2018
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Nigerians want to resolve their legal disputes in a fair way - report
21 September 2018
By Dr. Rodrigo Nunez, Justice Sector Advisor
We went to the homes of 6,130 randomly selected Nigerians across all geopolitical regions. Their voices represent the experiences of more than 180 million fellow citizens. We knocked at their doors to ask them whether they had experienced one or more of the 102 specific legal problems on our list. Read the full report here.
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Het ergste hanteerbaar: Ruimte voor menselijk strafrecht
21 August 2018
Geweldsmisdrijven, noodlottige ongevallen en uit de hand gelopen conflicten; voorgoed veranderen ze het leven van slachtoffers en daders. De strafrechtspleging is dagelijks in het nieuws. Biedt onze samenleving het beste aan de mensen om wie het gaat? Hoe zou het strafrecht er uit zien als we alle mogelijkheden benutten?
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The Family Justice Catalogue will be your guide to family law in Uganda
25 July 2018
By Tim Verheij, Justice Sector Advisor
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Measuring Justice in Mali: The Second Wave
22 May 2018
By Grace Ellis, Measuring Justice Intern
Throughout May and June, we are interviewing over 9,000 people in Mali about their encounters with legal problems in everyday life. This is part of HiiL’s collaboration with Mali’s Ministry of Justice as we work together on the second wave of the Justice Needs and Satisfaction Survey. The interview data will show the most serious and prevalent justice problems in Mali, what people do to resolve their problems and how they assess these paths to justice in terms of fairness, quality and costs.
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Access to justice in Bangladesh – Challenges and the potential for regional leadership
16 May 2018
By Martijn Kind, Quantitative Justice Data Analyst
On Wednesday the 9th of May 2018, HiiL, in close cooperation with BRAC Human Rights and Legal Aid Services, launched its ‘Justice Needs and Satisfaction in Bangladesh’ report. The event was broadly attended by active members of civil society and generously chaired by the chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, Mr. Kazi Reazul Hoque. The report pinpoints areas of improvement for access to justice in Bangladesh and can serve as a benchmark for policy makers.
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How innovators are developing a para-mediator network to settle civil disputes in Northern Uganda
25 April 2018
By Nathalie Dijkman, Justice Sector Advisor
In the small town of Arua, right next to the DRC border, a few entrepreneurial lawyers have set up an independent mediation center to deal with the increasing number of land disputes that flood the Courts of Law. With two accredited mediators, two legal clerks, one lawyer and one operations manager, the small cemented house along the main road appears like a mini court of itself – only that it feels more intimate and welcoming. I wonder how much easier it must be for, say, a single mother of three who is defending her plot of land to simply enter the modest building to find a place where she can discuss her legal problems as one would with a friend. As opposed to facing a row of judges sitting on a raised wooden bench in the search of justice, which one speaks to most people more?
