere. Held on Thursday 10 and Friday 11 December, the 'Comparative Justice Policy' workshop is being organized by IDLO in collaboration with the Open Society Justice Initiative (OSJI), the...
10 December, 2015
Tanzania's first national Rule of Law Stakeholders' Forum, organized by IDLO, is taking place in Dar es Salaam on Thursday 10 and Friday 11 December. IDLO's Enid Muthoni has described the event as "an opportunity to facilitate dialogue for actors from different ends of the justice spectrum.”
While amplifying the voice of legal and justice ...
25 November, 2015
People living with HIV and HIV legal experts from around the world are to convene in Harare, Zimbabwe, later this month for the 3rd Inter-regional Consultation on HIV-related legal services and rights, organised by IDLO. The consultation will take place just prior to the International Conference on AIDS and STDs in Africa (ICASA). Participants from the...
14 October, 2015
IDLO Photo Exhibition on justice and the new development agenda opens in New York at UN Headquarters
Sponsored by IDLO with Majority World – a platform for photojournalists from developing countries who seek diverse and authentic narratives from their regions – the exhibit opened last week at the United Nations, in the aftermath of the historic UN summit that adopted the 2030 Agenda for...
Photo: Hasin Hayder
1 October, 2015
Realizing the Right to Food: Legal Strategies and Approaches
A panel discussion organized by IDLO and Milan Centre for Food Law and Policy
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (registration from 2:30pm)
Milan Expo - Angola Pavilion
RSVP: events@idlo.int and info@milanfoodlaw.org
The right to food is a universal human right that is...
24 September, 2015
An IDLO-backed Rule of Law Centre has opened its doors in the city of Mandalay -- the first of four such Centres, with the remaining three slated for Myitkyina, Taunggyi and Yangon. The project seeks to consolidate the knowledge, skills and values of legal professionals, as well as foster general awareness of the law among the public....
17 September, 2015
"Experience shows that there can be no gender equality unless women can access justice and dispense justice," IDLO Director of External Relations Judit Arenas has said at the launch of the GQUAL campaign for gender parity in international bodies. "Equal participation of women is fundamental to democracy and inclusive societies, which in turn bring better development dividends."
Launched...
22 September, 2015
IDLO’s Country Director for Somalia Adam-Shirwa Jama, responds to IDLO LinkedIn group members' questions:
Many thanks to the members for your interest in IDLO’s work in Somalia. Apologies if we didn’t manage to answer all your questions, we’ll arrange another session in the near future.
Q - According to the World Bank’s World Development Report “Conflict, Security and...