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In 2015, Ahmed* was dismissed from his job as a plumber in a Giza club when his employer discovered he was infected with HIV. In February 2016, in a landmark decision for Egypt and the Arab region, an Egyptian court ruled that HIV infection was not...
Event Date
3 June, 2016
“The ASEAN region, with its strong array of justice and development partners, provides an excellent platform to blossom both the letter and the spirit of [the] global goals,” said Dr. Faustina Pereira, IDLO’s Director of Global Initiatives at the...
STATEMENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LAW ORGANIZATION
E-justice: Sharing national experiences in enhancing transparency, effectiveness and access to justice
June 1, 2016
New York
Delivered by Federica Scala, Legal Officer, IDLO...
In 1996, Lesley Ann Foster set up a women’s support centre in South Africa, where incidents of violence against women and girls remain one of the highest in the world, despite human rights laws passed by the government.
Masimanyane Women’s...
The Africa conference on rule of law and development opened in Dar es Salaam yesterday with over 140 delegates attending, including two former Presidents of Tanzania, Benjamin Mkapa and Jayak Kikwete.
The meeting, convened by the...
Taken from a speech given by Professor Muhammad Yunus to mark his appointment to the International Advisory Council of IDLO in May 2016.
‘My work with microfinance started forty years back. I posed a basic question about the banking system; I...
The Upper House of the Afghan National Assembly has recognized the work of IDLO legal trainer and adviser Gul Ghutai Afzalyar with an award for her efforts to reform and clarify the Legislation for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (LEVAW)...
This week, ministers, judges, senior African policymakers and legal practitioners will meet in Dar es Salaam to consider how to strengthen the rule of law as a driver of development.
Co-hosted by the International Development Law Organization (...
Nobel Laureate and pioneer of microcredit, Professor Muhammad Yunus has been appointed to IDLO’s International Advisory Council. Following an event to mark his joining this select body of eminent thought leaders who provide high-level counsel to the...
The Italian government and the International Development Law Organization (IDLO) marked the launch of a new initiative of investment advisory support to the least developed countries (LDCs) with an event organized on the sidelines of...
Event Date
26 May, 2016
African policymakers, government officials, legal experts and civil society leaders will meet in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from June 1-2 to discuss the rule of law as a driver for sustainable development on the continent.
Africa is a...
STATEMENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LAW ORGANIZATION
World Humanitarian Summit
Plenary
May 24, 2016
Istanbul, Turkey
Delivered by Irene Khan, Director General, IDLO. Video available for viewing below.
Mr. Chairperson...
Terrorism trials in Somalia have overwhelmingly been conducted in military courts under military laws that do not afford rights to the accused as enshrined in international human rights law or the Somali Provisional Constitution. Recognizing the...
More than 9,000 participants, including more than 50 Heads of State, joined the first World Humanitarian Summit (WHS), called by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, to demonstrate solidarity in the face of the ‘highest level...
Event Date
24 May, 2016
CONNECTING THE DOTS ACROSS THE SDGS - Lessons learned from biodiversity mainstreaming
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development brings together a range of environmental sustainability goals previously addressed across several agendas. This...