Afghanistan: Joint Access to Justice at the District Level Project

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Participating Agencies UNDP, UNODC, UN Women, UNICEF
Main Achievements
  • To increase awareness of the justice system and human rights, the JP conducted 23 theatre performances for 13,690 participants, 26 video shows and focus group discussions for 310 participants. JP has also refined the Legal Aid Policy and helped develop the National Public Legal Awareness Strategy.
  • Trainings conducted for 810 community leaders on legal and protection issues. Established Child Protection Action Networks and conducted awareness activities in 110 mosques.
  • To improve justice system facilities, JP has supported five infrastructure projects that are nearing completion; preparation is underway for the tendering for four final projects.
Contact Cornellious Nollen, Arthur Graham
Arthur.graham@undp.org

Afghanistan’s justice system has been deeply challenged by decades of war. Much of the judicial infrastructure has decayed or been been destroyed: 98% of the country's court houses are in need of construction or rehabilitation. Corruption is widespread, and many conflicts are resolved through the traditional justice system, sometimes in violation of national and international standards. Cultural norms have often impeded women's access to justice and to the full exercise of their rights.

This project, the Joint Access to Justice at the District Level Project (JAJDL), brings the expertise of the United Nations Country Team to the most neglected part of Afghanistan’s justice system, the district level.

Through a partnership between UNDP, UNAMA, UNODC, UN Women, and UNICEF, the project strengthens both supply and demand for access to justice across Afghanistan's more than 350 districts.

This is achieved through a combination of different activities:

1. Increasing people's demand for access to justice and the realization of their human rights through public legal awareness, training of community leaders and strengthening of the capacity of local civil society organizations.

2. Training of local justice actors to enable them to meet demands for access to justice.

3. Emergency rehabilitation of justice infrastructure.

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