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STATEMENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LAW ORGANIZATION
UN SUMMIT FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA
September 26, 2015
New York
Delivered by Irene Khan, Director-General, IDLO
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Event Date
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...
In many parts of the world, the past year has been marked by flagrant disregard for the rule of law – from mass killings of civilians and deliberate displays of cruelty to horrific violence and discrimination against women and girls, unfair trials...
Languages: English, Pусский
by Fred Huston, IDLO Country Director
The capital of Kyrgyzstan used to be a grey, dormant, slow-moving city. Today, Bishkek is bustling and chaotic. There’s been a lot of construction in the last five...
Event Date
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...
More than twenty international law and global health experts have adopted a consensus statement on responses to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) at the end of an expert meeting in The Hague.
The IDLO-hosted event was examining...
Event Date
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...
The International Development Law Organization (IDLO) and the University of Pennsylvania Law School have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding; the document creates a framework for the signatories to join forces in promoting the...
A herd of cows belonging to Bakyt Azizov has trampled over land belonging to Aybek Isaev. As a result, Mr. Isaev’s future oats harvest has been partly compromised. Mr. Isaev is now claiming from Mr. Azizov 85,600 Kyrgyzstani som (US$ 1,340) in...
A country previously described as ‘the world’s most failed state,’ Somalia has yet to shed this image. This week alone has brought reports of a return to piracy in the north of the country, insurgent attacks on African Union troops in the south, and...
Civil society in Ukraine is well organized and able to exert considerable influence, especially since the Maidan Revolution. It is widely agreed that targeted support for civil society organizations (CSOs) can amplify the success of reforms that...
While acknowledging the importance of national reform efforts, our program in Ukraine emphasizes and assists regional reform initiatives. We are helping develop and implement the reform agenda launched in Odessa, in an effort to position the Black...
In Ukraine, as in most eastern European states, the role of the Public Prosecutor is oversized in relation to the Judiciary and the rest of the legal community. The institution is historically prone to abuse of power and corruption, and skewed...
Women's Shelters work showcased to new Afghan minister.
Monday, August 4, 2015
Ministry of Women's Affairs (MoWA), Kabul, Afghanistan
IDLO and its partners in the Afghan Shelter Network officially...
IDLO has concentrated its efforts on the city of Mopti. As well as an important commercial center and Mali's country's main port, Mopti forms both the geographic and symbolic link between the country's North and South. During the...