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This blog discusses emerging findings from a research into access to justice which confirm a long-held view that paralegals support social cohesion and help fill gaps in Sierra Leone’s justice system.

“The course was an inspiring and motivating journey. I was looking for solid practical guidance for the establishment and management of a paralegal system in post-conflict development that would equip me with first-hand advice from grassroots practitioners. In this regard, the course offered space for sharing and discussing both challenges and successful actions for change…

Kibera, reputedly Africa’s largest informal settlement, is not an easy place to find your way around. Street names are, as you might expect, non-existent and landmarks are essential. If you wish to visit the Nubian Rights Forum (NRF) you first make your way to the Kibera Law Courts building. From the courts, NRF will guide…

Namati’s Laura Goodwin, director of our citizenship program, making the case for the paralegal approach for Tilburg University, ahead of her appearance at the Tilburg/UNHCR Global Forum on Statelessness in The Hague on Sep 15-17. Mohammad Javed is an Urdu-speaking entrepreneur living in the middle of Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. Looking to grow…

Following passage of a legal aid law, Ukraine has launched a national legal aid scheme that includes establishment of primary justice centers in 32 communities around the country.

Press Release United Nations, July 14, 2016 – A coalition of international organizations today launched an online initiative to chart progress on one of the most challenging of the UN’s new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – the commitment to “promote peaceful and inclusive societies” in all parts of the world, with measurable objectives in specific…

When a child is denied access to school, or an ailing person is shut out of a hospital, the media are quick to expose the injustice. Denial of health care or an education is unthinkable for most Canadians, yet access to justice, particularly for non−criminal issues, is out of reach for millions in this country,…

Six Country Research Project on Community Paralegals Community paralegal programs of different stripes exist throughout the world, and date back to at least the 1950s, when Black Sash and other organizations deployed paralegals to help non-white South Africans navigate and defend themselves against the apartheid regime in South Africa. In recent years, the paralegal approach has…

You can also listen to this episode on YouTube or Apple Podcasts.   SUMMARY In 2020, a community activist by the name of Leticia Caro approached FIMA, a grassroots justice organization in Chile. Leticia, a member of the indigenous Kawésqar community in the Magallanes region, was worried about the environmental impact of companies that were…

Mohammad Javed is an Urdu-speaking entrepreneur living in the middle of Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. Looking to grow his business, Mohammad decided to travel to India to start importing spare auto-rickshaw parts for his own repairs and to sell to others. Yet Mohammad was unsure of the process through which he could obtain…