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Horizon Institute

Hargeisa, Somalia
Joined February 2018

Horizon Institute is a local Somaliland NGO working to promote human rights and the rule of law through research, institution building and legal empowerment.

Presence in: Somalia
Focus: Criminal Justice, Gender-based violence, Traditional / Customary Justice

Horizon Institute runs a paralegal project focused on assisting persons in police and prison detention. They are working to promote systematic change in Somaliland’s criminal justice system through empowering people who are detained in police stations and prisons and their families to gain justice. Paralegals work directly with detained persons and their families to know and use the legal protections afforded by Somaliland’s laws. Horizon is harnessing the knowledge gained from assisting thousands of individuals to push for systematic changes that will create a criminal justice system that is more accountable, fair and just.